Listening Sessions Edition.----- NEW NEWS>New music 7 May 2026The album opener, "Introit", and the 1st single of the album, "Prophecy at 1420 MHz", have dropped.Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74NluS3jzTo----- NEW NEWS>Listening parties will premiere on 22 May 2026 at the following locations:TokyoBerlinBarcelonaLondonGlasgowNew YorkLos Angeles----- OLD NEWSAfter a 3 week promo campaign, the new studio album has officially been announced. Album title and tracklist have been revealed. The upcoming 5th studio album title will be, "Inferno", and will be available on the 29th of May. Tracklist and link to teaser track below.>Short teaser track uploaded on the official BOC YouTube account:"INFERNO. 29 May 2026.": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9h6fJg-KoA>Inferno tracklist:1 Introit 0:362 Prophecy At 1420 MHz 5:043 Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan 4:444 Age Of Capricorn 3:525 Father And Son 3:246 Somewhere Right Now In The Future 2:267 Naraka 5:018 Acts Of Magic 1:189 Memory Death 2:3710 The Word Becomes Flesh 5:2011 Into The Magic Land 4:3512 Blood In The Labyrinth 4:5513 Deep Time 3:1814 All Reason Departs 6:1415 Arena Americanada 5:2216 The Process 3:0117 You Retreat In Time And Space 5:2518 I Saw Through Platonia 2:39>BOC's Bandcamp page for Inferno:https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/inferno>BOC's official website:https://boardsofcanada.com/For more detailed information on the new upcoming album: https://bocpages.org/wiki/Inferno----- OLD NEWS>First teaser track uploaded on the official BOC YouTube account (April 16 2026):"Tape 05": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bghDcbzfEU-----Previous thread: >>130352435
Wake me when the leak is here and the Reddit reposter dies and explodes to death.From all what people who have gone to the Tokyo session have been saying its seems very exciting.
>>130387778>and the Reddit reposter dies and explodes to death.No need to pray. I'm taking care of it.
A nigger act for a nigger fanbase. Equivalent to Beatles for pop music, simple and uninspired enough to attract anyone who can't get into actual electronica. Their gimmicky has been long exhausted and this album will be confirmation. Genuinely sorry for the retards for buy into it.
>>130387929This isn't the jpegmafia thread and his fanbase is nothing but selfhating white libshits
>>130387929Name me 1 (ONE) black guy who listens to BOC. Black people don't listen to BOC
>>130388258I’m black and I listenI may be the only one.
the booklet
>>130387778Don’t leak it plz let it release when it releases
People are describing [spoiler]You Retreat In Time And Space[/spoiler] as throwback to MHTRTC and now I'm very excited to hear it
I hope this album has more songs that sound like tape 05. I want songs that feel like I’m ascending.
>>130388829Post hand
>>130389108i'm leaking right now and you can't stop me
>>130389515NOOOOOO!!!!!
Any leaks yet?
damn missed a good tard post late in the last thread
>Inferno! Just a week away! Can you believe it guys? Inferno, just a week away. Inferno is in a week! Woohoo! I am so happy about this information. Inferno! Just a week away, oh wow. Can you believe it? Inferno! Just in a week! It got here so fast! Inferno! Just a week away!
>>130389583nothing yet sadlymaybe some saint throughout the rest of the day with come in clutch
>>130389515>i'm leaking right now
>>130389583I'm sure some dork recorded from inside their pocket but it's going to sound like shit. Might as well wait a few more days
>>130390092I'll take itidgaf about the quality*scratches arms and neck*
https://youtu.be/hafy3HBM3mwfirst 5 min
>>130390319dudeee that looks amazing! damn! too bad i missed it.
>>130390092who cares? At this point any recording or low quality leak will sound ok. The video just posted from the listening party sounds ok.
All Reason Departs https://vocaroo.com/13cBjGDHslvb
>>130390746cool bait.i like the track but i don't believe you
>>130390746just a weak ripoff of basefree
Age Of Capricornhttps://voca.ro/17F4sNOlgTpe
nigga stop shilling, thanks.
