Deep Time

2026-08-16T18:16:13Z

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| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
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"[[Deep Time]]" is the thirteenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It was originally released on April 16th, 2026, as the video '''"[[Tape 05]]"''', without further information.

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== Comments ==
* The title of the track may refer to the concept that shares the same name. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_time concept of "deep time"], first developed in the 18th century, is geological time that spans billions of years and provides temporal framework for the Earth's formation and evolution, the development of life, and the slow processes that shape planetary change.
* Another reference to Deep Time could be the volume published in 1999 by the astrophysicist and science-fiction writer [[wikipedia:Gregory Benford|Gregory Benford]]. In the volume "Deep Time: How Humanity Communicates Across Millennia"<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2014020.Deep_Time</ref>, he confronts our growing influence on events hundreds of thousands of years into the future and explores the possible "messages" we may transmit to our distant descendants in the language of the planet itself, from nuclear waste to global warming to the extinction of species.
* Intentional or not, [[Deep Time]] is the 13th track from [[Inferno]], meanwhile the gap between the album and [[Tomorrow’s Harvest]] is 13 years, and Deep Time was the first track from the album to be revealed.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* "[[Tape 05]]" was originally speculated to be "[[Father And Son]]", due to it being the fifth track on the album and similar in length to the video.<ref>[https://djmag.com/news/listen-boards-of-canadas-two-new-tracks-introit-and-prophecy-1420-mhz "Listen to Boards Of Canada’s two new tracks, ‘Introit’ and ‘Prophecy At 1420 MHz’"], Christian Eede, DJ Mag, 2026</ref> This later turned out to be false, as it was confirmed to be "Deep Time" instead after the [[Inferno listening parties]].

== Video ==
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== Audio ==
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== See Also ==
* "[[Tape 05]]"
* "[[Father And Son]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Seven Forty Seven

2026-08-13T23:27:15Z

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| runtime=6:44
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== Comments ==
=== 2002 Website ===

[[File:Tellia.mp3]]

*An early version of this track was featured on the [[Boards of Canada]] website in 2002 (now available [http://www.atomless.com/projects/boc/site/ here]) as an infinite interactive loop. The playback could be controlled via keyboard, making it possible to hear distinct parts of the track separately.
*The Shockwave Director file for the track featured on the 2002 website was named "tellia".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020508191937/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/tellia.dcr</ref>
=== Warp20 ===
*"[[Seven Forty Seven]]" was released in 2009 on [http://www.discogs.com/release/2024532 Warp20 (Unheard)] as the first track.
*According to the Boards of Canada official twitter, the version which appeared on Warp20 is from 2003. <ref>https://twitter.com/boctransmission/status/933710555675791360</ref>
*[[MDG]]: "If you listen very closely to the release version, you'll hear Freddie Mercury."<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=165176#p165176</ref>

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Contains an eerie choir element that also appears in "[[R35TT A06]]", but here it is faster.
* Contains the "take my hand" vocal sample also used in "[[You Could Feel The Sky]]".
* Contains a piano sample from the ending of the Brian Chatton track "Smooth Touch".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARidS10oq8</ref>
* Contains a drum loop sample from Zero G - Datafile Two (Drumloop 8) sample library or samples Simon Harris - 110 BPM (Dancefloor Justice) from an album of breakbeats. These are exactly the same.
* Contains a sample of "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles, only audible when slowed down to around 20% of the original song.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1vnkos6/just_discovered_that_seven_forty_seven_samples/</ref>

== Trivia ==
* "[[Seven Forty Seven]]" is in reference to the [[wikipedia:Boeing 747|Boeing 747]] aircraft, which was first entered into service in 1970. Many themes of BoC's music involve references to air travel and the 1970's.
* Fans have speculated the number Seven-Forty-Seven could be a devious reference to 666. If added literally, 7 plus 40 plus 7 equals 54, which is also 9 times 6. Nine sixes could be written out as 666 666 666.
* Officially, "[[Seven Forty Seven]]" can be played at both 33 1/3 and 45 rpm, revealing different elements of the song in each version played. Fans have also said that on release, some digital copies of Warp10 included the 45rpm version instead of the 33 1/3 version. This was particularly noted on iTunes. <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/lyhl0p/comment/gpsp9v2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button</ref>

== Videos ==
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== External links==

== References ==
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[[Category: Released tracks]]

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