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The subtitle "Kurayamino variation" is Japanese for "darkness's variation" (暗闇（くらやみ） kurayami means darkness, and の no is the genitive suffix). It denotes Dougan's own mix in a tragic style, as well as his stated inspirations from Japanese 'dark' writers such as Yukio Mishima or Yasunari Kawabata.[3]
The short strings intro is an excerpt from the first movement of Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations. On the other hand, and contrary to a widespread rumour, the piano parts are not "samples of Elgar's Enigma Variations", and you wouldn't find them on Elgar's score: they are Dougan's own composition, played by himself; but this composition is indeed derived from the Enigma Variations (especially the visible Theme and variations 1 and 12), and could be considered either as an apocryphal 15th variation, or as Dougan's attempt at solving said enigma, which is the fabled second, hidden theme Elgar said he based his 14 variations on, but never revealed; see details in Enigma Variations's history.
"Clubbed to Death 2"'s classical part is built around Chopin's "Prelude No.4 in E-minor" (from Preludes, opus 28). The piece was played in the classic film "The Amazing Mr. X" (1948).
A mix of Clubbed to Death titled 'Peshay Mix' was present on The Big Brother soundtrack, following the first season of Big Brother in the UK. This version features only minimal string, piano and synthesiser parts and light percussion with an intense breakbeat section in the middle of the song.
An adaption of Clubbed to Death is used for the title sequence of Secrets of the Dead on PBS television.
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finch451Honestly, this is one of my all-time favourite songs. From the first time I heard it, I've never gotten tired of it, and I've constantly tried getting my friends to listen to it.
Oddly enough though, I'd never seen the video for it.
Thanks.
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EklekI like how this song is used by Dvinsk Clan's parkour video
http://www.videosift.com/video/Urban-Gymnastics
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gwiz665I love a lot of Rob Dougan's work. Furious Angels is a great album.
Imagoaminsays...The video is much better then anything anyone else has used the song with.. car commercials, Keanu Reeves, 16 year olds making a video of anything, "intellectual" videos of nothing but text...
In fact, all of that completely ruined this song for me. I can't stand it now.. but the video is still very pretty.
Mezzaninesays...Nice video! This song will always be the "Matrix Song" for me, though...
gwiz665Being a total vote-whore, I think you should check out this other video by Rob Dougan http://www.videosift.com/video/Rob-Dougan-Furious-Angels
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BoneRemakethis should be promoted. Although I have no dick in the matter, I cannot.
This song was present to me when I was installing my first ever stereo system in my first ever vehicle as a teenager. A SUZUKI Samurai jx. This song was literally the first one I played on that and the bass was deep my friends. the bass was deep.
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budzosI always thought of this as the best Moby song ever done.
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