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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. | ||
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== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
| − | * | + | * 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 | + | ** The 8 types (acts) of magic practiced by magicians: prediction, vanishing, transformation, restoration, transposition, penetration, levitation and 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. "[[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. | ||
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
| + | * Samples of birds chirping, and the buzzing of an insect swarm, can be heard throughout the track. | ||
| + | * Meanwhile, unintelligible radio chatter can be heard buried beneath the sound of the insect swarm. | ||
| + | * 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> | ||
| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | * 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> | ||
| − | == | + | == Videos == |
| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id= I9h6fJg-KoA}} {{#widget:YouTube|id=xelSPPCi2O4}} | ||
| + | == Audio == | ||
| + | <spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6kJpSq9nH4AdBJjQ4iNViA </spotify> | ||
| − | == | + | == See Also == |
| + | * "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" | ||
Latest revision as of 23:48, 3 August 2026
| Acts Of Magic | |
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| Running time | 1:18 |
| Appears on | Inferno (2026) |
| Next | Memory Death |
| Prev | Naraka |
"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.
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Comments[edit]
- 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 and 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. "Acts Of Magic" could be a reference to 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.
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
- Samples of birds chirping, and the buzzing of an insect swarm, can be heard throughout the track.
- Meanwhile, unintelligible radio chatter can be heard buried beneath the sound of the insect swarm.
- 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.[1]
Trivia[edit]
- The trailer version adds the drone heard at the beginning of "Prophecy At 1420 MHz" on top of the track.[2]
Videos[edit]
Audio[edit]
See Also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑
- ↑ "INFERNO. 29 May 2026." Boards of Canada & Warp Records, YouTube