GONKCAST: An Autechre Podcast

We're halfway through the year, so it's time to count down our favorite albums of 2026 so far.
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Dan's list:
Boards of Canada - Inferno

Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))

[Ahmed] - Play Monk

Speedy J - Walkman

Shane Parish - Autechre Guitar

Honorable mention: Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars

Archival: The Beach Boys - We Gotta Groove

Gabe's list:
Speedy J - Walkman

Boards of Canada - Inferno

Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good

Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))

Ibrahim Alfa Jnr. - Infinite Black Inside

Honorable mention: Squarepusher - Kammerkonzert

Archival: Oren Ambarchi - Hubris

We're getting back to work on our installment-by-installment revisit of Autechre's 2016 album, elseq 1–5, this time with a deep dive into elseq 4.
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Check out a possible clip of new AE music here.
Read a great blog post on "Elseq @ 10" here.
Read the aepages entry on elseq here.
Read a fantastically in-depth interview with Autechre all about elseq here.
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Dan's new music rec: Horse Lords - Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
Gabe's new music rec: dgoHn - Tessares

Enjoy this bonus episode, for premium subscribers, on Sophie's 2018 classic, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides.
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Read Resident Advisor's great review here.
Watch the iconic video for "It's Okay to Cry" here.
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Dan's new music rec: This Heat - This Heat
Gabe's new music rec: Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good

We're off this week, so enjoy this unlocked bonus episode on Boards of Canada's 2013 LP, Tomorrow's Harvest—originally released on March 16th, 2026.
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Read a great interview with BoC about Tomorrow's Harvest here.
Read a little about the ARG marketing campaign for Tomorrow's Harvest here.
Dive deep into fan theories about Tomorrow's Harvest over at BOCPages.
Watch Deadly Harvest (1977), the film that's thought to have inspired Tomorrow's Harvest here.
Check out a possible early version of "New Seeds" here.
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Dan's new music rec: Caterina Barbieri & Bendik Giske - At Source
Gabe's new music rec: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - We Are Together Again

Enjoy this monster-sized bonus episode, for premium subscribers, on Boards of Canada's triumphant return, Inferno (2026).
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Dive deep into all the Inferno theories on BoC Pages.
Read the Guardian's pan of Inferno here.
Read one of many Reddit threads discussing Inferno's strange writing credits here.
Read about the weird Inferno White House video here.
See the source of the "Father and Son" sample here.
Listen to the bonus flexi disc track here.
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Dan's new music rec: Iceage - For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
Gabe's new music rec: Ibrahim Alfa Jnr. - Infinite Black Inside