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Deep Time

2026-10-16T21:30:45Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Deep Time
| runtime=3:18
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[All Reason Departs]]
| prev=[[Blood In The Labyrinth]]}}

"[[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.
* “[[Deep Time]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “[[All Reason Departs]]”, it is one of only four tracks on [[Inferno]] to do so, the other three being “[[Introit]]” into “[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]”, “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” into “[[Father And Son]]”, and “[[Acts Of Magic]]” into “[[Memory Death]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* 0:31 onward, a wind-like noise can be heard for the rest of the track.
* Near the end the of the track, samples of what could be highly obfuscated voices or seagull calls can be heard, the noises also continue into "[[All Reason Departs]]".

== 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]].
* The note that occurs at 3:00 is not present in the "[[Tape 05]]" version of the track.
* On May 27th 2026 two days before the release of ''[[Inferno]]'', the [[wikipedia:White House|White House]] posted a 15-second clip to [[wikipedia:Twitter|X]], imitating the VHS style of the "[[Tape 05]]" video promoting the [[wikipedia:Trump|Trump]] administration, which used a sample of "[[Deep Time]]" without any permission, the post was immediately met with heavy backlash from fans, in a statement sent to [[wikipedia:Resident Advisor|Resident Advisor]], [[Warp Records]] in response said that nether the label nor [[Boards of Canada]] "condone the unauthorised use of their music for political messaging".

== Video ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= 6bghDcbzfEU | height = 525| width = 970 }}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/4ctZeUhZWACVlAlyDYRf0Z </spotify>

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

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Acts Of Magic

2026-10-16T21:26:48Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Acts Of Magic
| runtime=1:18
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Memory Death]]
| prev=[[Naraka]]}}

"[[Acts Of Magic]]" is the eighth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It was partially heard in the album's official teaser trailer, released on April 22nd, 2026.

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== Comments ==
* While there does not appear to be a correlation between the track numbers and their song titles throughout ''[[Inferno]]'', there appears a few track titles and numbers that could. "[[Acts Of Magic]]" is track 8. This could refer to any of the following;
** The 8 types (acts) of magic practiced by magicians: prediction, vanishing, transformation, restoration, transposition, penetration, levitation and appearance.
** It could also refer to the 8 types of forbidden magic: necromancy, sex magic, goetia, diabolic pact magic, maleficium, blood rites, forbidden divination, and dream divination.
** Thirdly, is the possible Biblical link. "[[Acts Of Magic]]" could be a reference to [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%208%3A9-25&version=NIV verses 9-25] from the eighth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, in which a Samarian magician named Simon encounters Peter and John and asks to receive the power of the Holy Spirit in exchange for money.
* “[[Acts Of Magic]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “[[Memory Death]]”, it is one of only four tracks on [[Inferno]] to do so, the other three being “[[Introit]]” into “[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]”, “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” into “[[Father And Son]]”, and “[[Deep Time]]” into “[[All Reason Departs]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Samples of birds chirping, and the buzzing of an insect swarm, can be heard throughout the track.
* Meanwhile, unintelligible radio chatter can be heard buried beneath the sound of the insect swarm.
* The liquid-like sounds that can be heard throughout the track, starting at 0:06 are sampled from the 1986 song "Ondulantes Serpientes De Agua" by Antonio Zepeda.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|hpVFrCxGmEk||||||false}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
* The trailer version adds the drone heard at the beginning of "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" on top of the track.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9h6fJg-KoA "INFERNO. 29 May 2026."] [[Boards of Canada]] & [[Warp Records]], YouTube</ref>

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= I9h6fJg-KoA}} {{#widget:YouTube|id=xelSPPCi2O4}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6kJpSq9nH4AdBJjQ4iNViA </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Acts Of Magic

2026-10-16T21:24:58Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Acts Of Magic
| runtime=1:18
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Memory Death]]
| prev=[[Naraka]]}}

"[[Acts Of Magic]]" is the eighth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It was partially heard in the album's official teaser trailer, released on April 22nd, 2026.

