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Boards of Canada, 'Tape 05': The Long Quiet, Broken
On April 16, 2026, after thirteen years of near-total silence, Boards of Canada uploaded a six-minute piece of music to YouTube called Tape 05. The track ended a wait that had become its own kind of cultural artifact. The campaign that preceded it (mailed VHS tapes, posters appearing in four cities, a hexagonal logo on every surface) suggested that something larger is coming.
synth_error :: April 18, 2026 :: 7 min read