>>130390868shit sucks
>>130390868The other one was better.
>>130390746trash
>>130390319isnt this just the intro and prophecy track that was already released?
>>130390746Honestly I do like this song, probably fake but given how people have described it so far, I could honestly almost see it being real
>>130391427yeah, first two songs on the album, all that was "allowed" to be recorded
So I'm here because TMW is being stupid and not allowing any discussion of leaks, am I to understand we still don't have any here either? Damn.
>>130391758what the heck is tmw
So far no two BoC albums have been the same, the closest it ever got to that was maybe TCH being a refinement of the MHTRTC but even those two don't feel or sound the same.From the sounds of impressions so far, it seems like Inferno is no different, it'll be different from the rest.
>>130391799tomorrows mothers week
>>130391758some fucker def recorded the whole thing, but boc fans are mostly elitist pricks that want to control how you decide to listen to the album
>>130387760I thought BOC stood for blue oyster cult
>>130392139Their fanbase is definitely a cult, a deluded one.
>>130392377Best cult i've ever been in.
>>130390746>>130390868Goys, I think these are legit recordings. All Reasons Departs sounds amazing, not too keen on Age of Capricorn though.
>>130392551stop samefagging we know you posted it earlier and nobody cares
>>130392377Nothing cultish going on here.
>>130392551They are 100% fake. Age of Capricorn has vocals according to the Uncut review (which I skimmed).
>>130392128>>130392128>but boc fans are mostly elitist pricks that want to control how you decide to listen to the albumbased
>>130392377>>130392695
>>130392551They're fake, not only do they not match the uncut review but if you skim peoples reviews from the listening parties it also doesn't match what people said about those tracks either
>>130392821they dont sound at all like BoC i knew it was fake like 30 seconds into listening to the first one
>>130392128True, maybe the US will be less retarded in 30+ minutes
>>130392821>>130392881Nigga of course they’re not real, you can tell their not because their not fuckkng audience recorded, that should have been your first clue
>>130392982The album drops in literally 5 days so it's not totally impossible for someone to physically have the album
I have the album. I will not leak it!
>>130392881Yes agreed it sounds fake, but people fall for stupid shit, so outside of the subjective opinion of how it sounds I was saying objectively we know it's provably fake
>>130392982saying this record of "Age of Capricon" is a fake just shows you know fuck all about music
look at me i think so highly of my music i can totally pass it off as leaked boc, im so talented obviously im on the same level as them, probably better, these 4chaners are gonna love it and praise me, im such a genius
>>130393292so you're basically a simpleton. But sure keep calling it fake if that makes it easier to cope with not understanding it
oh lord is this all that our waiting room is going to be until next friday? just constant yabbering about the possibility of a leak?
>>130393407you must be new here
Bros I hope the new album isn’t Satanic this time…
>>130393407Yes dumbass, it’s either that or read reddit sitters posts posts glazing it, the fuck else is there to do
sorry guys, if I wasn’t poor I would have gone myself and taped the audio.Unfortunately it looks like all of reddit was the ticket purchasers so we must wait another agonizing week.
>>130393147I know enough to know this isn’t the fucking track you shifty little jeet serpent.
>>130394287I went but I didn’t tape it because I’m not an autist and I can wait a week until listening to it again in proper quality
>>130394355There are similarities to “Palace Posy” and “Split Your Infinities” or even “MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96” by AFX but the track is kind of deceptive for a retard like you because it doesn’t really sound like typical BOC. A retard like you needs official approval, whether it’s pulled out of your ass or served on a silver platter
>>130394513good for you, that’s not what I asked for
>>130394525Nerd emoji
Thodr leaks are real, you dimwits, you stupid fucks. Just how challenged are you all? Not more than the average BoC fan, I expect. Which isn't saying much.
>>130393407Not yabbering, yapping. Lest we forget we are in an afrophile, chic board.
