two purported Closes Vol. 1 clips

[everythingyoudoisorange]

The screenshot is the reference you asked for, The tweet sent out by Rough Trade with the line from close encounters.

The video is of the time and place where i remember someone mentioned somewhere that line from the movie was heard, Just to give some context.

As for the clean digital sound, Yeah I agree it sounds very clean..but a lot of their music does. Bit of a weak of an argument to say that it sounds too digital and not analog enough.

Maybe someone can analyse the tracks for any information

But what does that line have to do with Closes Vol 1 clip specifically? That's a movie line from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Closes Vol 1 !== the film title.

They dont use that line in any of the three song clips afaik? That's where I am lost on any connection you are making, seems like a stretch.

[luminousdusk]

The sample is on Helios sound.. As I said

[everythingyoudoisorange]

So confused because I hear no voice samples at all in Helios sound lol

Anyways whatever

[luminousdusk]

Ah shit it's close 3 my bad

Someone made a cool vid

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[Omikron]

The track title itself could also be construed as a reference to the movie:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close3)

So it's possible, if it was faked, that the faker made that connection and then decided to use that sample, but it's still a major coincidence for it to crop up again years later.

A few people have made the "it's too digital" argument, but when have they ever used exclusively analog equipment?

The 'noise' we associate with their early works is mainly due to them being dodgy tape rips, whereas these mystery clips sound more like clean CD rips.

I really want these to be real because I love everything about Focus on the Spiral.

[mr_udders]

The track title itself could also be construed as a reference to the movie:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close3)

So it's possible, if it was faked, that the faker made that connection and then decided to use that sample, but it's still a major coincidence for it to crop up again years later.

Only thing is that Close3 is one of four tracks (Close1 through Close4) on the album that follow that naming convention.

[luminousdusk]

The track title itself could also be construed as a reference to the movie:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close3)

So it's possible, if it was faked, that the faker made that connection and then decided to use that sample, but it's still a major coincidence for it to crop up again years later.

A few people have made the "it's too digital" argument, but when have they ever used exclusively analog equipment?

The 'noise' we associate with their early works is mainly due to them being dodgy tape rips, whereas these mystery clips sound more like clean CD rips.

I really want these to be real because I love everything about Focus on the Spiral.

Nice take on the close3 name theory.

Also yes, They do use digital, They use DAT, Digital audio tape for the masters so yeah the too clean or too digital argument isn't going to fly.

We probably won't figure it out but to me there are more reasons why this is them as opposed to why this isnt

[luminousdusk]

The track title itself could also be construed as a reference to the movie:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close3)

So it's possible, if it was faked, that the faker made that connection and then decided to use that sample, but it's still a major coincidence for it to crop up again years later.

Only thing is that Close3 is one of four tracks (Close1 through Close4) on the album that follow that naming convention.

You're right, There actually 6 levels of close encounters according to J. Allen Hynek's scale

Close Encounter of the First Kind (CE1) – Seeing a UFO

Close Encounter of the Second Kind (CE2) – Physical effects (marks on ground, radiation, etc.)

Close Encounter of the Third Kind (CE3) – Seeing occupants or beings associated with a UFO

Close Encounter of the Fourth Kind (CE4) – Human abduction by UFO occupants

Close Encounter of the Fifth Kind (CE5) – Direct communication between humans and non-human intelligence

Close Encounter of the Sixth Kind (CE6) – Injury or death associated with a UFO encounter

[mr_udders]

We probably won't figure it out but to me there are more reasons why this is them as opposed to why this isnt

Focus On The Spiral is at the very least a well made fake, certainly has a lot of the hallmarks of BoC's sound. That being said I'm still sceptical about it, and the other supposed CV1 tracks. Why would a couple of tracks leak but not the whole album, since anyone who had access to these tracks would presumably have access to the entirety of Closes Vol. 1?

[luminousdusk]

Maybe they didn't have access to the entirety and that's all they had. Maybe they got a CD rip and it didn't rip properly and that's all they had without skips clicks and pops. Maybe they were just teasing a few tracks? The possibilities aren't endless and cant be used to try to debunk the potential authenticity

[magrathea_ultima]

The track title itself could also be construed as a reference to the movie:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close3)

So it's possible, if it was faked, that the faker made that connection and then decided to use that sample, but it's still a major coincidence for it to crop up again years later.

Only thing is that Close3 is one of four tracks (Close1 through Close4) on the album that follow that naming convention.

You're right, There actually 6 levels of close encounters according to J. Allen Hynek's scale

Close Encounter of the First Kind (CE1) – Seeing a UFO

Close Encounter of the Second Kind (CE2) – Physical effects (marks on ground, radiation, etc.)

Close Encounter of the Third Kind (CE3) – Seeing occupants or beings associated with a UFO

Close Encounter of the Fourth Kind (CE4) – Human abduction by UFO occupants

Close Encounter of the Fifth Kind (CE5) – Direct communication between humans and non-human intelligence

Close Encounter of the Sixth Kind (CE6) – Injury or death associated with a UFO encounter

Hynek set out three types of close encounters, the others (4-7) are by various other authors.

[derp!]

no one remembers dave2k1?

[DILWeed]

no one remembers dave2k1?

is there any proof he did these? they're some of my favorite fakes but I've never been able to find a definitive source

[niski]

no one remembers dave2k1?

is there any proof he did these? they're some of my favorite fakes but I've never been able to find a definitive source

i recall being told otherwise - that d2k1 isn't the author of these and they were just posted randomly in around 2001 to the yahoo page

[luminousdusk]

2001! That's crazy. Yahoo is also crazy

I think the earlier these came out the more likely it is their legitimate. Much less hype back then, People probably much more lax about letting things out into the wild as opposed to nowadays

[derp!]

had a stack of daves stuff for like 20yrs.
and chromakeys loops but they're just from atomless

[luminousdusk]

had a stack of daves stuff for like 20yrs.
and chromakeys loops but they're just from atomless

You seem quite insistent this is daves stuff, Have you anything to back it up?

[derp!]

wow.. never insisted on a thing, literally just asked if people remember.

you people are fucking weird

[luminousdusk]

Facts