__TOC__

== Comments ==
* While there does not appear to be a correlation between the track numbers and their song titles throughout ''[[Inferno]]'', there appears a few track titles and numbers that could. "[[Acts Of Magic]]" is track 8. This could refer to any of the following;
** The 8 types (acts) of magic practiced by magicians: prediction, vanishing, transformation, restoration, transposition, penetration, levitation and appearance.
** It could also refer to the 8 types of forbidden magic: necromancy, sex magic, goetia, diabolic pact magic, maleficium, blood rites, forbidden divination, and dream divination.
** Thirdly, is the possible Biblical link. "[[Acts Of Magic]]" could be a reference to [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%208%3A9-25&version=NIV verses 9-25] from the eighth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, in which a Samarian magician named Simon encounters Peter and John and asks to receive the power of the Holy Spirit in exchange for money.
* “[[Acts Of Magic]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “Memory Death”, it is one of only four tracks on [[Inferno]] to do so, the other three being “[[Introit]]” into “[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]”, “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” into “[[Father And Son]]”, and “[[Deep Time]]” into “[[All Reason Departs]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Samples of birds chirping, and the buzzing of an insect swarm, can be heard throughout the track.
* Meanwhile, unintelligible radio chatter can be heard buried beneath the sound of the insect swarm.
* The liquid-like sounds that can be heard throughout the track, starting at 0:06 are sampled from the 1986 song "Ondulantes Serpientes De Agua" by Antonio Zepeda.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|hpVFrCxGmEk||||||false}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
* The trailer version adds the drone heard at the beginning of "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" on top of the track.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9h6fJg-KoA "INFERNO. 29 May 2026."] [[Boards of Canada]] & [[Warp Records]], YouTube</ref>

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= I9h6fJg-KoA}} {{#widget:YouTube|id=xelSPPCi2O4}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6kJpSq9nH4AdBJjQ4iNViA </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Age Of Capricorn

2026-10-16T21:21:23Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Age Of Capricorn
| runtime=3:52
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Father And Son]]
| prev=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]}}

"[[Age Of Capricorn]]" is the fourth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

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== Comments ==

* The "[[wikipedia:Age of Capricorn|age of Capricorn]]", to followers of [[wikipedia:Astrology|astrology]], is an upcoming astrological age that will follow the current "[[wikipedia:Age of Aquarius|age of Aquarius]]" and begin around the year 4000 AD.<ref>https://compassastrology.com/capricorn-age</ref> Astrologists theorise that humans, by this time, will be "born [[wikipedia:Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]]" and that the concept of death will disappear as humans "will be in constant contact with the worlds beyond."<ref>https://www.astrolada.com/articles/predictive-astrology/the-age-of-the-capricorn-4000-ad-to-6000-ad-occult-secrets-of-the-distant-human-future.html</ref>

* The mentions of "Mabus" likely refer to the writings of famed astrologer and seer [[wikipedia:Nostradamus|Nostradamus]]. Followers of Nostradamus claim that the name "Mabus" refers to the Antichrist<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>, and several attempts have been made to link this name with well-known figures, from [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] to [[wikipedia:Osama Bin Laden|Osama Bin Laden]]. The sample of a man rearranging the letters of "Usama" to "M a a u s" then to "Mabus" is almost certainly a reference to this.<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>
* “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “[[Father And Son]]”, it is one of only four tracks on Inferno to do so, the other three being “[[Introit]]” into “[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]”, “[[Acts Of Magic]]” into “[[Memory Death]]”, and “[[Deep Time]]” into “[[All Reason Departs]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* From 0:49 onwards, a Nostradamus prophecy theorist (potentially John Hogue) performing anagrammatic analysis on the name "Mabus", linking Osama Bin Laden through an alternative spelling "Usama".
<blockquote>
U-S-A-M-A 
M double A-U-S 
U, uh 
M-A-B-U-S 
Mabus, Mabus</blockquote>
* A possible source for the “Mabus” sample may be a [https://artbellarchive.org/episode/july-3-2004-nostradamus-and-our-future-john-hogue/ 2004 Art Bell episode] featuring John Hogue, specifically two sections, one being about a 27-year war tied to the Antichrist, and another about possible Mabus candidates, which hogue ranks Bin Laden in the top three, hogue spells “M-A-B-U-S” and “M-Double A-U-S” at 1:29:58 and 1:31:33, although hogue doesn’t spell “U-S-A-M-A” or “U-Uh” in the episode, the spelling can be made through Audio Stitching using audio from other moments to make similar spellings.
* From 1:25 onwards, call and response choral singing, sampled from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avn4ZTxSuyo Door of My Heart (A Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda)]
<blockquote>
Just for once, come to me 
I look for Thee night and day
</blockquote>
* From 1:58, a prayer from the end of televangelist Jack Van Impe's 1990 video tape "[https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1166333-a-d-2000-the-end A.D. 2000: The End?]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|SXscbPwJXSA|480||||start=3219|false}}</ref>
<blockquote>
I am a sinner 
All have sinned 
You bore my sin 
You shed Your blood for me 
To cleanse me 
I receive You 
And Your shed blood 
For the remission of my sins 
Come into my heart 
Save me now 
Help me to be ready for Your return 
In Your name, I pray this</blockquote>
* At 2:55 and 3:16, a deep raspy voice, possibly TTS, saying "Capricorn".
* During the transition to "[[Father And Son]]" faint sounds of water leaking can be heard.

