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Acts Of Magic
Running time	1:18
Appears on	Inferno
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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 trailer, released on April 22nd, 2026.

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Samples / Lyrics

• Samples of birds chirping, and the buzzing of an insect swarm, can be heard throughout the track.

Trivia

The trailer version adds the drone heard at the beginning of "Prophecy At 1420 MHz" on top of the track.^[1]

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, 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. As we have seen before BOC are no strangers to linking Biblical passages and/or apocalyptic prophecy in their music, "Acts Of Magic" could be a reference to Acts Chapter 8:9-25 in which a magician in Samaria named Simon encounters Peter and John and asks to receive their own divine authority.

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References

↑ "INFERNO. 29 May 2026." Boards of Canada & Warp Records, YouTube

[1] "INFERNO. 29 May 2026." Boards of Canada & Warp Records, YouTube

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 * 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>
-*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, 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. As we have seen before BOC are no strangers to linking Biblical passages and/or apocalyptic prophecy in their music, Acts Of Magic could be a Reference to Acts Chapter 8:9-25 in which a magician in Samaria named Simon encounters Peter and John and asks to receive their own divine authority.
+*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, 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. As we have seen before BOC are no strangers to linking Biblical passages and/or apocalyptic prophecy in their music, "Acts Of Magic" could be a reference to Acts Chapter 8:9-25 in which a magician in Samaria named Simon encounters Peter and John and asks to receive their own divine authority.
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