Road to Inferno - Revision history

Aris: Removed speculation section

2026-05-07T15:20:15Z

Removed speculation section

Aris: Added a section about the Vernal Equinox playlist

2026-05-02T22:32:21Z

Added a section about the Vernal Equinox playlist

Fredd-E: Fredd-E moved page LP5 to Road to Inferno: album title LP5 is known since April 22, 2026

2026-04-22T19:52:07Z

Fredd-E moved page LP5 to Road to Inferno: album title LP5 is known since April 22, 2026

Mr udders: Rewritten opening paragraph due to announcement of Inferno

2026-04-22T19:41:21Z

Rewritten opening paragraph due to announcement of Inferno

Fredd-E at 18:24, 22 April 2026

2026-04-22T18:24:53Z

Fredd-E: restore LP5 article

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Fredd-E: Fredd-E moved page Inferno to LP5 over a redirect without leaving a redirect: revert

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Fredd-E moved page Inferno to LP5 over a redirect without leaving a redirect: revert

Fredd-E at 16:54, 22 April 2026

2026-04-22T16:54:58Z

Fredd-E: fixed links for Kwes and Squarepusher to wikipedia

2026-04-22T16:42:43Z

fixed links for Kwes and Squarepusher to wikipedia

Phin: Fix Trivia: replace unsourced 33 reference with verifiable Geogaddi numerological claims (23 tracks, 66:06, Rev 13:18)

2026-04-22T15:45:52Z

Fix Trivia: replace unsourced 33 reference with verifiable Geogaddi numerological claims (23 tracks, 66:06, Rev 13:18)