== Trivia ==
* This is the third track in [[Boards of Canada]]'s [[Discography|discography]] that is named after a [[wikipedia:Zodiac|zodiac]] [[wikipedia:Astrological sign|symbol]], after "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]" and "[[Gemini]]".

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=eCu-5CHZgyk}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6iQ2DAJ3fmtDzByJQAqAki </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]"
* "[[Gemini]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Age Of Capricorn

2026-10-16T21:19:24Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Age Of Capricorn
| runtime=3:52
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Father And Son]]
| prev=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]}}

"[[Age Of Capricorn]]" is the fourth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

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== Comments ==

* The "[[wikipedia:Age of Capricorn|age of Capricorn]]", to followers of [[wikipedia:Astrology|astrology]], is an upcoming astrological age that will follow the current "[[wikipedia:Age of Aquarius|age of Aquarius]]" and begin around the year 4000 AD.<ref>https://compassastrology.com/capricorn-age</ref> Astrologists theorise that humans, by this time, will be "born [[wikipedia:Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]]" and that the concept of death will disappear as humans "will be in constant contact with the worlds beyond."<ref>https://www.astrolada.com/articles/predictive-astrology/the-age-of-the-capricorn-4000-ad-to-6000-ad-occult-secrets-of-the-distant-human-future.html</ref>

* The mentions of "Mabus" likely refer to the writings of famed astrologer and seer [[wikipedia:Nostradamus|Nostradamus]]. Followers of Nostradamus claim that the name "Mabus" refers to the Antichrist<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>, and several attempts have been made to link this name with well-known figures, from [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] to [[wikipedia:Osama Bin Laden|Osama Bin Laden]]. The sample of a man rearranging the letters of "Usama" to "M a a u s" then to "Mabus" is almost certainly a reference to this.<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>
* “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “Father And Son”, it is one of only four tracks on Inferno to do so, the other three being “[[Introit]]” into “[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]”, “[[Acts Of Magic]]” into “[[Memory Death]]”, and “[[Deep Time]]” into “[[All Reason Departs]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* From 0:49 onwards, a Nostradamus prophecy theorist (potentially John Hogue) performing anagrammatic analysis on the name "Mabus", linking Osama Bin Laden through an alternative spelling "Usama".
<blockquote>
U-S-A-M-A 
M double A-U-S 
U, uh 
M-A-B-U-S 
Mabus, Mabus</blockquote>
* A possible source for the “Mabus” sample may be a [https://artbellarchive.org/episode/july-3-2004-nostradamus-and-our-future-john-hogue/ 2004 Art Bell episode] featuring John Hogue, specifically two sections, one being about a 27-year war tied to the Antichrist, and another about possible Mabus candidates, which hogue ranks Bin Laden in the top three, hogue spells “M-A-B-U-S” and “M-Double A-U-S” at 1:29:58 and 1:31:33, although hogue doesn’t spell “U-S-A-M-A” or “U-Uh” in the episode, the spelling can be made through Audio Stitching using audio from other moments to make similar spellings.
* From 1:25 onwards, call and response choral singing, sampled from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avn4ZTxSuyo Door of My Heart (A Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda)]
<blockquote>
Just for once, come to me 
I look for Thee night and day
</blockquote>
* From 1:58, a prayer from the end of televangelist Jack Van Impe's 1990 video tape "[https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1166333-a-d-2000-the-end A.D. 2000: The End?]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|SXscbPwJXSA|480||||start=3219|false}}</ref>
<blockquote>
I am a sinner 
All have sinned 
You bore my sin 
You shed Your blood for me 
To cleanse me 
I receive You 
And Your shed blood 
For the remission of my sins 
Come into my heart 
Save me now 
Help me to be ready for Your return 
In Your name, I pray this</blockquote>
* At 2:55 and 3:16, a deep raspy voice, possibly TTS, saying "Capricorn".
* During the transition to "[[Father And Son]]" faint sounds of water leaking can be heard.