>>130391799the magic window discord aka esl furries
Went to the NYC listening session. Really enjoyed it.It is not Geogaddi 2. Sounds closest to Tomorrow's Harvest, with more Twoism than I was expecting. The progression of a couple of tracks reminded me of Chinook specifically. Inferno has some of the most awesome drums I've ever heard BoC make.Also, those Vocaroo "leaks" are fake.
>>130394525"you" have similarities to "faggot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cbcLFMOoIc
>>130395070Thank you anon!This will get taken down obviously, I’m already listening.
>>130395132np! all you gatekeepy reddit faggots eat my shit >>130393388you too buddy
https://buzzheavier.com/qs04wzccclt2orange
>>130395312thank you goat
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/23/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-after-13-years-away-their-prodigal-return-is-a-big-disappointment2/5
>>130396420>Naraka makes it seem as if they’re laughing at eastern religion, too – either that or they’re just deploying lazy orientalismI'm sure this guy has as much of a problem with Christianity being laughed at.
>>130396420>The Guardian
>>130396429the silly bitch even praises IABPOITClaughing at cults > finelaughing at eastern woo woo shite > CANCELLED
>>130396420This is the only album this grauniad author has given less than 4 stars in an entire year and all he reviews is pop>proto-dubstep track Amo Bishop RodenIt's just utter nonsense
test
Any kiwifags know anything about the Auckland listening party at Real Groovy? Beyond the Warp notice I can't find anything out about it
>>130395312It's legit. Stopped listening after 4-5 tracks cos quality sucks and I want to go to a listening party but it sounds really fucking good. TH is closest comparison, which makes sense and is for the best.
https://www.ft.com/content/af214775-519b-4c94-8db7-6b5207cc70bdAnother 2/5 has hit the building
>>130396420>>130397537why did it make them seethe?
>>130397583>Elusive adjectives such as “uncanny” and “enigmatic” cluster around Boards of Canada, like signposts marking the end of the known world. The Scottish duo, brothers Marcus Eoin and Mike Sandison, are acclaimed for making cryptic electronic music with distorted vocal samples and smeary textures, like the trippy melting patterns produced when celluloid overheats.Admirers label them “hypnagogic”, evoking a shadowy place between waking and sleep, or “hauntological”, summoning ghosts from a hazily remembered past through the circuitry of their analogue synthesisers. But Inferno, which arrives after a long and (of course) enigmatic absence, struggles to reach their previous heights.The album is their first since Tomorrow’s Harvest in 2013. A brief intro, “Introit”, sets us on our way with a sunrise ripple of chords, nodding to 1970s electronic pioneers such as Harmonia.This synthesis of esoteric knowledge and science, conducted through the medium of the synthesiser, is thought-provoking but also carries a dated quality. Today, ghost-in-the-machine notions of technological life have been overtaken by fears about human collapse into barbarism and machine supremacy through AI. Although Inferno’s Dantean title captures the apocalyptic tenor of the present time, its retro-futurist soundworld loses steam over the course of 70 minutes. Live drums and electric guitars play a more prominent role than usual, adding a gothicky, post-punk ambience. Vocal samples range from Hare Krishna chants in “Naraka” (the Sanskrit word for hell) to a woman talking about embryo development in “The Word Becomes Flesh”, accompanied by Portishead-style spy-film guitar. The sampled voices resemble The Avalanches’ jokey bricolages, but without the jokiness, while an unvarying midtempo pace gives proceedings a ponderous air. The duo’s ear for sound design remains impressive, but their music doesn’t get under the skin as it used to.
The best part about this album is when it's finally released and 2 days later no one will make threads about this reddit band anymore.
>>130397617tard
>In this context, the appearance of sampled Hare Krishna chanting on the ghastly Naraka makes it seem as if they’re laughing at eastern religion, too – either that or they’re just deploying lazy orientalism (which later reappears with the sitar twang of Deep Time).BOCBROS... we must reject these disgusting chudtunes.
>>130397614Both of these 2/5 reviews mention The Avalanches but make their work sound more jokey than it actually is. Only Frontier Psychiatrist is like that.
