Inferno
by Boards of Canada
- Type: Album
- Released: 2026-05-29
- Label: Warp
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:09:59
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 76 ratings
Artists on this release: other
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking the Scottish duo鈥檚 first studio album in thirteen years, 'Inferno' expands on their signature analogue-warm electronics with a clinical, driven approach that explores biblical themes, spirituality, and the occult. Brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin incorporate a prominent array of voice samplings, ranging from recordings of Islamic scholars and priestly sermons to chanting and panicked artificial intelligence voices. The resulting double album juxtaposes their characteristic hauntological nostalgia against urgent, modern political anxieties, solidifying their legacy as pioneering figures in contemporary electronic music.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, occult, ritualistic, atmospheric, existential, paranormal, sampling, progressive, nature, space, technical, death, complex, repetitive
Tracklist
- Introit
- Prophecy At 1420 MHz
- Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan
- Age Of Capricorn
- Father And Son
- Somewhere Right Now In The Future
- Naraka
- Acts Of Magic
- Memory Death
- The Word Becomes Flesh
- Into The Magic Land
- Blood In The Labyrinth
- Deep Time
- All Reason Departs
- Arena Americanada
- The Process
- You Retreat In Time And Space
- I Saw Through Platonia
Credits
- Boards of Canada - primary artist, artwork, filmed by [films], photography [photo collage], design, recorded by, photography
- Marcus Eoin - band [boards of canada], electronics, synth [synths], tape [tapes], other [processes], sound designer [sound design]
- Michael Sandison - band [boards of canada], electronics, synth [synths], tape [tapes], programmed by [programming], audio generator [audio evocations], drums, percussion, guitar [guitars], bass, strings [string instruments], other [processes], sound designer [sound design], written-by, producer
- Matt Colton - mastered by, mastering