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 === Official Statements ===
-* [[Marcus Eoin]], June 2013: "It feels like neither of those things from our perspective because we've always been working! We'd be making music anyway even if nobody was listening, and '''we've no intention of stopping''', so this is just a continuation." said in response to the question "Is this record a new beginning or maybe the end? How does it feel for you?", from the interview [[The Charms of the Sphinx]].
+* [[Marcus Eoin]], June 2013: <blockquote>"It feels like neither of those things from our perspective because we've always been working! We'd be making music anyway even if nobody was listening, and '''we've no intention of stopping''', so this is just a continuation."</blockquote> – in response to the question ''"Is this record a new beginning or maybe the end? How does it feel for you?"'', from the interview [[The Charms of the Sphinx]].
 * [[MDG]], June 2022: "Nothing specific I'm allowed to share yet unfortunately, just that '''a new album is on its way'''."
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 On August 15th 2025, [[Boards of Canada]] uploaded a ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]'' celebration video to their social media accounts.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DNYMbzWMJIZ/</ref><ref>https://www.threads.com/@boardsofcanada/post/DNYN0UYMSVj</ref><ref>https://bsky.app/profile/boardsofcanada.bsky.social/post/3lwhdn4y3vk2d</ref><ref>https://x.com/boardsofcanada/status/1956358894902550775</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/boardsofcanada/videos/1494936234977208</ref> Their first publicly-available vinyl mini album ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]'', originally a limited run of only 100 vinyl copies, is available today at [[Bleep.com]].
-[[Boards of Canada]] took the opportunity to like a lot of [https://www.instagram.com/p/DNYMbzWMJIZ/ comments on their Instagram post] revolving around the topic of new music.
+[[Boards of Canada]] took the opportunity to like a lot of [https://www.instagram.com/p/DNYMbzWMJIZ/ comments on their Instagram post] revolving around the topic of new music. Despite speculation, no release or announcement formalized on this day.
 === Other Noteworthy Statements & Activity ===
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 ==== Warp Selections: Vernal Equinox ====
 [[File:Warp-Selections-Vernal-Equinox.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
-On March 20, 2025, [[Warp Records]] released an edition of their Warp Selections playlist series to coincide with the [[Wikipedia:March_equinox|vernal equinox]], the date on which astronomical spring begins in the northern hemisphere. Notably, it includes 3 songs by [[Boards of Canada]]: "[[Sunshine Recorder]]", "[[Smokes Quantity]] / [[1986 Summer Fire]]" and "[[Sundown]]". The cover of the playlist is a photo of the Sun, seemingly taken from a VHS recording due to the distortion. This became notable after the same photo appeared in a different, more distorted form in the [[2026_Promo_Campaign#VHS_Tape_Mailings|unmarked VHS tapes]] that were mailed to various people two weeks later.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txOkz6chDTE, 1:02</ref> The playlist cover later reappeared in its original form in [[Tape 05]] on April 16.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bghDcbzfEU, 0:40</ref> This has lead to theories that the playlist was curated by the duo themselves, though this is unconfirmed.
+On March 20, 2026, [[Warp Records]] released an edition of their Warp Selections playlist series to coincide with the [[Wikipedia:March_equinox|vernal equinox]], the date on which astronomical spring begins in the northern hemisphere. Notably, it includes 3 songs by [[Boards of Canada]]: "[[Sunshine Recorder]]", "[[Smokes Quantity]] / [[1986 Summer Fire]]" and "[[Sundown]]". The cover of the playlist is a photo of the Sun, seemingly taken from a VHS recording due to the distortion. This became notable after the same photo appeared in a different, more distorted form in the [[2026_Promo_Campaign#VHS_Tape_Mailings|unmarked VHS tapes]] that were mailed to various people two weeks later.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txOkz6chDTE, 1:02</ref> The playlist cover later reappeared in its original form in [[Tape 05]] on April 16.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bghDcbzfEU, 0:40</ref> This has lead to theories that the playlist was curated by the duo themselves, though this is unconfirmed.
-== Speculation ==
+== Promotional Campaign ==
-* There have been many theories concerning potential release dates of [[LP5]], or announcements relating to it. So far most of these dates have passed with no discernible activity from [[Boards of Canada]].
+''Main article: [[2026 Promo Campaign]]''
-* Many speculated a 2025 release date to coincide with the 30th anniversary of [[Boards of Canada]]'s first official release, ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]''. Notably, there was a substantial increase in activity on [[Boards of Canada]]'s social media accounts in late 2024 and the first half of 2025. Despite this, no release or major announcements materialised, and a release date for [[LP5]] has yet to be confirmed.
 == See Also ==
 * [[Timeline]]
 * [[Statements from Hexagon Sun]]
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 == External Links ==
-* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15631| General New Release Speculation Topic Part II]
+* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15631| General New Release Speculation Topic Part II thread on Twoism]
-* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14811| News & Findings]
+* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14811| News & Findings thread on Twoism]
-* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7374| General New Release Speculation Topic] (locked Dec 30th 2024)
+* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7374| General New Release Speculation Topic thread on Twoism] (locked Dec 30th 2024)
 * [https://www.instagram.com/p/DHY3RUfokrZ/?img_index=1 LP5 post on bocpages' Instagram]

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 === Other Noteworthy Statements & Activity ===
 * [[Bleep.com|Bleep]], April 2023: "we don't know when the new [[BoC]] album is coming"<ref>https://bleep.com/newsletters/boards-of-canada--music-has-the-right-to-children-25th-anv-1</ref>. Note the use of ''''when'''' rather than ''''if'''' implying that the album is confirmed to be in progress.
 == Speculation ==

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−	[[~~LP5~~]] ~~(actual title not yet known) is~~ the ~~upcoming~~ fifth studio album by [[Boards of Canada]], ~~which will serve as the follow-up to their 2013 album ''~~[[~~Tomorrow's Harvest~~]]''. ~~Although there is currently no official title or release date, [[LP5]]~~ was confirmed to be in production in June 2022 by ~~[[Boards of Canada]]'s~~ online representative, [[MDG]], in a private message to [[Twoism (messageboard)\|Twoism]] user babylulu. Subsequent ~~sporadic but consistent~~ activity on [[Boards of Canada]]~~'s official social media, including a reference to "future news and announcements"<ref> https://www.threads.net/@boardsofcanada/post/CvHoTJlsRWR </ref>, suggests that the intent to release another~~ album ~~is still there~~.	+	[[Inferno]], the fifth studio album by [[Boards of Canada]] was announced on April 22nd 2026 and scheduled for release on May 29th of the same year, following a number of years of seemingly increased public activity from [[Boards of Canada]]. Their fifth album was confirmed to be in production in June 2022 by their online representative, [[MDG]], in a private message to [[Twoism (messageboard)\|Twoism]] user babylulu. Subsequent increasing levels of activity leading up to the announcement caused much speculation of the possibility of a new [[Boards of Canada]] album.

