01. / 02. Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz

[Den]

I'm feeling elated because I'd recently thought, "we're going to hear bongos on Inferno" - Alpha and Omega, Good Friday Remix, etc. Boom. Introit. And this also makes me feel even more certain that Tape 05 is not on the album.

Yeah I think it's safe to say Tape 05 is not on the album, with these two tracks having been officially released on all platforms but no Tape 05

Again if you listen closely, tape 5 is intermission between introit and the start of Prophecy. So technically it's there

I'm referring to the idea that Tape 05 is Father And Son specifically.

[rossisdead]

what do we think the vocals say?

So far I have:

End
Nothingness
Comes to the greater awareness of the self
Divine Intellect
I am the truth ???
The pullstring? posturing? of reality
Consciousness
I am god, the ultimate resonance
Spirit
I am the soul respecting?
Conscious transcendence force
See C-C-C-Consciousness
Power
This insensitive ?? of the modern world
It's time to take you out in nature
Synchronicity
Consciousness has operational effect, alt? effect
Nothingness
The absolute truth

Feel free to chip in with the parts I can't decipher some of them are quite hard to parse

Edit: fixed some lines with some help from TMW discord

I'm pretty sure "alt? effect" is "cause and effect"

[mechanismj]

I AM GOD

Amen!

Yeah, I don't think they are pulling any punches with this one.

[sowhereareyouliving?]

what do we think the vocals say?

...
Nothingness
....

A ticket, to nothingness... UNKLE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPgDCg6R0t0&t=200s

I kid, I kid

[rubicon]

I'm at work and had to watch on my phone in my car so my listening experience wasn't ideal but imo this is the most they've ever sounded like a """band""" and that's really exciting

Yes exactly this! Never been so easy to imagine one of their tunes being played live...

[GeoDose]

When the main drum beat kicks in, this is what it reminds me of:

https://youtu.be/tIWWsmvPCAo?si=reoyeQ4wCUISfDtf&t=123

'Bellshaw' by Download. Cevin Key and Phil Western, 1997.

I like this thanks - added to bandcamp wishlist!

Hey, you're very welcome!

It's a stellar album, and was WAY ahead of it's time. Sounds more like music produced in 2008, as opposed to 1997.

[μasch]

Oh and idk if this was already said before, but 1420 MHz is the frequency of the Wow! signal. So i guess Inferno has some space themes in it, but with the whole "god the ultimate resonance" theme, i think the overall album is aiming towards the vibes of cults that mixed space, science and religion in weird mixed ideologies, kinda like Heaven's Gate or Raëlism

[GeoDose]

Oh and idk if this was already said before, but 1420 MHz is the frequency of the Wow! signal. So i guess Inferno has some space themes in it, but with the whole "god the ultimate resonance" theme, i think the overall album is aiming towards the vibes of cults that mixed space, science and religion in weird mixed ideologies, kinda like Heaven's Gate or Raëlism

Correct, but it goes even deeper than that!

"The 1420 MHz frequency (\(1.42 \text{ GHz}\)) is the fundamental emission line of neutral hydrogen, also known as the \(21\text{-cm line}\). It is vital in radio astronomy for mapping Milky Way structure and identifying cosmic gas. Due to hydrogen's abundance, it is a key target in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) as a likely "universal" communication frequency."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKaSzhPBcy4&t=119

[Helios]

I'm quite taken aback with how contemporary and clean it sounds. It really seems like they've moved on from the destroying sounds to make them sound degraded aesthetic.

No way, jose! Just wait for the full album - I guarantee we'll get some of that good old-fashioned sound degradation in some of the darker-themed tracks! In the last half of the album... I'd bet my paycheque on it.

The track titles for the entire middle section of the album is literally hell, lol.

[waco]

welcome back hell interface

[rossisdead]

Anyone else think the that Prophecy won't fade out on the album version? I have to imagine it segues right into the next song.

[A_Northern_Soul]

Can these guys do album openers or what

Every single one has been absolutely spot on.

[detroit lofi]

I should have went to twoism before I went to Reddit first.

Everyone on reddit is complaining about the vocals and comparing it to synthwave... I understand that it's hard to meet expectations after 13 years but the brothers delivered and it personally exceeded my expectations for a single release.

I'm grateful that after 13 years of lurking on here there's still a lot of real fans who appreciate that we even got new BOC and seem to have a deep understanding of their sound.

[Helios]

Anyone else think the that Prophecy won't fade out on the album version? I have to imagine it segues right into the next song.

I can't imagine the track changing from what's been uploaded to the streaming apps.

[mechanismj]

When the main drum beat kicks in, this is what it reminds me of:

https://youtu.be/tIWWsmvPCAo?si=reoyeQ4wCUISfDtf&t=123

'Bellshaw' by Download. Cevin Key and Phil Western, 1997.

I like this thanks - added to bandcamp wishlist!

Hey, you're very welcome!

It's a stellar album, and was WAY ahead of it's time. Sounds more like music produced in 2008, as opposed to 1997.

Oh damn! This is juicy! Thank you!

[Aesthetics]

I am excited.

wwbjd! Dude! It’s been a minute! Excited too. Hope all is well man.

*quote The Other*
*quote mechanismj*
* quote Mexicola*

Is this the wayback machine??
Nice collection of memories!

[μasch]

Anyone else think the that Prophecy won't fade out on the album version? I have to imagine it segues right into the next song.

the "boards of canada is secretly a cult" conspiracy theorist are gonna eat well this year

[sowhereareyouliving?]

Not sure if people realise but the first 2 tracks are available to download from Beep if you've pre ordered.

Same goes if you pre-ordered on Bandcamp

The sheer crunchy cripsy massive detail on the FLACs with a decent pair of headphones - wow....

[dana]

psybient?

[Den]

I should have went to twoism before I went to Reddit first.

Everyone on reddit is complaining about the vocals and comparing it to synthwave... I understand that it's hard to meet expectations after 13 years but the brothers delivered and it personally exceeded my expectations for a single release.

I'm grateful that after 13 years of lurking on here there's still a lot of real fans who appreciate that we even got new BOC and seem to have a deep understanding of their sound.

Avoid Reddit. Just walk away.