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bluecrayons wrote:My favorite part of the track is the "cassette being pushed into the deck" noise. It plays throughout the track, but you can really hear it at the 5:04 mark.

The Other wrote:i remember when all the pieces of this song came together for me...i got chills at the intricacy and detail that is put into it....not that every boards of canada song doesnt have those subtle nuances tucked away in every millisecond, but there is something about the way this song unravels that truly makes it stand alone...no pun intended...

Heh, a real mixture. This is a common question. We have a mixture of old and new gear. We record a lot of live sounds into samplers. We like making things sound as though they've come from a film or an old record, but you'll be looking for a long time to find those sources, because they don't exist. Almost all of our sounds are created on acoustic instruments such as guitars or drums or voices, then processed and fucked over in the samplers, and turned into something completely different. For instance, all the percussion on "An Eagle In Your Mind" was made with the human voice. Sometimes we create sounds on old synths. A lot of kids who want to get into electronic music ask that question, and they're missing the point really. If you have a strong musical vision, you should be able to achieve it with whatever comes to hand. If you gave us a bucket and two pieces of plywood we would try to make a good album with them.

Alvin wrote:Yes, that’s it. Although I don’t think there’s clear consensus on what it says. Some hear it as another ORANGE. The Spotify lyrics say BONDS but they can be unreliable.