Re: The Guardian (UK): Boards of Canada: Inferno rev iew – after 13 years away, their prodigal return is a big disappointment
Alan Lucas <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Jun 2026 12:59:34 -0400
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--000000000000ea88420653483c25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On the contrary, I=E2=80=99m quite happy to hear all manner of opinions. I like a lot of the album so far, but Father And Son sounds like something that The Books would have done back around 2005. Same with The Word Becomes Flesh, but that one is slightly less bothersome to me for whatever reason. On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 10:37=E2=80=AFAM Jordan Meinecke <jordanmeinecke@gma= il.com> wrote: > No one wants to hear your negative opinions > > On Jun 1, 2026, at 5:58=E2=80=AFPM, Theo Philip <[email protected]> wro= te: > > =EF=BB=BF > > I think I agree with the reviewer. BoC's drum beats are just so boring. > The songs I really like of theirs, happen to be the ones without drums, > Memory Death and Deep Time on Inferno, Bocuma and The Color of The Fire o= n > music has the right to children. Compare to a contemporary like Amon Tobi= n, > and this is for me what would make their tracks more enjoyable to listen > to. > > On Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 22:03, Zheanna Murray <[email protected]> wrote= : > >> Have had a chance to spin it a few times now front to back; it certainly >> sounds more "modern" than any prior BOC stuff, in my opinion - not that >> that's a bad thing at all. It still feels very BOC, and while it doesn't >> feel like anything particularly revolutionary (can anyone say they truly >> expected that from them to begin with?), it's a pleasure to listen to an= d >> I'm certain it will grow on me even more over time. >> >> Everyone seems to be enamored with Father And Son but there's something >> about those vocal slices that is unsettling, and I don't just mean their >> subject matter. Several tracks (Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan and Ar= ena >> Americanada especially) remind me a bit of the catalogue stuff made for >> Bruton Music in the 80s....shades of Mark Shreeve's masterwork "Mephisto= ", >> for example, or Francis Monkman's "Perpetual Motion" off the Energism >> album. Love that bold sound. >> >> Z >> >> On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 1:42=E2=80=AFPM Rjyan Kidwell <[email protected]>= wrote: >> >>> That said, >>> The Crowded House-adjacent guitar this time around is their coolest >>> deployment of guitar ever imo and I would be psyched if there's any mor= e of >>> that to come. >>> >>> Also the synthetic Clouddead flows in the super cutup vocals tracks is = a >>> bold choice that works way better than I would have expected. >>> >>> >>> -rk >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2026, 4:18 AM Rjyan Kidwell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> When I listened to bits and pieces of it while doing other things, I >>>> didn't care for it at all. >>>> Then today I ended up sitting down on a couch and listening to the >>>> whole thing (on shuffle, by accident) without doing or focusing on any= thing >>>> else and I had a real good time. >>>> >>>> I think the increasing enshittification of everything tech, and >>>> trashiness of everything about AI, has kinda called the whole "artist = must >>>> make PROGRESS" framing into question for me on a fundamental level. At= age >>>> 40 I prob would have been right there with ppl saying, "They've added >>>> nothing/They've evolved none!" but at age 45 I'm actually really genui= nely >>>> glad that these two weirdos still get to live in a beautiful place out= in >>>> the highlands and make the exact sounds they want to make. I don't thi= nk >>>> they need to invent a whole nother aesthetic or History of The Nuum mo= ment >>>> to be a net gain/good deal for the rest of the species. >>>> >>>> >>>> -rk >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 7:40=E2=80=AFAM Elijah Fink <[email protected]= m> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The album rules, review is rubbish >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 29 May 2026, 06:12 David Newman, <[email protected]> wrote= : >>>>> >>>>>> Just going to a listening party=E2=80=A6 with open ears and an open = mind =E2=80=A6. >>>>>> If it=E2=80=99s better than tomorrow=E2=80=99s harvest I=E2=80=99m h= appy >>>>>> >>>>>> Best wishes >>>>>> >>>>>> David Newman - shorter message sent from a mobile device =F0=9F=93= =B2 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 28 May 2026, at 21:00, Zombiefly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> =EF=BB=BF >>>>>> just heard it. >>>>>> the review is bang on. >>>>>> >>>>>> how disappointing >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 25 May 2026 at 23:55, steven richard price < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Truly awful review. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, 25 May 2026, 20:04 Seth Branum, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> BoC's religious/cult themes made him squeamish. =F0=9F=98=85 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 6:10=E2=80=AFAM Ren=C3=A9 Wilhelm < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ragebait >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 25 May 2026 at 15:05, Richard Barnett < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/23/boards-of-canada-i= nferno-review-after-13-years-away-their-prodigal-return-is-a-big-disappoint= ment >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Richard Barnett >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> ---------------------------------------- >>>>>> not sent from an iDevice >>>>>> ---------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> > > -- > ~Theo Philip > [email protected] > > --000000000000ea88420653483c25 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">On the contrary, I=E2=80=99m quite happy to hear all mann= er of opinions.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I like a= lot of the album so far, but Father And Son sounds like something that The= Books would have done back around 2005. Same with The Word Becomes Flesh, = but that one is slightly less bothersome to me for whatever reason.=C2=A0</= div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div class=3D"gmail_q= uote gmail_quote_container" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at= tr">On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 10:37=E2=80=AFAM Jordan Meinecke <<a href=3D"= mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br= ></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;= border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">= <div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">No one wants to hear your negative = opinions</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 1, 2026= , at 5:58=E2=80=AFPM, Theo Philip <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= " target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote>= </div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF</div></blockquot= e></div><div dir=3D"auto"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div d= ir=3D"ltr">I think I agree with the=C2=A0reviewer. BoC's drum beats are= just so boring. The songs I really like of theirs, happen to be the ones w= ithout drums, Memory Death and Deep Time on Inferno, Bocuma and The Color o= f The Fire on music has the right to children. Compare to a contemporary li= ke Amon Tobin, and this is for me what would make their tracks more enjoyab= le to listen to.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"= class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 22:03, Zheanna Murray <<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= </a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:= 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">= <div dir=3D"ltr">Have had a chance to spin it a few times now front to back= ; it certainly sounds more "modern" than any prior BOC stuff, in = my opinion - not that that's a bad thing at all. It still feels very BO= C, and while it doesn't feel like anything particularly revolutionary (= can anyone say they truly expected that from them to begin with?), it's= a pleasure to listen to and I'm certain it will grow on me even more o= ver time.