>>130397537These are honestly the best reviews I could wish for from the guardian and the financial times (lol). I'd be worried if they gave glowing reviews...
>>130393668Satan isn't real retard
>>130397626Is this really where the 2/5s are coming from? Just trying to take down Boards of Canada for being white goys?
>>130397874nah its just the moronic grauniad review. the ft review is fine
I'm going to commit suicide if this is bad bros
>>130398277Breh you may as well just struggle on and wait for Bocset at this point regardless, though the world might actually end before then
>>130396429>>130397626based BOC dabbing on jeets
DJMAG review conclusion:"the sounds so live and alluring and the melodies so resonant, that it renders these questions irrelevant. ‘Inferno’ is like imminent doom rendered in 5k OLED — sleek, unreal and uncomfortably beautiful."
BoC is only for people who have 120+ IQ and people who regularly have contact with demons and/or have been to the backrooms. +10 to your mana reserves if this made you cringe in a good wat
>>130395312Yeah, this is definitely their 'Hell Interface' album
>>130398816>creating what might be their strongest album since ‘Geogaddi’
>>130398920so it will be incredibly produced but a slog to actually listen to more than once in a blue moon? Oh no no no
>>130398929He said SINCE, not that they made Geogaddi 2, in fact he says the opposite of that. >these broadly familiar moments don’t disguise the fact that Boards of Canada, one of the most widely imitated groups in electronic music, have moved on again and brilliantly so, creating what might be their strongest album since ‘Geogaddi’.
https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/9/10
>>130397398Heard it plays at 6PM Thursday NZD time, I'm heading there like an hour before
Apparently they've started shipping out the albums by now.at this stage I don't know how this doesn't leak around tuesday/wednesday unless shipping in this context means scheduled shipping for the 29th
>>130399639Yea, I got an email that mine was shipped out today as well
>>130398277It’s kino, this shits is going to sound sexy on hardware
>>130399651Am I wrong or does that not literally mean that the CD will be in peoples hands in a couple of days? I don't wanna listen to this on a fucking tuesday though, I wanna come home from work on friday and have the whole weekend to listen to it. So I kind of hope it doesn't leak early.
>>130399742depends, the ones being sent out now all seem to be copies going overseas
I was afraid i had to wait on the red vinyl. I guess not.
>>130399479alright where's the pitchfork review? we need to decide if it's over or not.
>>130387760Father And Son is so fucking good
Way way better than Tomorrow’s Harvest (sorry, THheads)
Is there more synthwave stuff on the album
>>130400104Why do so few people like th it's easily their best album
>>1304003952 bleak 4 me
It's both surprising and not surprising to hear that they've dropped the hauntology stylings for this album, in favor of a cleaner digital sound.
>>130400472You can't release the same album every time.
>>130400395I'm not really a fan of the twiddly arpeggios. Most tracks don't really go anywhere. It's too 'cold' imo.
yipee more tomorrow's harvest slop shit boring songs
>>130387760You fucking retard, I thought it was Blue Öyster Cult
>>130400395some of these losers don't like film scores.>>130400632I found it the opposite honestly, it's so warm.like comfortingly warm despite the title being inferno.can't wait for higher quality next week.
The older i get the more i love The Campfire Headphase. Gonna end up as the BoC album no 1.
>>130400632it reminds me a lot of philip glass with the arps
>>130401017The one I listen to the most, though MHTRTC is my fav, if that makes sense. >>130400961the reviews have said it is a mixture of soundsBesides Father and Son is very TH like but is better than most tracks ob that album
>>130401017their most normie friendly album tbqh
>>130401124most definitely but it's quite lovely.def my least favorite of their catalog compared to everything else but great all the same.
Maxima is Top LPMusic Has is a close second
>>130401184that's a wild choice but i fw your charisma.
>>130401124I'm getting old man. The edge has left me. I want to be comfy.
