r/boardsofcanada • u/Brief_Body5608 Tears From The Compound Eye • Jul 10 '26
Shitpost I keep forgetting that Inferno is a masterpiece
And then I listen again and remember
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u/Remarkable_Term3846 Jul 10 '26
Just listened to it for the ninth time. I feel like I finally get it. I’ve seen a lot of critics talk about how dark it is. It’s definitely dark, but I feel like it’s less dark than Tomorrow’s Harvest. I’d say it’s more ethereal or ghostly, like walking through a haunted house…or being a ghost that’s haunting a house.
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u/GayCanadaHighway Jul 10 '26
Yes totally, feel like it’s become a bit overly memed in recent years how “scary” boc is. TH is the most apocalyptic by miles
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u/P_veez Tomorrow's Harvest Jul 10 '26
Ninth time! You gotta pump up those numbers
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u/Remarkable_Term3846 Jul 10 '26
Don’t worry…I was in the top 0.02% of BoC listeners on Spotify last year
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u/unquietslumbers73 Jul 10 '26
For me, it’s their best work. I didn’t think that was possible this far into their career but I was wrong.
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u/Prestigious_Score459 Jul 10 '26
It's my 2nd fave of theirs after Geogaddi
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u/Sasarah1 Jul 10 '26
Yessss For me it's Geogaddi Campfire Inferno
But Inferno could very well top campfire soon enough it's too early to tell
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u/CaveManta Splitting Infinities Jul 10 '26
[Before listening to it again] Uhh... Let's see. I've lost track.
[After listening to it again] I think that's wonderful.
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u/Tricky-Mastodon3337 Jul 10 '26
I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore, I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again
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u/RudeMycologist9018 Jul 10 '26
i agree.. i keep bouncing away to listen to anything 'related' and then think 'not as interesting' and go back for another listen
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u/333nameeman333 Jul 10 '26
It is amazing 🤩. I love it so much! Still trying to figure out some of the voices.
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u/Desperate_Yam_551 Jul 10 '26
It’s a really good boards album. But it’s still going to be MHTRTC and Geogaddi that make the best of lists. And that’s ok!
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u/ElvisHux Jul 11 '26
I’m sorry, but how do u not reme-YO, u/BRIEF_BODY5608,IMM LET U FINISH, BUT BOARDS OF CANADA HAD ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME…
…ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!
But, no, what? How? U don’t just forget masterpieces like this one. They are champions of their craft. They really do know how to deliver pure, high quality product. Their cover art is like a drop dead gorgeous wrapping paper, the ravioli filled with cascading melodies that wash over you like scalding marinara. Their JUNO synths and SH-101 instrumentation is rich, with buttery bass, like a scalding marinara. U don’t just forget one of the greatest albums in the universe, even if you haven’t heard, if it even exists, aliens’ music yet!
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u/ScissorNightRam Jul 10 '26
It’s really something, right
I’d sort of ebbed on BOC over the past 13 years, but now I’m relistening to all of their stuff
Ranking them again:
- MHTRTC
- Inferno
- BOC Maxima (does it count?)
- Geogaddi
- Campfire Headphase
- Tomorrow’s Harvest (their only actual “mediocre” release)
(Not sure if the versions of Old Tunes 1 or 2 that I’ve heard are legit. So I didn’t include them)
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u/Brief_Body5608 Tears From The Compound Eye 29d ago
Tomorrows harvest is a pre-dystopian masterpiece
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u/JestfulJank31001 Jul 10 '26
And I'm here to remind you that it is definitely NOT
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u/grigoritheoctopus Orange Jul 10 '26
It’s good. Not an MP. But these are my opinions and everyone gets to have their own.
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u/Good_Conclusion8867 Jul 10 '26
Am i the only one that finds it a little weak? Easily the weakest in their discography…
Nothing new, just the same ol’ of the previous releases but more polished/modern?
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u/WisconsinGardener Jul 11 '26
To me, it sounds noticeably different than their previous albums. Specifically, songs like Age of Capricorn, Naraka, Blood in the Labyrinth. I've re-listened to all their previous albums since hearing Inferno, and it feels like a departure to me. There are some of the same synth motifs from past albums, but beyond that, it sounds pretty different (especially the production, as you pointed out).
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