Chromakey Dreamcoat Outro sampled from...

[Decorah]

At the risk of sounding pretty creepy - to this day, the final 1:20 of Chromakey Dreamcoat gives me a tingly feeling of nostalgia as powerful - if not more powerful than - any other BoC track made. This includes 5-9-78 which is the epitome of nostalgia imo.

That didn't come out right - I guess in other words, I f'$*ing LOVE this piece of music and it takes me to a very special place every time I hear it, without fail.

[Aerial Boundaries]

I am glad you brought this thread out from the depths.

I too find the whole section incredibly emotional and every time I hear her voice in it I just laugh with joy. It is all so soft and dreamy and reminds me of happier times. It is very insular, it feels like it blocks the rest of your life out and you just have that singular moment or memory to come back to. I know this is exactly what they aimed for from the interviews, and the fact that the sample comes from a film about psychedelics and the strong personal relationship people are capable of forming with them just reinforces the theme of the album being at least partially about a trip.

EDIT: Though I would like to mention that I do not feel emotional about this because of the psychedelic aspect, in fact I have little experience in that regard.

[ShaneAnthony]

This tune is constantly moving and changing in such a beautiful way. Everything about it is perfect!

[d e n]

whoa...

so grateful for these threads I'd never see brought to the surface.

honestly, of all the records, I feel the most direct emotional connection with the music on The Campfire Headphase. the outdo of Chromakey (which I always pronounced chro-may-key) expresses why.

Another thought,

I've had few psychedelic experiences, but most were profound and transcendental and totally proper in set and setting (wilderness, close friends, not small doses)... I feel this in the Campfire Headphase but the record is in no way defined by psychedelic experiences. It's incredible BoC can make a record is so implicitly influenced by psychedelics yet isn't pasting that all over itself... it isn't any less full for those who haven't ever had a psychedelic experience.

[Decorah]

[quote="d e n"]whoa...

so grateful for these threads I'd never see brought to the surface.

honestly, of all the records, I feel the most direct emotional connection with the music on The Campfire Headphase. the outdo of Chromakey (which I always pronounced chro-may-key) expresses why.

Another thought,

I've had few psychedelic experiences, but most were profound and transcendental and totally proper in set and setting (wilderness, close friends, not small doses)... I feel this in the Campfire Headphase but the record is in no way defined by psychedelic experiences. It's incredible BoC can make a record is so implicitly influenced by psychedelics yet isn't pasting that all over itself... it isn't any less full for those who haven't ever had a psychedelic experience.[/quote]


Great take on the album. I've also always pronounced it chro may key even though I know that's incorrect. That last paragraph applies to me completely. I've never done psychedelics because I'm afraid they will align themselves with my anxiety issues to produce very negative results. That being said I've always really wanted to try, particularly out in the wild.

But yeah, this album is my psychedelic anti drug. I like to think it solicits psychedelic feelings without me having to take an actual physical dose. All of BoCs music does this, but TCH has in particular has this effect. I find myself deeply aligned with the tunes on TCH and I struggle to cope when I hear that some fans don't care for it.

The end of Dreamcoat and Tears From the Compound Eye are key points in the album for me.

[Aerial Boundaries]

But yeah, this album is my psychedelic anti drug. I like to think it solicits psychedelic feelings without me having to take an actual physical dose. All of BoCs music does this, but TCH has in particular has this effect. I find myself deeply aligned with the tunes on TCH and I struggle to cope when I hear that some fans don't care for it.

The end of Dreamcoat and Tears From the Compound Eye are key points in the album for me.

Spot on for me. I too have avoided psychedelics by and large besides the weaker ones such as weed and MDMA (which is in fact a minor psychedelic as well as numerous other things).

Also the end of Tears, with that section which to me creates a picture of water softly falling in a dim cave, is gorgeous.

[Torn n Frayed]

whoa...

so grateful for these threads I'd never see brought to the surface.

honestly, of all the records, I feel the most direct emotional connection with the music on The Campfire Headphase. the outdo of Chromakey (which I always pronounced chro-may-key) expresses why.

