An Eagle In Your Mind

Derail · Post by **Derail** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:13 pm

I think this track contains all the elements of Boc that I absolutely love.

-The eerie background synth
-The numerous vocals samples used throughout the track
-The change of the beat towards the end of the track, and the ominous atmosphere that creeps in
-The scratching in the last minute or so fucking blows me away!

(at 3:20 into the track that faint female vocal is also incredible)

Goiter Sanchez · Post by **Goiter Sanchez** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:38 pm

As I said in a previous topic, this track is what BoC are all about. It is absolutely exemplary of their style.

For the first 2 minutes of the track I feel as though I'm travelling through a cold, twilight landscape...
Definately one of my top five BoC songs!

zander two · Post by **zander two** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:16 am

Wow, what an old school idea for a topic! I also love this track. I think it fits very well where it is placed: not exactly the opening track, but the first significant track on the album. It does a good job of setting the tone for the album as well, kinda like "Music is Math." Is that a vocal sample @ 3:10 or a flute? That's my favorite moment of this track by far.

kem1kal · Post by **kem1kal** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:54 am

yeah i LOVE this one too, as much as telephasic workshop, the beat all over is fuckin incredible, and the synths that come in at the end, ah, it's VERY dark and eerie through the whole thing but at the end the bassline gets darker and the beat just sounds evil

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT

edit: sounds like a flute, but with BoC who really knows

acpigeon · Post by **acpigeon** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:25 am

Jeez, are we gonna have a topic for every song on MHTRTC?

But I must say, as the second song I ever heard by BoC (Take a stab at what the first one was), An Eagle In My Mind does hold a special place in my heart. It doens't have much of a melody, but the beats are amazing.

zander two · Post by **zander two** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:51 am

kem1kal wrote:sounds like a flute, but with BoC who really knows

True that, it could be a flippin' eagle for all we know!

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:42 pm

an eagle in your mind is unbelievable. it leaves me with such a creepy and polluted sensitivity…that i have just been fucked over by drugs, i'm left cornered by a psycho in my mind, yet...at the same time, it's the most immense feeling i've ever experienced. i often feel like im floating above this track, reaching out and selecting the melodies...building a visual castles and all sorts.

the same goes with sixtyten and telephasic workshop...definitely my favourite boards of canada tracks. X

volante · Post by **volante** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:49 pm

This is my second favorite off of the album. It doesn't give me a creepy feeling. I get a positive and peaceful vibe from it.

Green Pylon · Post by **Green Pylon** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:53 pm

aloh ppl, I discovered the really boc universe with that song, is astounding!!! I like the chaotic drums & percussion, loving the magical beats!
see ya

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:00 pm

When I went to listen to An Eagle In Your Mind, I went to Music Is Math and played that instead, before checking the thread again and remembering it was An Eagle we were talking about.

I think it's really interesting how MHtRtC and Geogaddi are almost structurally analogous in that regard - brief, instrumental/ambient intro track, then An Eagle... and Music is Math, respectively. They're like siblings, with a similar genesis, that grow different from one another over time.

Also an Eagle In Your Mind reminds me of Happy Cycling. A lot of it has to do with the basslines (and how they transform into more of an ambling sort of melody towards the end) and the overall mood or atmosphere created by both songs.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:06 pm

Arguably their finest moment, imo. For all people go on about Geogaddi being dark - An Eagle In Your Mind is way darker. Love it completely.

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:13 pm

really great track, first got me into the band/album

kyriakos · Post by **kyriakos** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:27 pm

one of the very best tracks they've ever done.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:32 am

"I-Love-You"

streamrunner · Post by **streamrunner** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:13 pm

kyriakos wrote:one of the very best tracks they've ever done.

totally agree. Macquarie Ridge is my favorite of all though.

kyriakos · Post by **kyriakos** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:24 pm

kid for today is my numba 1

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:08 am

in my top in BoC tracks no doubt.

this song was drugs to me when first got my hands on MHTRTC.

Great topic.

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:59 am

kyriakos wrote:kid for today is my numba 1

yeah, im a huge fan of kid for today also.

boards of canada leave me with such an odd feeling. i can never truly explain it. its music i've heard in a long forgotten dream. its my soundtrack to a moment - past, present or future. x

Echo the Sun · Post by **Echo the Sun** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:27 am

i enjoy an eagle in your mind, although i have no great affection for the scratching.

the song, like many other boc songs, puts me into a meditative trance.

esselfortium · Post by **esselfortium** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:55 am

Great song. I am in love with the sliced-up beatboxing after "I love you!". To me it doesn't really feel dark or scary until the part towards the end with the scratching.