Boards of Canada - Inferno (Indie Exclusive, Deluxe Edition, Transparent Red Vinyl) Nell' Ora Blu

Boards of Canada - Inferno (Indie Exclusive, Deluxe Edition, Transparent Red Vinyl) Nell' Ora BluAfter thirteen years of silence from the compound, during which anticipation has grown day by day, Boards of Canada finally return. Inferno retains their signature melodies and atmospheres, drawing on the esoteric influences explored in Societas X Tape (their 2019 NTS mix for Warp Records' 30th anniversary) and the darker ambience introduced on Tomorrow's Harvest, further deepened by an expanded role for speech soundbites. Spanning seventy minutes,

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in which a few outsiders dubbed 'Killjoys' are engaged in conflict with a nefarious corporation that seemingly controls the population

and haunting spoken passages confidently riding the line between Life is Peachy and Scum

This second session rounded out the album with hard-charging performances of "Outer Forces" and "Jodo

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It was as if they were both remembering what had been - whatever that was

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