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<div>{{Infobox Song|<br />
| name=Acts Of Magic<br />
| runtime=1:18<br />
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)<br />
| next=[[Memory Death]]<br />
| prev=[[Naraka]]}} <br />
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"[[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.<br />
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== Comments ==<br />
* 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;<br />
** The 8 types (acts) of magic practiced by magicians: prediction, vanishing, transformation, restoration, transposition, penetration, levitation and appearance.<br />
** 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.<br />
** 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.<br />
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== Samples / Lyrics ==<br />
* Samples of birds chirping, and the buzzing of an insect swarm, can be heard throughout the track.<br />
* Meanwhile, unintelligible radio chatter can be heard buried beneath the sound of the insect swarm.<br />
* 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><br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* 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><br />
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== Videos ==<br />
{{#widget:YouTube|id= I9h6fJg-KoA}} {{#widget:YouTube|id=xelSPPCi2O4}}<br />
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== Audio ==<br />
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6kJpSq9nH4AdBJjQ4iNViA </spotify><br />
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== See Also ==<br />
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Released tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]</div>2600:4041:43EE:700:55E1:62DF:9370:7A7Chttps://bocpages.org/w/index.php?title=Acts_Of_Magic&diff=22572Acts Of Magic2026-08-03T20:38:57Z<p>2600:4041:43EE:700:55E1:62DF:9370:7A7C: /* Samples / Lyrics */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Song|<br />
| name=Acts Of Magic<br />
| runtime=1:18<br />
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)<br />
| next=[[Memory Death]]<br />
| prev=[[Naraka]]}} <br />
<br />
<br />
"[[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.<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
<br />
== Comments ==<br />
* 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;<br />
** The 8 types (acts) of magic practiced by magicians: prediction, vanishing, transformation, restoration, transposition, penetration, levitation and appearance.<br />
** 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.<br />
** 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.<br />
<br />
== Samples / Lyrics ==<br />
* Samples of birds chirping, and the buzzing of an insect swarm, can be heard throughout the track.<br />
* Meanwhile, unintelligible radio chatter can be heard buried beneath the sound of the insect swarm.<br />
* 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><ref><br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* 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><br />
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== Videos ==<br />
{{#widget:YouTube|id= I9h6fJg-KoA}} {{#widget:YouTube|id=xelSPPCi2O4}}<br />
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== Audio ==<br />
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6kJpSq9nH4AdBJjQ4iNViA </spotify><br />
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== See Also ==<br />
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Released tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]</div>2600:4041:43EE:700:55E1:62DF:9370:7A7C