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Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-05-09T00:20:33Z

Erkston: /* Samples / Lyrics */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Inferno]]}}

"[[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 ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr at 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 || A 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
|}

== Trivia ==
* 1420 MHz is the resonance frequency of hydrogen, 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>

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the 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/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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

Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-05-09T00:19:06Z

Erkston: /* Samples / Lyrics */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Inferno]]}}

"[[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 ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr at 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 may have been combined to create new phrases, or the exact source of a lyric may not have been discovered yet. Words/phrases shown in parentheses below are assumed and have not had exact samples discovered.

{| 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 || A 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
|}

== Trivia ==
* 1420 MHz is the resonance frequency of hydrogen, 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>

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the 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/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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

Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-05-08T19:49:57Z

Erkston: /* Samples / Lyrics */ very minor timestamp corrections

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Inferno]]}}

"[[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 ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr at 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 may have been combined to create new phrases, or the exact source of a lyric may not have been discovered yet. Words/phrases shown in parentheses below are assumed and have not had exact samples discovered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric !! scope="col" style="width: 350px;" | Notes
|-
| 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 ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=3529 0:58:49] || (A vision) of reality || "a vision" precedes "of reality" in the lecture but may not match the lyrics
|-
| 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 ||
|}

== Trivia ==
* 1420 MHz is the resonance frequency of hydrogen, 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>

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the 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/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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

Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-05-08T19:38:51Z

Erkston: /* Samples / Lyrics */ make timestamps all reference the same video

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Inferno]]}}

"[[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 ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr at 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 may have been combined to create new phrases, or the exact source of a lyric may not have been discovered yet. Words/phrases shown in parentheses below are assumed and have not had exact samples discovered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric !! scope="col" style="width: 350px;" | Notes
|-
| Multiple || End ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5113 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 ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=3530 0:58:49] || (A vision) of reality || "a vision" precedes "of reality" in the lecture but may not match the lyrics
|-
| 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=5089 1:24:49] || 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 ||
|}

== Trivia ==
* 1420 MHz is the resonance frequency of hydrogen, 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>

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the 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/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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

Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-05-08T19:09:41Z

Erkston: rephrasing

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Inferno]]}}

"[[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 ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr at 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 may have been combined to create new phrases, or the exact source of a lyric may not have been discovered yet. Words/phrases shown in parentheses below are assumed and have not had exact samples discovered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric !! scope="col" style="width: 350px;" | Notes
|-
| Multiple || End ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=4097 1:08:17] || Comes to the greater awareness of itself ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=272 0:04:32] || Divine intellect ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3677 1:01:17] || I am the truth ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4616 1:16:56] || Extinction ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=2513 0:41:53] || (A vision) of reality || "a vision" precedes "of reality" in the lecture but may not match the lyrics
|-
| Multiple || Consciousness ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3671 1:01:11] || 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/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3845 1:04:05] || 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=5089 1:24:49] || 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 ||
|}

== Trivia ==
* 1420 MHz is the resonance frequency of hydrogen, 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>

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the 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/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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

Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-05-08T19:00:29Z

Erkston: clarity and grammar correction

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Inferno]]}}

"[[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 ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr at 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 may have been combined to create new phrases, or the exact source of a lyric may not have been discovered yet. Words/phrases shown in parentheses below are assumed and have not had exact samples discovered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric !! scope="col" style="width: 350px;" | Notes
|-
| Multiple || End ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=4097 1:08:17] || Comes to the greater awareness of itself ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=272 0:04:32] || Divine intellect ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3677 1:01:17] || I am the truth ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4616 1:16:56] || Extinction ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=2513 0:41:53] || (A vision) of reality || "a vision" precedes "of reality" in the lecture but may not match the lyrics
|-
| Multiple || Consciousness ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3671 1:01:11] || 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 ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5209 1:26:49] || (Conscious) transcendent source || "Conscious" does not precede "transcendent source" and may be sourced elsewhere
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5244 1:27:24] || Seat of consciousness ||
|-
| Multiple || Power ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3845 1:04:05] || 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=5089 1:24:49] || 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 ||
|}

== Trivia ==
* 1420 MHz is the resonance frequency of hydrogen, 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>

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the 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/4gYaI1S9Qug6B96E2HwxeN </spotify>

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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

Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-05-08T16:46:32Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Inferno]]}}

"[[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 ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr at 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 may have been combined to create new phrases, or the exact source of a lyric may not have been discovered yet. Words/phrases shown in parentheses below are assumed and have not had exact samples discovered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric !! scope="col" style="width: 350px;" | Notes
|-
| Multiple || End ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=4097 1:08:17] || Comes to the greater awareness of itself ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=272 0:04:32] || Divine intellect ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3677 1:01:17] || I am the truth (and so forth) || "and so forth" were the following words in the lecture, though not audible in the song. Possibly spliced from a different part of the lecture or otherwise modified
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=2513 0:41:53] || (A vision) of reality ||
|-
| Multiple || Consciousness ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3671 1:01:11] || 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 ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5209 1:26:49] || (Conscious) transcendent source || "Conscious" does not proceed "transcendent source" and may be sourced elsewhere
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5244 1:27:24] || Seat of consciousness ||
|-
| Multiple || Power ||
|-
| [https://youtu.be/oJbASTsjxE8?t=3845 1:04:05] || 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=5089 1:24:49] || 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 ||
|}

== Trivia ==
* 1420 MHz is the resonance frequency of hydrogen, 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>

== Videos ==
Music video for the song was released on May 7, 2026 through [[BoC|the band]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/boardsofcanada official Youtube channel].

It is directed by [https://robertbeattyart.com Robert Beatty] and produced by [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/greg-burne-06024614 Greg Burne] of [https://bigactive.com Big Active].

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

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

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

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