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Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-07-14T01:26:39Z

2600:4041:43EE:700:387E:B03D:9898:5DC4: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz]] (2026)<br>[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]
| prev=[[Introit]]}}

"[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" is the second track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It was released alongside "[[Introit]]" on May 7th, 2026, as the album's lead single.

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== Comments ==
* 1420 MHz is the emission frequency of the spin-flip transition of the ground state of neutral, solitary hydrogen atoms, the most commonly-occurring element in the universe. This frequency is part of a "protected spectrum", reserved for astronomical/extraterrestrial research; terrestrial transmissions on this frequency are forbidden. The frequency is often mentioned in the context of the "Wow! signal", an unexplained signal (with this frequency) that was detected on August 15th, 1977.<ref>[[wikipedia:Wow!_signal]]</ref>

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor [[wikipedia:Seyyed_Hossein_Nasr|Seyyed Hossein Nasr]] at [[wikipedia:Harvard Divinity School|Harvard Divinity School]] on May 1, 2003.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|fIjW1z-ZAX8|480||||start=0|false}}</ref> The lyrics are spliced together from different parts of the lecture and Q&A.
* Timestamps in the table below correspond to the referenced YouTube video of the lecture. Words and phrases from the lecture have been combined to create new phrases altogether.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric
|-
| Multiple || End
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5114 1:25:14] || Comes to a greater awareness of itself
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=1290 0:21:30] || Divine intellect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4694 1:18:14] || I am the truth
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4616 1:16:56] || Extinction
|-
| Multiple || Diversion / The question
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=3529 0:58:49] || of reality
|-
| Multiple || Consciousness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4689 1:18:09] || I am god
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=1890 0:31:30] || The ultimate
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5076 1:24:36] || Resonance
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5175 1:26:15] || Spirit and the soul, or the psyche
|-
| Multiple || Conscious
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5209 1:26:49] || Transcendent source
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5244 1:27:24] || Seat of consciousness
|-
| Multiple || Power
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4862 1:21:02] || It is, in a sense, the religion of the modern world
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4927 1:22:07] || The scientific view of nature
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5091 1:24:51] || Synchronicity
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5094 1:24:54] || Consciousness has operational effect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5102 1:25:02] || Cause and effect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4985 1:23:05] || The absolute truth
|}

* 4 seconds into the track, a garbled silent voice speaking can be heard, although it is currently unknown what the voice is saying

== Trivia ==
* The song premiere occurred 30 minutes earlier than intended on the album's [https://music.apple.com/us/album/inferno/1890015523&ved=2ahUKEwjbp97En-6UAxUkUKQEHeWzBqYQFnoECBMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2SPC4payBWr4P5ZhZCu-Lv Apple Music page], which allowed some users to listen to the single early.
* The guitar sound in this track is the same sound that can be heard in the background of “[[Oscar See through Red Eye]]”

== 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].<br>
It is directed by [https://robertbeattyart.com/ Robert Beatty] and produced by [https://www.instagram.com/gregburne/ Greg Burne] of [https://bigactive.com/ Big Active].

{{#widget:YouTube|id= 74NluS3jzTo | height=262| width=465}}{{#widget:YouTube|id= L0ksmlfvNuQ | height=262| width=465}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Introit]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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

Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-07-14T01:25:40Z

2600:4041:43EE:700:387E:B03D:9898:5DC4: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz]] (2026)<br>[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]
| prev=[[Introit]]}}

"[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" is the second track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It was released alongside "[[Introit]]" on May 7th, 2026, as the album's lead single.

__TOC__

== Comments ==
* 1420 MHz is the emission frequency of the spin-flip transition of the ground state of neutral, solitary hydrogen atoms, the most commonly-occurring element in the universe. This frequency is part of a "protected spectrum", reserved for astronomical/extraterrestrial research; terrestrial transmissions on this frequency are forbidden. The frequency is often mentioned in the context of the "Wow! signal", an unexplained signal (with this frequency) that was detected on August 15th, 1977.<ref>[[wikipedia:Wow!_signal]]</ref>

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor [[wikipedia:Seyyed_Hossein_Nasr|Seyyed Hossein Nasr]] at [[wikipedia:Harvard Divinity School|Harvard Divinity School]] on May 1, 2003.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|fIjW1z-ZAX8|480||||start=0|false}}</ref> The lyrics are spliced together from different parts of the lecture and Q&A.
* Timestamps in the table below correspond to the referenced YouTube video of the lecture. Words and phrases from the lecture have been combined to create new phrases altogether.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric
|-
| Multiple || End
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5114 1:25:14] || Comes to a greater awareness of itself
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=1290 0:21:30] || Divine intellect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4694 1:18:14] || I am the truth
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4616 1:16:56] || Extinction
|-
| Multiple || Diversion / The question
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=3529 0:58:49] || of reality
|-
| Multiple || Consciousness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4689 1:18:09] || I am god
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=1890 0:31:30] || The ultimate
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5076 1:24:36] || Resonance
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5175 1:26:15] || Spirit and the soul, or the psyche
|-
| Multiple || Conscious
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5209 1:26:49] || Transcendent source
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5244 1:27:24] || Seat of consciousness
|-
| Multiple || Power
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4862 1:21:02] || It is, in a sense, the religion of the modern world
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4927 1:22:07] || The scientific view of nature
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5091 1:24:51] || Synchronicity
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5094 1:24:54] || Consciousness has operational effect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5102 1:25:02] || Cause and effect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4985 1:23:05] || The absolute truth
|}

* 4 seconds into the track, a garbled silent voice speaking can be heard, although it is currently unknown what the voice is saying

== Trivia ==
* The song premiere occurred 30 minutes earlier than intended on the album's [https://music.apple.com/us/album/inferno/1890015523&ved=2ahUKEwjbp97En-6UAxUkUKQEHeWzBqYQFnoECBMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2SPC4payBWr4P5ZhZCu-Lv Apple Music page], which allowed some users to listen to the single early.
* The guitar sound in this track is the same sound that can be heard in the background of “[[Oscar See Through Red Eye]]”

== 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].<br>
It is directed by [https://robertbeattyart.com/ Robert Beatty] and produced by [https://www.instagram.com/gregburne/ Greg Burne] of [https://bigactive.com/ Big Active].

{{#widget:YouTube|id= 74NluS3jzTo | height=262| width=465}}{{#widget:YouTube|id= L0ksmlfvNuQ | height=262| width=465}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Introit]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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