== Trivia ==
* This is the third track in [[Boards of Canada]]'s [[Discography|discography]] that is named after a [[wikipedia:Zodiac|zodiac]] [[wikipedia:Astrological sign|symbol]], after "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]" and "[[Gemini]]".

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=eCu-5CHZgyk}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6iQ2DAJ3fmtDzByJQAqAki </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]"
* "[[Gemini]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Age Of Capricorn

2026-10-16T21:17:32Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Age Of Capricorn
| runtime=3:52
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Father And Son]]
| prev=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]}}

"[[Age Of Capricorn]]" is the fourth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

__TOC__

== Comments ==

* The "[[wikipedia:Age of Capricorn|age of Capricorn]]", to followers of [[wikipedia:Astrology|astrology]], is an upcoming astrological age that will follow the current "[[wikipedia:Age of Aquarius|age of Aquarius]]" and begin around the year 4000 AD.<ref>https://compassastrology.com/capricorn-age</ref> Astrologists theorise that humans, by this time, will be "born [[wikipedia:Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]]" and that the concept of death will disappear as humans "will be in constant contact with the worlds beyond."<ref>https://www.astrolada.com/articles/predictive-astrology/the-age-of-the-capricorn-4000-ad-to-6000-ad-occult-secrets-of-the-distant-human-future.html</ref>

* The mentions of "Mabus" likely refer to the writings of famed astrologer and seer [[wikipedia:Nostradamus|Nostradamus]]. Followers of Nostradamus claim that the name "Mabus" refers to the Antichrist<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>, and several attempts have been made to link this name with well-known figures, from [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] to [[wikipedia:Osama Bin Laden|Osama Bin Laden]]. The sample of a man rearranging the letters of "Usama" to "M a a u s" then to "Mabus" is almost certainly a reference to this.<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>
* “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “Father And Son”, it is one of only four tracks on Inferno to do so, the other three being “Introit” into “Prophecy At 1420 MHz”, “Acts Of Magic” into “Memory Death”, and “Deep Time” into “All Reason Departs”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* From 0:49 onwards, a Nostradamus prophecy theorist (potentially John Hogue) performing anagrammatic analysis on the name "Mabus", linking Osama Bin Laden through an alternative spelling "Usama".
<blockquote>
U-S-A-M-A 
M double A-U-S 
U, uh 
M-A-B-U-S 
Mabus, Mabus</blockquote>
* A possible source for the “Mabus” sample may be a [https://artbellarchive.org/episode/july-3-2004-nostradamus-and-our-future-john-hogue/ 2004 Art Bell episode] featuring John Hogue, specifically two sections, one being about a 27-year war tied to the Antichrist, and another about possible Mabus candidates, which hogue ranks Bin Laden in the top three, hogue spells “M-A-B-U-S” and “M-Double A-U-S” at 1:29:58 and 1:31:33, although hogue doesn’t spell “U-S-A-M-A” or “U-Uh” in the episode, the spelling can be made through Audio Stitching using audio from other moments to make similar spellings.
* From 1:25 onwards, call and response choral singing, sampled from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avn4ZTxSuyo Door of My Heart (A Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda)]
<blockquote>
Just for once, come to me 
I look for Thee night and day
</blockquote>
* From 1:58, a prayer from the end of televangelist Jack Van Impe's 1990 video tape "[https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1166333-a-d-2000-the-end A.D. 2000: The End?]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|SXscbPwJXSA|480||||start=3219|false}}</ref>
<blockquote>
I am a sinner 
All have sinned 
You bore my sin 
You shed Your blood for me 
To cleanse me 
I receive You 
And Your shed blood 
For the remission of my sins 
Come into my heart 
Save me now 
Help me to be ready for Your return 
In Your name, I pray this</blockquote>
* At 2:55 and 3:16, a deep raspy voice, possibly TTS, saying "Capricorn".
* During the transition to "[[Father And Son]]" faint sounds of water leaking can be heard.

