Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest

A cinematic, dystopian transmission from the masters of atmospheric dissonance.

After years of silence and an enigmatic, world-spanning "code" hunt that sent their fanbase into a frenzy, Boards of Canada returned in 2013 with Tomorrow’s Harvest. Released through their longtime home, Warp Records, the album is a stark departure from the sun-faded warmth of their previous work. Instead, it offers a "somehow dark yet positive" vision of the future—a soundscape defined by expansive, desolate beauty and mind-bending melodic creations.

The record plays like a soundtrack to a forgotten 1980s sci-fi film, exploring themes of collapse, re-growth, and the persistence of nature. While the duo's signature "analog grit" and hip-hop rhythms remain, they are now shrouded in a cold, high-contrast atmosphere. From the haunting, low-frequency pulse of "Reach for the Dead" to the jagged, rhythmic tension of "Jacquard Causeway," the album is an immersive, visceral experience that demands to be heard as a single, cohesive journey.