char1737 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

that was very interseting thank you

ChronosTachyon (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I actually started the "Halcyon (Orbital song)" entry on Wikipedia, way back when. It has, of course, been improved beyond all recognition from my original article. Nevertheless, glad you found it helpful :-)

ChronosTachyon (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

This is one of my favorite songs to show to people how brilliant Orbital was. When you play this song, then follow it up with Halcyon + on + on, it's pretty mind-blowing how radically the mood of the song changes, even though the song's structure is identical and you can count the changes on one hand. (Nothing Left parts 1 and 2 were another pair with the same property.)

chloesprite (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

that's the stuff junkies are made of.

FarFromDanK (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

one of the weirdest music videos ive ever seen lol

pablo20281 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

halcyon is without h,is alcyon:)

Loopjump (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

The tilte Halcyon reminds me of a drug my mother got prescribed against depression. The odd behaviour of the actress in the clip, her hallucinations, (especially seeing things in water) are like the deviated things my mother did on that drug. So I guessed that the composer must have had similar experiences. By the way, Halcyon got banned in the early eighties after a number of suicides of people on the drug.

Sudgy (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

yay gaby!

mrzilla (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

what a cute baby you were :)

pouecc (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

video+ tune is about hartnoll's mother who suffered from insomina and was prescribed Triazolam to fight her insomnia.this video is hartnoll's persepton of his mother, while she was on the drug. in relation to the word halcyon,peaceful tranqual and all the rest of it,if you take the 'y' out of the word and replace it with an 'i' which would spell halcion this is the brand name which Triazolam is sold under.the title 'halcyon' really means halcion,and the play on words reflects his perception.