LP5 - Inferno

[Helios]

A couple of observations...

The album starts in 5/8 time presumably to announce the 5th album.

Also, the golden ratio point of this album (43.16) seems to coincide when the Collapse sample starts.

I’ve listened to the album once every day in its entirety on CD in the car. Prophecy At 1420 Mhz and Deep Time are beginning to exist in my mind in balance with the rest of the album.

Very similar to me - I listened to Introit/Prophecy/Tape 05 countless times before the full release, so those tracks did feel a little detached in my head. This is the first release I think of any album where I haven't really been hopping around after first listen, I keep doing full run throughs (though not in a single sitting).

[Rikkiebags]

[GeoDose]

Same here, I find it very hard to skip tracks so I just don't bother. I'm also SHOCKED that somehow I'm not tired of 'Prophecy' yet after so many listens!

Also, I feel nostalgic every time I listen to 'Deep Time.' It reminds me of when the song dropped unexpectedly, and we all felt a collective joy that we hadn't felt (in relation to BoC) for many years. Watching those first-listen reaction videos made me feel happy, I don't normally bother content like that but I'm glad I did. Reading the positive comments was amazing, too.

Very strange to feel nostalgic over something that happened less than 2 months ago!

[Rikkiebags]

I'm doing my absolute best to ration myself. Currently about 1 listen a day. But it is truly something special.

[Negamuse]

It really is. I was not expecting this to still be a no-skip album after a week.

[Waterbagel]

It really is. I was not expecting this to still be a no-skip album after a week.

same. it really flows together nicely. i'm not so excited to hear some upcoming track that i'm willing to skip over what's in front of me

[akirako]

Inferno has legit become my fave BoC album atm.

[Cupz]

Inferno has legit become my fave BoC album atm.

Same. It's the album I always wanted. The pinnacle.

[Cupz]

It really is. I was not expecting this to still be a no-skip album after a week.

It's really a 70 minute track.

[akirako]

Damn. That is a bummer. I am even cautious of the old boom box I have doing the same thing. I have some old Bootleg Cocteau Twins tapes that are precious to me. Always nervous to play them for that reason. Will just have to roll the dice when the Inferno cassette shows up. I think I would have a much easier time replacing that one if something happened to it.

Check this out:

[akirako]

Inferno has legit become my fave BoC album atm.

Same. It's the album I always wanted. The pinnacle.

Plus at a personal level, it really connects with me. There's something a bit more "industrial" and "horror-informed" about it that I really like (but I've been a fan of BoC since I was a teen, a bit after Geogaddi was released and a bit before TCH came out, so it's not like I don't like their other albums! It's just that Inferno has completely blown my mind.)

[Waterbagel]

yeah. i think it's my fave. we'll see how i feel in 6 months, but i mean... this thing's just amazing. i could tell there were tracks i'd need to chew on with TH when it came out. this, i just want to listen to it constantly (so i, too, am rationing my listens a bit!)

[jcnporter]

Saw this mentioned on Bluesky

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... KH_gbuKG5F

[Cupz]

Saw this mentioned on Bluesky

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... KH_gbuKG5F

downloading before it gets taken down lol. BoC the movie!

[Cupz]

aw shit some are age restricted because it contains semi-born visuals, can someone get these for me. Did I mention I fucking hate google yet? Like with a hard H.

[mechanismj]

Did I mention I fucking hate google yet? Like with a hard H.

Wha?! Surely you jest!

[superuser]

Y'all think they're just pulling samples from YouTube these days, or do you think they go to trouble to get original VHS copies of the stuff they sampled off Inferno?

[Waterbagel]

they didn't say "the internet is evil, except-wait-lemme-get-this-one-vid-real-quick"

[Cupz]

they didn't say "the internet is evil, except-wait-lemme-get-this-one-vid-real-quick"

Fair enough.

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[rasterskan]

Y'all think they're just pulling samples from YouTube these days, or do you think they go to trouble to get original VHS copies of the stuff they sampled off Inferno?

A decent chunk of SxT tracks were the same rips that were available on YT or other places around the internet (The Other Stranger is the best example that comes to mind). The internet may be evil, but it's also near unavoidable in the modern day.