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−	~~As of May 29, 2026 [[Boards of Canada]] announced their fifth full-length LP [[Inferno]].~~

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	[[LP5]] (actual title not yet known) is the upcoming fifth studio album by [[Boards of Canada]], which will serve as the follow-up to their 2013 album ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''. Although there is currently no official title or release date, [[LP5]] was confirmed to be in production in June 2022 by [[Boards of Canada]]'s online representative, [[MDG]], in a private message to [[Twoism (messageboard)\|Twoism]] user babylulu. Subsequent sporadic but consistent activity on [[Boards of Canada]]'s official social media, including a reference to "future news and announcements"<ref> https://www.threads.net/@boardsofcanada/post/CvHoTJlsRWR </ref>, suggests that the intent to release another album is still there.		[[LP5]] (actual title not yet known) is the upcoming fifth studio album by [[Boards of Canada]], which will serve as the follow-up to their 2013 album ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''. Although there is currently no official title or release date, [[LP5]] was confirmed to be in production in June 2022 by [[Boards of Canada]]'s online representative, [[MDG]], in a private message to [[Twoism (messageboard)\|Twoism]] user babylulu. Subsequent sporadic but consistent activity on [[Boards of Canada]]'s official social media, including a reference to "future news and announcements"<ref> https://www.threads.net/@boardsofcanada/post/CvHoTJlsRWR </ref>, suggests that the intent to release another album is still there.
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 The ''Inferno'' vinyl, CD and digital editions carry the catalogue numbers '''WARPLP496''', '''WARPCD496''' and '''WARP496''' respectively. 496 appears to be a deliberate choice rather than the next number in Warp's sequence:
-* The immediately preceding Warp albums carry much lower catalogue numbers — Nala Sinephro's ''Endlessness'' is [https://yoyaku.io/release/nala-sinephro-endlessness-lp-warplp358/ WARPLP358] (Sept 2024), [[kwes]]'s ''Kinds'' is WARPLP400 (27 Feb 2026), and [[Squarepusher]]'s April 2026 release is WARPLP417. Seven weeks after Squarepusher at 417, the catalogue jumps 79 numbers straight to 496 for ''Inferno''.
+* The immediately preceding Warp albums carry much lower catalogue numbers — Nala Sinephro's ''Endlessness'' is [https://yoyaku.io/release/nala-sinephro-endlessness-lp-warplp358/ WARPLP358] (Sept 2024), [[wikipedia:Kwes|kwes]]'s ''Kinds'' is WARPLP400 (27 Feb 2026), and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]'s April 2026 release is WARPLP417. Seven weeks after Squarepusher at 417, the catalogue jumps 79 numbers straight to 496 for ''Inferno''.
 * Warp's digital (WARPDA) sequence shows the same jump: recent numbers include WARPDA408, 411, 414, 415, 417, then skip to WARPDA496 as the digital SKU for ''Inferno''.<ref>https://warp.net/discography</ref>

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 * In theoretical physics, '''496 is the dimension of the gauge groups E<sub>8</sub>×E<sub>8</sub> and SO(32)''' — the two groups that allow [[wikipedia:Heterotic string|heterotic string theory]] to be anomaly-free under the [[wikipedia:Green–Schwarz mechanism|Green–Schwarz mechanism]] (1984). It is one of the most recognisable numbers in 20th-century mathematical physics.
-The choice is consistent with [[Boards of Canada]]'s history of numerical encoding (e.g. the 23 / 33 / 1969 motifs on ''[[Geogaddi]]'') and with the album's pervasive physics and cosmology references — see "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]", "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]", "[[Deep Time]]" and "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]".
+The choice is consistent with [[Boards of Canada]]'s history of numerical encoding (e.g. ''[[Geogaddi]]'' contains 23 tracks tied to the "23 Enigma" / Discordianism, a 66:06 running time read as 666, and a Japanese release date of 13 February 2002 keyed to Revelation 13:18) and with the album's pervasive physics and cosmology references — see "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]", "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]", "[[Deep Time]]" and "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]".
 == Release Notes ==