After weeks of mysterious VHS transmissions and enigmatic poster campaigns, Boards Of Canada have confirmed that their long-awaited fifth album Inferno will be released by Warp on May 29.
Watch the official announcement clip below:
Inferno will be available on special edition limited red translucent 2LP vinyl in a triple gatefold sleeve with 16-page booklet, as well as standard black 2LP vinyl, CD and digital formats. Pre-order/pre-save here and check out the tracklisting below:
01 Introit
02 Prophecy At 1420 MHz
03 Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan
04 Age Of Capricorn
05 Father And Son
06 Somewhere Right Now In The Future
07 Naraka
08 Acts Of Magic
09 Memory Death
10 The Word Becomes Flesh
11 Into The Magic Land
12 Blood In The Labyrinth
13 Deep Time
14 All Reason Departs
15 Arena Americanada
16 The Process
17 You Retreat In Time And Space
18 I Saw Through Platonia
It’s not clear if “Tape 05”, which was uploaded to YouTube last week, corresponds to Track 05 on the album – i.e. “Father And Son” – whether it’s a different track, or perhaps doesn’t appear at all. As ever with Boards Of Canada, the details remain tantalisingly elusive…