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Everyone seems to be enamored with Fathe= r And Son but there's something about those vocal slices that is unsett= ling, and I don't just mean their subject matter. Several tracks (Hydro= gen Helium Lithium Leviathan and Arena Americanada especially) remind me a = bit of the catalogue stuff made for Bruton Music in the 80s....shades of Ma= rk Shreeve's masterwork "Mephisto", for example, or Francis M= onkman's "Perpetual Motion" off the Energism album. Love that= bold sound.</div><div><br></div><div>Z</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_= quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 1:42=E2= =80=AFPM Rjyan Kidwell <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_= blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail= _quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204= ,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">That said,<div dir=3D"auto">The C= rowded House-adjacent guitar this time around is their coolest deployment o= f guitar ever imo and I would be psyched if there's any more of that to= come.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Also the sy= nthetic Clouddead flows in the super cutup vocals tracks is a bold choice t= hat works way better than I would have expected.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"aut= o"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">-rk</div></div><= br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon,= Jun 1, 2026, 4:18 AM Rjyan Kidwell <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= " target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote c= lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli= d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">When I listened to bi= ts and pieces of it while doing other things, I didn't care for it at a= ll.<div>Then today I ended up sitting down on a couch and listening to the = whole thing (on shuffle, by accident) without doing or focusing on anything= else and I had a real good time.=C2=A0</div><div><br>I think the increasin= g enshittification of everything tech, and trashiness of everything about A= I, has kinda called the whole "artist must make PROGRESS" framing= into question for me on a fundamental level. At age 40 I prob would have b= een right there with ppl saying, "They've added nothing/They'v= e evolved none!" but at age 45 I'm actually really genuinely glad = that these two weirdos still get to live in a beautiful place out in the hi= ghlands and make the exact sounds they want to make.=C2=A0I don't think= they need to invent a whole nother aesthetic or History of The Nuum moment= to be a net gain/good deal for the rest of the species.=C2=A0</div><div><b= r></div><div><br></div><div>-rk</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><= div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 7:40=E2=80=AFA= M Elijah Fink <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" = target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid= rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">The album rules, revi= ew is rubbish</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D= "gmail_attr">On Fri, 29 May 2026, 06:12 David Newman, <<a href=3D"mailto= :[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">dwnewman@clara.= co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:= 1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Just going to a listening party=E2=80=A6 with open e= ars and an open mind =E2=80=A6. If it=E2=80=99s better than tomorrow=E2=80= =99s harvest I=E2=80=99m happy=C2=A0<div><br id=3D"m_-3072126643699566337m_= -2512781088294948826m_-6851406460683774907m_194040298882962608m_44730432274= 17954994m_200966731321310408lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"lt= r"><div>Best wishes</div><div><br></div>David Newman - shorter message sent= from a mobile device =F0=9F=93=B2</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote ty= pe=3D"cite">On 28 May 2026, at 21:00, Zombiefly <<a href=3D"mailto:zombi= [email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">zombiefly@g= mail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"= ><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"border-style:non= e;background:0% 0% repeat">just</span> heard it.<div><span style=3D"border-= style:none;background:0% 0% repeat">the</span> review is bang on.</div><div= ><br></div><div>how disappointing</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"= ><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 25 May 2026 at 23:55, steven= richard price <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer = noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le= ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Truly awf= ul review.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class= =3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 25 May 2026, 20:04 Seth Branum, <<a href=3D"mail= to:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">djman= [email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl= e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin= g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">BoC's religious/cult themes made him squea= mish.=C2=A0=C2=A0=F0=9F=98=85<br><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><= div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 6:10=E2=80=AFA= M Ren=C3=A9 Wilhelm <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"no= referrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a= >> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px= 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><di= v dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helve= tica,sans-serif">ragebait</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di= r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 25 May 2026 at 15:05, Richard Barnet= t <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer nore= ferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wr= ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px= 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D= "ltr"><div><a href=3D"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/23/boards-= of-canada-inferno-review-after-13-years-away-their-prodigal-return-is-a-big= -disappointment" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"= >https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/23/boards-of-canada-inferno-rev= iew-after-13-years-away-their-prodigal-return-is-a-big-disappointment</a></= div><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><di= v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><= div>Richard Barnett<br><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class= =3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s= ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"tahoma, sans-serif" style=3D"font-= family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">--------------------------------= --------</font><div><font face=3D"tahoma, sans-serif" style=3D"font-family:= tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0not sent from an iD= evice</font></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><font face=3D"tahom= a, sans-serif" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">---= -------------------------------------</font></span><br></div></div></div> </div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class= =3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s= ignature">~Theo Philip<div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D= "_blank">[email protected]</a></div></div> </div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div> --000000000000ea88420653483c25--