Trans Canada Highway > Inferno > In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country > everything else
>>130401439brand new formulation of words well done anon
how come there is still no leak? cmon guys i could die today and never listen to this, have you thought of that? :(
HARE KRISHNA HARE HARE KRISHNAAAA
>>130401455theres the shitty listening session leak. But tbf TH didnt leak either. It has arrived at stores now though so you never know.
there's leaks on soulseek but i cant dload atm someone pls check
>>130401469yeah I think it would just ruin the experience to hear a recording with that quality... guess i'll have to survive until the pre-order arrives...
for me, it's Orange Romeda
6 days to go6 hey, hexagon am I right??I know the roll-out wasn't super high-key but 2 tracks (3 if tape 05 really is Deep Time) seems kinda light. Not that I'm really complaining I was already going to pre-order this without needing to hear a single song off it
>>130401487yeah those are fakeseriously, if someone works at BoC please share the happiness
>>130401535lol dunno TH being the last album would have made me nervous in that situation, so dull it is. Thankfully the tracks put out were a great taster
>>130401543>works at BoCLike... at a Mill in Quebec er something?
>>130401556At least it was announced only 45 days in advance. I'm sick of these got damn 3 month out announcements for albums so many artists do these days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm0aw5Xzfjc
>>130401100>>130399995Where did you hear F&S? The leaked session?
>>130401595worse than a rickroll
>>130401619sorry meant Deep Time, which Tape 05 has been confirmed as by people who attended the sessions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWqcgPmCbDQ
>>130401633wat
what will be the first site to most likely have the leak?or does anybody have a canadian friend with access
>>130401644Tape 05 is Deep Time on the album
>>130401661Soulseekthen one of the private trackers like redacted or orpheus or whatever the fuck/mu/VKSome random guy on twitterIn that order.
private trackers don't allow leaks though
Someone leaked a recording of the entire London session last night. Video has since been removed and I can’t seem to find any others or a repost, he posted it on reddit so I imagine losers told him to delete it to make themselves feel special even though it’s inevitable that someone would leak it. Im hoping someone has it downloaded, I only got halfway and didn’t have time to back it up myself
>>130401638This is the best leak
>>130399639>>130399848no email from bleep for me and i ordered the deluxe within five mins of it going up
whats with the fake leak with the guy rapping is it one of you
>>130401919Just wait six days you dullard. How much did you scroll tiktok to fry your attention span this hard
>>130401919>Im hoping someone has it downloadedI have it downloaded, but I don't intend on listening to it. I just want it for the video they used for You Retreat in Time and Space in case they never make that public. But I'll only watch it after the album is out
>>130399639Ordered the red vinyl from Bandcamp an hour after the listening went up, won't be getting it until a week later. I've ordered the CD today from an indie shop they have a limited edition print for some reason, bet it gets there quicker lol
>>130402056What country? Bleep went down so i was far from the first to get the order in.
>>130402189US
>>130402110stfu boomer
>>130402207Norway here so EU but not EU
>>130401663Im talking about Father and Son
>>130402324yeah I made a mistake naming Father and Son instead of Deep Time initially
>>130401919It was on YT also. I decided to listen last night, against better judgement. Audio quality was trash on that upload, so it won't really impact my experience when I go to a local record store listening event next week.Initial thoughts: the album gets better in the second half. Second-to-last track is classic BoC; anything that comes before that pretty new.Seems to be a focus on rhythm. Not that the percussion is particularly complex, but drums take center stage (or I just couldn't hear their characteristic melodies through the mix).Vocal chops are excellent. Very telephasic workshop at parts. There's also a "rap" track which admittedly I wasn't a huge fan of.Definitely their Hell Interface record, as others have mentioned. People who really liked Prophecy and their Meat Beat and Nevermen remixes will fall in love. I'm not sure about others.Someone elsewhere said it sounds like the SMT IV OST and that's actually a pretty apt description:https://youtu.be/dClKPzjyHns?si=2CovQ4AtXxkVULXLhttps://youtu.be/r9JohHT4ZsQ?si=2-8MgflPkOVoi-O3TLDR: solid, but very different. Probably gonna be divisive. I'd award it 8/10.
