Review: Inferno, by Boards of Canada

Always fun when a favorite artist drops a whole album without warning after many quiet years: in this case, Inferno by Boards of Canada. I heard some things. Going to play the album once more and jot down some unedited thoughts. “Introit”. Mid-century futurist optimism, but it’s weak and lo-fi, and promptly obliterated by an all-consuming crescendo of red noise: “Prophecy At 1420 Mhz”. Everything…