The Process

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=The Process
| runtime=3:01
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[You Retreat In Time And Space]]
| prev=[[Arena Americanada]]}}

"[[The Process]]" is the sixteenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

== Comments ==
* "[[The Process]]" most likely refers to [[wikipedia:The Process Church of the Final Judgment|The Process Church of the Final Judgment]], which was a brief controversial religious group that was established in 1966 and disappeared sometime in the mid-to-late 1970s. [[wikipedia:The Process (collective)|The Process]] was the title of the group's self-titled magazine.
* Additionally, the title could also refer to Process theology, which is a philosophical-theological movement inspired by mathematician Alfred North Whitehead, which claims that God is constantly evolving and deeply connected with the universe, which contradicts traditional theism, which views God, as unchanging and all powerful.
* Intentional or not, the female TTS voice that can be heard in the track largely resembles Automated Passenger Information System (PIS) TTS voices, which are used in train stations to automatically communicate and announce real-time travel information and safety alerts to passengers.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The track contains lyrics that seem to be spoken by a [[wikipedia:Speech synthesis|synthetic female voice]]. From what can be heard, they seem to be [[wikipedia:Word salad|nonsensical strings of babble]], such as "we noticed the required although they were refreshingly piped and" and "between various Grecian Bishops, it should be vastly seductive." The table below lists two transcription attempts, words and sentences appearing in both transcriptions are bolded.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;"
|+ Comparison of possible transcriptions
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! style="width:48%;" | bocpages version <br />
by [[Special:Contributions/198.54.129.52|an anonymous contributor]]
! style="width:48%;" | [https://genius.com/Boards-of-canada-the-process-lyrics Genius version] <br />
by various contributors
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| With religion, the mind '''has''' something ever cast
| [?] right at that [?] '''has''' shown [?]
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| '''It was once every serial''' after the '''southeast''' doc you worry
| '''It was once every serial''', laughter, '''southeast''' Dōtonbori
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| '''We have''' a pro rest seed that '''fantasy or pre-coronation path'''
| '''We have''' [?] '''fantasy or pre-coronation path'''
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| '''Queried and online there'''
| '''Queried and online there'''
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| A '''lecture''' full '''adaptively''' by the million
| They '''lecture''' though '''adapted''' through [?]
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| '''Worldly''' lie '''or the''' loser fine at least a quarter veterinarian
| '''World''' will wonder '''or the''' [?] mass deploy dead mirror
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| Fair, big pro quest to them move Tristan off '''his atrocities'''
| There, fifth hope was to burn [?] and all '''his atrocities'''
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| '''We notice the''' acquired '''although they were refreshing the pipe and'''
| '''We noticed the''' required '''although they were refreshingly piped and'''
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| I liked you '''without her''' robe '''intricately stronger'''
| I wager '''without her''' road '''intricately stronger'''
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| Slot one, a lady '''whatever do''' the tits offhand?
| Sloppily alight, '''whatever do''' they tilt often?
|-
! scope="row" | 11
| '''Between various Grecian bishops'''
| '''Between various Grecian Bishops'''
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| '''It should be vastly seductive from their aromatic ride'''
| '''It should be vastly seductive from their aeromatic rider'''
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| Or in '''defined''' lust who '''has comprehensively induced him'''
| And '''defined''' lest she '''has comprehensively induced him'''
|-
! scope="row" | 14
| '''Acoustically this plus''' end '''question''' through '''that, discriminating better''' the deeper
| '''Acoustically, this plus''' un'''questionably that discriminating better''' redeemer
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| '''They have the magical discharge'''
| '''They have the magical discharge'''
|-
! scope="row" | 16
| They '''have directed it down our''' pal defendant
| The rusting '''have directed it down our''' palatability
|-
! scope="row" | 17
| '''With''' the remains on Cob's '''shot'''shell
| '''With''' lease uncalled '''shot''' shelf
|-
! scope="row" | 18
| '''He must be profoundly''' nibble only with the key powder and roll
| '''He must be profoundly''' rippled underneath his intelligently [?]
|}

* Sounds of rioting, unrest and police radio chatter can be heard in the beginning and underneath the text-to-speech voice.
* At 0:12, the track contains a sample of the Russian shortwave radio station [[wikipedia:UVB-76|UVB-76]], recorded on February 21st, 2006.<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=jOWExpS6q0c}}</ref> Known more widely as "The Buzzer", its broadcast consists of a repeating buzzing sound, which reserves the frequency. This buzzing is occasionally interrupted by short strings of numbers and text, like the one sampled on the track, which are presumed to be codes intended for military and/or intelligence purposes. This also appears to have been sampled on the [[2026_Promo_Campaign#VHS_Tape_Mailings|VHS tapes]] mailed to fans prior to the release of ''[[Inferno]]''.
* During the piano section of the track, what seems to be birds chirping can be heard, accompanied by garbled voices of children, which are a reoccurring element in the duo's past work.

== Trivia ==
* The melody in the piano section of this track bears a resemblance to a reoccurring piano melody in the docuseries “Waco: Madman or Messiah”, which is about the Waco Branch Davidian standoff and siege. [[Boards of Canada]] have referenced this incident many times.
* The synth sound in the track starting at 2:21 is reminiscent of the sound that could be heard throughout “[[Corsair]]” from [[Boards of Canada]]’s 2002 album [[Geogaddi]].

== Videos ==
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== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/42OW4oOni3AFXblcQnPthw </spotify>

== See Also ==
* [[2026_Promo_Campaign#VHS_Tape_Mailings|VHS tapes]]

== External links ==

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

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The Process