Another thought,

I've had few psychedelic experiences, but most were profound and transcendental and totally proper in set and setting (wilderness, close friends, not small doses)... I feel this in the Campfire Headphase but the record is in no way defined by psychedelic experiences. It's incredible BoC can make a record is so implicitly influenced by psychedelics yet isn't pasting that all over itself... it isn't any less full for those who haven't ever had a psychedelic experience.

Great take on the album. I've also always pronounced it chro may key even though I know that's incorrect. That last paragraph applies to me completely. I've never done psychedelics because I'm afraid they will align themselves with my anxiety issues to produce very negative results. That being said I've always really wanted to try, particularly out in the wild.

But yeah, this album is my psychedelic anti drug. I like to think it solicits psychedelic feelings without me having to take an actual physical dose. All of BoCs music does this, but TCH has in particular has this effect. I find myself deeply aligned with the tunes on TCH and I struggle to cope when I hear that some fans don't care for it.

The end of Dreamcoat and Tears From the Compound Eye are key points in the album for me.

This is something you could work on to rid yourself of your anxiety. Get right with you, first, and what others think will never ever phase you!! It's a key in life.

[Decorah]

That's a very, very good point!

[Najlepsiejszy]

It is their greatest LP to me, but I don't like to think of it as psychedelic. Maybe because I don't like these substances

[ShaneAnthony]

I am curious to know how long it took to complete some of these tunes. This album is on a whole new level. I've never heard anything that comes close. Way far ahead of it's time.

[Opothecary]

I think a lot of their releases have had strong psychedelic overtones to them, TH aside really. Geogaddi seems more like an actual psychedelic trip and TCH is more like a book or movie ABOUT a psychedelic trip. It's hard to put it into words but Geogaddi to me is the peak (heh) of their psychedelic period and I see TCH as a more analytical look back at that period of their creative process.

It's easy to read too much into things we have no business sticking our noses into but "Headphase" and "Constants are Changing" especially seem to indicate some transition into another life phase of responsibility, adulthood/parenthood or whatever.

[Aerial Boundaries]

I think a lot of their releases have had strong psychedelic overtones to them, TH aside really. Geogaddi seems more like an actual psychedelic trip and TCH is more like a book or movie ABOUT a psychedelic trip. It's hard to put it into words but Geogaddi to me is the peak (heh) of their psychedelic period and I see TCH as a more analytical look back at that period of their creative process.

It's easy to read too much into things we have no business sticking our noses into but "Headphase" and "Constants are Changing" especially seem to indicate some transition into another life phase of responsibility, adulthood/parenthood or whatever.

Interesting view. I always thought it was more about an elated trip, with much less of the supposed mystical qualities attributed to mushrooms that Geogaddi hinted at, and much more of the energetic and stimulating qualities of something like LSD. Which I'd think understandable from the feel of tracks like Dayvan Cowboy which for me is the closest I can come to feeling like I'm on MDMA without actually being on it.

And in terms of the title Headphase, I in turn took it as a reference to that specific state of mind when tripping, and Constants are Changing being the occasional life altering experiences of revelation that one can experience.

[AnalogueDreams]

So if Geogaddi was a full-on trip, and TCH was either a look back on the trip or a somewhat less psychedelic trip, then what would that make Twoism, Trans-Canada Highway, Hi-Scores, and TH?

To quote Opothecary:

"I think a lot of their releases have had strong psychedelic overtones to them...", which does resonate with me. Kinda curious about what you guys think on that.

[Aerial Boundaries]

So if Geogaddi was a full-on trip, and TCH was either a look back on the trip or a somewhat less psychedelic trip, then what would that make Twoism, Trans-Canada Highway, Hi-Scores, and TH?

To quote Opothecary:

"I think a lot of their releases have had strong psychedelic overtones to them...", which does resonate with me. Kinda curious about what you guys think on that.

I think they factor into everything they've done somewhat, even TH. But I don't think they are so much the focus of the ones you mentioned. I don't think it is useful to think in terms of 'if this is a reference to this then what does that release reference', because I have a strong feeling that isn't how they think.

[AnalogueDreams]

I don't think it is useful to think in terms of 'if this is a reference to this then what does that release reference'

That isn't really what I meant. I was just curious as to what those other Albums/EP's compared to, just in your opinion. I guess it would be better to just start a thread for that, though. This thread was about Chromakey Dreamcoat.