>>130402637>but drums take center stagebased, love drum heavy BoC tracks
The World Becomes Flesh is the closest thing we're getting to Spiro.
>>130401523goated choice, underrated track
>>130402728in a way where it lives up to spiro? I love that track it's so cool
>>130402728The Word Becomes Flesh is my favorite for that reason next to Naraka THANK YOU, i thought i was going crazy.don't worry BOCset will come out in 20 years and have Spiro finally maybe (pls).
>Why, yes, I do plan to wait and experience the album for the first time with high quality audio, how could you tell?
>>130402858
>>130402759It's slower tempo but the chopped vocals sound similar.
>>130402759nah not quite but it's a very similar type of composition, like a Spiro if it was incubating in the womb before birthing into Spiro Popper.>>130402918this
>>130402918that's very exciting
>>130402754it is just so happy even compared to their debut. Would love an EP of just total happy clappy songs like that lol, it is pure fucking sunshine
>>130403014it really is a lovely romp, great track for drawing, that's when i usually have it cycling.that would be neat but i remember they expressed (obviously could have changed in the modern day) that they don't really have in interesting in composing happy music. (some interview i forget which)
How big is the fiasko?
Guys you all aren't going to be disappointed. I went to the listening party and was floored.
waiting for this album has given life some meaning, I'm almost depressed its about to be over, back to having nothing to look forward to
reminder that we have the recording leek itt >>130395312
why are most boc fans furries ?
oh sick deluxe buyers are gettin a hex flexi
ITS AN MIKE ONLY ALBUM
>>130399582Thanks bro might see you there.I'll be the old man with a walking stick tapping along to the future sounds of the past
>>130403567Hmm, that's strange
>>130399984Oh pitchfork is over alright
>>130400395I love it. It's not the BoC album I've listened to most across my lifetime but it's the one I've listened to most in theast decade
>>130403567Wait what?! Where’s marcus
>>130403567>>130403637he's still credited as a performer. Some are saying its kind of always been like this, where Mike has been the main producerany nerds that can verify this?
>>130403567>>130403637
>>130403567Is that real? Wtf
>>130403650mhtrtc - th all list in the physical cover notes as being written and produced by both, so this phrasing is definitely odd
>>130403721all the LPs say the same thing, "written recorded and produced by Mike and Marcus", obviously to most people this implies both handle all aspects but it could just be this one credits each part specifically to who did it instead of just saying the equivalent of "Marcus and Mike made this"
>>130403567It says Marcus Eoin right there though
>>130403650As >>130403721 said: On prior LPs and EPs, the credits generally include both as "Artwork, Design, Recorded By, Written-By, Producer."Inferno credits are very specific. That is a little peculiar. That being said, it doesn't mean Marcus bailed before completion of the record or he died or something.We still don't have any interviews leading up to release, though. Typically they'd have something in magazines by now?
Could mean that this is their final album if Marcus is out, for whatever reason
>>130403662really gonna need some extra context for "Audio Generator [Audio Evocations]"
>>130403721Maybe Mike’s just become bitter because Marcus is the tall handsome member so people assume he’s the leader of the band. Hence more elaborate credits this time. Classic insecure manlet meltdown BOC edition
>>130403567>He doesn't know that this means a Marcus album will shadowdrop the day of Inferno's release
>>130403867I can buy that
such a waste due to capitalism, having to wait to enjoy good music already created, in order to maximize profits. there are already copies being shared privately, but they don't share with us!
>>130403991
>>130403848say it takes them another 13 years to release an album, that would be 2039. the guys would be 68 years old.Also I'm pretty sure the world is going to end in 2033 when Christ returns on the 2000 year anniversary of his crucifixion at the peak of WWIII
>>130404006monkey brain does not like criticism of reality, monkey brain has to quickly try to shutdown critic. sad nerd
>>130403867Don’t ruin my gay yaoi headcannon, thanks
>>130403991How long have you been a fan? I've been waiting for this for 13 years. Can't imagine getting this bent up over a couple of days. I'm not gonna even listen to it until the right time comes around. Fuck is wrong with people
