Zoetrope
Boards of Canada - Zoetrope
(4:59)117,267 plays (30,122 listeners)
About this track
Zeotrope was named after Francis Ford Coppola’s San Francisco film studio.
A zoetrope has a revolving drum with a picture inside, which is a series of frames (e.g. of a person running, a horse galloping, or something of that sort); when the zoetrope spins, a crude “animation” can be seen through slits in the drum. A description is here, where you can see a picture of a zoetrope, and an animation showing what the view through one would be like. Its British inventor called it the “Daedalum” (wheel of the devil), whereas the American developer opted for the more uplifting name zoetrope (wheel of life).
A zoetrope has a revolving drum with a picture inside, which is a series of frames (e.g. of a person running, a horse galloping, or something of that sort); when the zoetrope spins, a crude “animation” can be seen through slits in the drum. A description is here, where you can see a picture of a zoetrope, and an animation showing what the view through one would be like. Its British inventor called it the “Daedalum” (wheel of the devil), whereas the American developer opted for the more uplifting name zoetrope (wheel of life).
Albums featuring this track
Similar Tracks
| Track | Duration | Listeners | |||
 |
Autechre - Clipper | 8:35 | 22,804 | ||
|
|
Autechre - Foil | 6:04 | 21,850 | ||
|
|
Aphex Twin - Xtal | 4:54 | 64,006 | ||
|
|
Aphex Twin - i | 1:17 | 50,302 | ||
| Four Tet - She Moves She | 4:40 | 60,128 | |||
| Four Tet - My Angel Rocks Back and Forth | 5:06 | 56,474 |
Shouts
-
GOD-GIVEN wrote:
"Jean Michel Jarre ripoff - Listen to 'Oxygene' if you want the original of this track." Ha.
-
letterror wrote:
For me the best of Boards.
-
rigoisphat wrote:
<3
-
IAJP wrote:
a delightful homage to kraftwerk..nuff respect to BoC..
-
Mr_Drakee wrote:
Everytime I listen to this it reminds me of the Gliding stage in Pilotwings.
-
Poor_Old_Belver wrote:
Perfect finish to a perfect EP.
-
Lachlan_Willis wrote:
Individually, this is probably the best BoC song. When i listened to this for the first time, it was like listening to Aegispolis - Aphex Twin for the first time, my mind was completely blown.
-
enderby12 wrote:
hmm... I think not! you sure you're listening to the same track?
-
lunarsafari wrote:
Jean Michel Jarre ripoff - Listen to 'Oxygene' if you want the original of this track.
-
enderby12 wrote:
Literal analogy #2 - it's like listening to sunshine on the sea.
-
enderby12 wrote:
Literal analogy #1 - it's like listening to shards of broken glass.
-
l0v3parade wrote:
irritating? Nah. I was thinking Peaceful.
-
clintisiceman wrote:
This single track is what got me into them. It will always have a place in my heart for that.
-
TheJamesMurray wrote:
Whilst I like Boards of Canada very much, this is one of only a few of their tracks to actually touch me emotionally. It's lovely.
-
[deleted-user]
wrote:
I agree, this song (and the whole EP) is absolutely spectacular.
-
furny wrote:
how dare you call this track irritating! this track is one of the most beautiful and simply sweet tracks Boards have done
-
grode wrote:
irritating? It's great!
-
hovlev wrote:
this track is irritating
-
T33ps wrote:
gorgeous comes to mind, so does magical, hmmm yes....
Listeners
-
starla12587
Listening now
-
Metalluthier
Top Listener
-
spikestoyou
Top Listener
-
IanCD
Top Listener
-
camilla_g
Top Listener
-
ContagiousBluff
Top Listener
Recent Activity
- Heliconius loved Zoetrope. 6 hours ago
- Ulukai tagged Boards of Canada – Zoetrope with ‘ambient’ and ‘chillout’. Saturday morning
- jclaro, bentheycalledme, owenoes and 5 other people loved Boards of Canada – Zoetrope. Friday evening
- satirbasi added Zoetrope to the playlist espa s. last month
- satirbasi loved Zoetrope. last month
- exerhlp added Zoetrope to the playlist misc. last month
- exerhlp, Riksears and foolonahill235 loved Boards of Canada – Zoetrope. last month
- planetstoney created the wiki page for Zoetrope. last month
- marmarmctaz, Mandism and nautiloid loved Boards of Canada – Zoetrope. last month
- eclip5e added Zoetrope to the playlist. last month
Related Journals
-
Falling Asleep
by blaine236 |
19 Mar 2008 | 
1 comment
-
IABPOITC EP in review
by GoonGumpa |
3 Mar 2007 | 1 comment
-
Zoe Trope, the author
by skibum1200 |
14 Oct 2006 | 1 comment
