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I love this track as much as anybody, but does anyone else get a strong 'Moby' vibe from that string synth that comes in at 3:46? It sounds exactly like that one synth sound that Moby has been hocking around for so many years... It's feasible that BoC could have the same synth I guess.

Just came across this track from the Cottage Industries 2 compilation released way back in 2002. Some proto-Reach for the Dead vibes I hope you'll agree.

  On 6/4/2015 at 4:27 PM, Bourbon Surf said:

Just came across this track from the Cottage Industries 2 compilation released way back in 2002. Some proto-Reach for the Dead vibes I hope you'll agree.

 

 

The melody that pops in at the 2 minute mark is similar as are the arrangements at the end of the tracks, otherwise the two aren't really comparable.

I can't but help compare the intro of RftD to that of Ae's Surripere from Draft 7.30. That's like the first thing that came to mind when I first heard it.

If the BoC track's theme is death, then I dare say that of the latter is alien abduction, particularly due to the fact that "surripere" is the Latin verb for "steal".

  On 7/14/2013 at 9:11 AM, Goiter Sanchez said:

I love this track as much as anybody, but does anyone else get a strong 'Moby' vibe from that string synth that comes in at 3:46? It sounds exactly like that one synth sound that Moby has been hocking around for so many years... It's feasible that BoC could have the same synth I guess.

A bit, what Moby songs in particular? I've always though the strings in dayvan cowboy had a far more canned trip-hop/downtempo sound to them

  On 6/20/2015 at 6:34 AM, joshuatx said:

 

  On 7/14/2013 at 9:11 AM, Goiter Sanchez said:

I love this track as much as anybody, but does anyone else get a strong 'Moby' vibe from that string synth that comes in at 3:46? It sounds exactly like that one synth sound that Moby has been hocking around for so many years... It's feasible that BoC could have the same synth I guess.

 

A bit, what Moby songs in particular? I've always though the strings in dayvan cowboy had a far more canned trip-hop/downtempo sound to them

 

Like the string synth in this track at this spot: https://youtu.be/cpOfMgN6O40?t=1m32s

He uses it all the time. It's not a bad thing, I just thought it was a striking similarity at the time.

  On 6/10/2015 at 7:18 AM, ambermonk said:

I can't but help compare the intro of RftD to that of Ae's Surripere from Draft 7.30. That's like the first thing that came to mind when I first heard it.

 

If the BoC track's theme is death, then I dare say that of the latter is alien abduction, particularly due to the fact that "surripere" is the Latin verb for "steal".

I've never thought of that before, but I definitely see the similarity now that you mention it.

Just a superlative track in every way. If you don't get chills @ 3:46 I almost feel sorry for you.

I though RFTD was great until I heard pretty much everything that came before it. It's pretty bare.

Edit: This thread put it back in my head and I just relistened to it (it's been a long time...). Fuck what I said. It's gorgeous.