== Trivia ==
* This is the third track in [[Boards of Canada]]'s [[Discography|discography]] that is named after a [[wikipedia:Zodiac|zodiac]] [[wikipedia:Astrological sign|symbol]], after "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]" and "[[Gemini]]".

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=eCu-5CHZgyk}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6iQ2DAJ3fmtDzByJQAqAki </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]"
* "[[Gemini]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Age Of Capricorn

2026-10-16T21:16:57Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Age Of Capricorn
| runtime=3:52
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Father And Son]]
| prev=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]}}

"[[Age Of Capricorn]]" is the fourth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

__TOC__

== Comments ==

* The "[[wikipedia:Age of Capricorn|age of Capricorn]]", to followers of [[wikipedia:Astrology|astrology]], is an upcoming astrological age that will follow the current "[[wikipedia:Age of Aquarius|age of Aquarius]]" and begin around the year 4000 AD.<ref>https://compassastrology.com/capricorn-age</ref> Astrologists theorise that humans, by this time, will be "born [[wikipedia:Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]]" and that the concept of death will disappear as humans "will be in constant contact with the worlds beyond."<ref>https://www.astrolada.com/articles/predictive-astrology/the-age-of-the-capricorn-4000-ad-to-6000-ad-occult-secrets-of-the-distant-human-future.html</ref>

* The mentions of "Mabus" likely refer to the writings of famed astrologer and seer [[wikipedia:Nostradamus|Nostradamus]]. Followers of Nostradamus claim that the name "Mabus" refers to the Antichrist<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>, and several attempts have been made to link this name with well-known figures, from [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] to [[wikipedia:Osama Bin Laden|Osama Bin Laden]]. The sample of a man rearranging the letters of "Usama" to "M a a u s" then to "Mabus" is almost certainly a reference to this.<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>
* “Age Of Capricorn” transitions seamlessly into the next track “Father And Son”, it is one of only four tracks on Inferno to do so, the other three being “Introit” into “Prophecy At 1420 MHz”, “Acts Of Magic” into “Memory Death”, and “Deep Time” into “All Reason Departs”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* From 0:49 onwards, a Nostradamus prophecy theorist (potentially John Hogue) performing anagrammatic analysis on the name "Mabus", linking Osama Bin Laden through an alternative spelling "Usama".
<blockquote>
U-S-A-M-A 
M double A-U-S 
U, uh 
M-A-B-U-S 
Mabus, Mabus</blockquote>
* A possible source for the “Mabus” sample may be a [https://artbellarchive.org/episode/july-3-2004-nostradamus-and-our-future-john-hogue/ 2004 Art Bell episode] featuring John Hogue, specifically two sections, one being about a 27-year war tied to the Antichrist, and another about possible Mabus candidates, which hogue ranks Bin Laden in the top three, hogue spells “M-A-B-U-S” and “M-Double A-U-S” at 1:29:58 and 1:31:33, although hogue doesn’t spell “U-S-A-M-A” or “U-Uh” in the episode, the spelling can be made through Audio Stitching using audio from other moments to make similar spellings.
* From 1:25 onwards, call and response choral singing, sampled from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avn4ZTxSuyo Door of My Heart (A Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda)]
<blockquote>
Just for once, come to me 
I look for Thee night and day
</blockquote>
* From 1:58, a prayer from the end of televangelist Jack Van Impe's 1990 video tape "[https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1166333-a-d-2000-the-end A.D. 2000: The End?]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|SXscbPwJXSA|480||||start=3219|false}}</ref>
<blockquote>
I am a sinner 
All have sinned 
You bore my sin 
You shed Your blood for me 
To cleanse me 
I receive You 
And Your shed blood 
For the remission of my sins 
Come into my heart 
Save me now 
Help me to be ready for Your return 
In Your name, I pray this</blockquote>
* At 2:55 and 3:16, a deep raspy voice, possibly TTS, saying "Capricorn".
* During the transition to "[[Father And Son]]" faint sounds of water leaking can be heard.

== Trivia ==
* This is the third track in [[Boards of Canada]]'s [[Discography|discography]] that is named after a [[wikipedia:Zodiac|zodiac]] [[wikipedia:Astrological sign|symbol]], after "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]" and "[[Gemini]]".

== Videos ==
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== Audio ==
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== See Also ==
* "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]"
* "[[Gemini]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Introit

2026-10-16T21:13:56Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Introit
| runtime=0:36
| appearson=[[Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz]] (2026) [[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]
| prev=n/a}}

"[[Introit]]" is the first track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It functions as a short introduction track, in the same vein as on their previous albums. "Introit" was released on May 7th, 2026, alongside "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]", as the album's lead single.

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== Comments ==
* An introit is a "piece of music sung or played at the beginning of a worship service".<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/introit</ref> In many Christian denominations, an introit is sung to begin the [[wikipedia:Eucharist|Eucharist]], or Holy Communion.<ref>https://www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/introit/</ref>
* In the rite of the [[wikipedia:Mass in the Catholic Church|Catholic Mass]], especially as seen in the 1962 pre-Vatican II Missals, the Introit specifically refers to the beginning of The Liturgy of the [[wikipedia:Eucharist|Eucharist]]. This could tie directly into another track on the album "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" whose title comes from John 1:14, a verse that becomes central in the Liturgy of the Eucharist in the Christian denominations (especially Catholicism).
* The synth that can be heard at 0:21 is very similar to and has the same notes as the flourishing synth that can be heard in "[[Aquarius]]", "[[Warp10-03]]", and "[[Alpha And Omega]]".
* “[[Introit]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]”, it is one of only four tracks on [[Inferno]] to do so, the other three being “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” into “[[Father And Son]]”, “[[Acts Of Magic]]” into “[[Memory Death]]”, and “[[Deep Time]]” into “[[All Reason Departs]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* [[Introit]] is the shortest opening track on a [[Boards of Canada]] album since "[[Into the Rainbow Vein]]" on ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''.
* The main melody of the track is almost identical when played forward or reverse.

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the [[BoC|band]]'s official [https://www.youtube.com/@boardsofcanada/ YouTube channel]. 
It is directed by [https://robertbeattyart.com/ Robert Beatty] and produced by Greg Burne of [https://bigactive.com/ Big Active].

{{#widget:YouTube|id= 74NluS3jzTo | height = 525| width = 934 }}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/68j6NKcGW2oCHZ0V2FDMbo </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"
* "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Introit

2026-10-16T21:13:09Z

2600:4041:4393:3D00:7C6D:631C:2173:31AA: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Introit
| runtime=0:36
| appearson=[[Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz]] (2026) [[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]
| prev=n/a}}

"[[Introit]]" is the first track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It functions as a short introduction track, in the same vein as on their previous albums. "Introit" was released on May 7th, 2026, alongside "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]", as the album's lead single.

__TOC__

== Comments ==
* An introit is a "piece of music sung or played at the beginning of a worship service".<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/introit</ref> In many Christian denominations, an introit is sung to begin the [[wikipedia:Eucharist|Eucharist]], or Holy Communion.<ref>https://www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/introit/</ref>
* In the rite of the [[wikipedia:Mass in the Catholic Church|Catholic Mass]], especially as seen in the 1962 pre-Vatican II Missals, the Introit specifically refers to the beginning of The Liturgy of the [[wikipedia:Eucharist|Eucharist]]. This could tie directly into another track on the album "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" whose title comes from John 1:14, a verse that becomes central in the Liturgy of the Eucharist in the Christian denominations (especially Catholicism).
* The synth that can be heard at 0:21 is very similar to and has the same notes as the flourishing synth that can be heard in "[[Aquarius]]", "[[Warp10-03]]", and "[[Alpha And Omega]]".
* “[[Introit]]” transitions seamlessly into the next track “[[Prophecy At 1420MHz]]”, it is one of only four tracks on [[Inferno]] to do so, the other three being “[[Age Of Capricorn]]” into “[[Father And Son]]”, “[[Acts Of Magic]]” into “[[Memory Death]]”, and “[[Deep Time]]” into “[[All Reason Departs]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* [[Introit]] is the shortest opening track on a [[Boards of Canada]] album since "[[Into the Rainbow Vein]]" on ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''.
* The main melody of the track is almost identical when played forward or reverse.

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the [[BoC|band]]'s official [https://www.youtube.com/@boardsofcanada/ YouTube channel]. 
It is directed by [https://robertbeattyart.com/ Robert Beatty] and produced by Greg Burne of [https://bigactive.com/ Big Active].

{{#widget:YouTube|id= 74NluS3jzTo | height = 525| width = 934 }}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/68j6NKcGW2oCHZ0V2FDMbo </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"
* "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]