GENERAL NEW RELEASE SPECULATION TOPIC PART II

[Fredd-E]

Whatever's going on, I won't be remembering the build up to the next album particularly fondly. Seems to have caused a lot of division within the fanbase, and it's been a bit of a mess.

A bit like current world status?

No worries though. This phase is considered by many as the speculative phase. For most, the real buildup starts when both boardsofcanada.com and warp.net announce the album. The weeks after is the real memorable party.

[Negamuse]

There are scenarios where there could be bad blood between BoC and Warp. If Warp were pissed off at BoC for not delivering in time, or the other way round, if BoC had an album ready but Warp were making them wait for a window to drop it to name two.

Putting out merch in this case makes some kind of sense, I guess, put some money on the balance sheet for the year.

I don't really know about the merch though, on the one hand there's the whole "get their name out there again" thing but I dunno, I sort of think the fact it's old designs is suspect really. If they'd released shirts in new designs it'd really clearly signal a new album wouldn't it. What does it imply they've put them out without involving a graphic designer?

The preparing for independence idea is interesting, this is going to be their (speculated?) last warp album on their contract right? If that were true there's all sorts of ways the label could delay things just to kind of keep them on roster and milk the merch sales or whatever.

So many theoreticals. It'd be lovely to have more to go on than we've got, or something to talk about more concrete than music biz shenanigans

[Fredd-E]

Some of the designs were new though, right? Maybe not radically different, but different nonetheless.

[luminousdusk]

I have suspected a disagreement between warp and boc for some time. It may be extremely complicated and even involving legal action.

[Fredd-E]

Today it's 8/22. We spotted this date in Tomorrow's Harvest 's artwork and on the Cosecha console.

But, alas. Nothing changed so far.



https://cosecha-transmisiones.com

[♄ope keeper]

Happy...

[2020k]

If there were a legal battle between Warp and BOC someone would've found a court doc by now. But, I do think that the label is being weird about BOC right now. They've probably seen how well old Aphex Twin releases are doing and want to replicate that with BOC but there's something weird going on in the backend about it all.

I don't think that BOC would need to sign off on the T-shirts. MDG confirmed in the 00's that they don't design their own T-shirts. Warp could have pulled the designs and pressed the shirts, did the promo shoot in their style, and threw up the page/newsletter. The t-shirts are nice, the page looked nice, but it was very cobbled together.

The thing that really grinds my gears is that Bleep threw up a "pre-order" for a Twoism vinyl repress for the 30th anniversary, which was never out of stock. All of my local record stores have Twoism in stock. I worked at a record store to make ends meet last year and the owner always had Twoism in stock. I bought a copy from him and he instantly got another copy. And, again, I said it earlier in this thread, that I always check Bleep to see if there is a Hi-Scores vinyl repress, because I don't have Hi-Scores. Every single time I've checked (which is frequently) Twoism on vinyl has always been in stock.

I almost think the radio silence from MDG may be BOC trying to be completely silent so Warp can't bug them anymore than they have. If BOC is quiet, Warp can only go so far. If BOC or a representative posts here, Warp has more ammo to throw a fit. A while ago someone speculated that the "Nobody's home..." message was meant as a middle finger to Warp, and Warp may be active on the BOC social media account as a middle finger back because they know BOC doesn't like social media (see my last post a page or so back). Every day this theory gets more believable to me.

Why would BOC like things on social media but not send a representative here to comment on things? Historically, between album cycles, Hexagon Sun would swoop in quite a lot when we went too far or got too frustrated with theories. It's not happening this time. It's different. It doesn't make sense.

Again, I am kind of getting eerie Free Fiona vibes from this. Blink twice if you're being held hostage, BOC. We will do what we can to help!

[HASHY]

Also i saw with Warp that they made a Twitter post about the 30th anniversary of Aphex's "Donkey Rhubarb" the day before Twoism's 30th anniversary, but they didn't mention or post a single thing about Twoism on its 30th. Only Bleep and and the BOC accounts made a post

[Fredd-E]

Also i saw with Warp that they made a Twitter post about the 30th anniversary of Aphex's "Donkey Rhubarb" the day before Twoism's 30th anniversary, but they didn't mention or post a single thing about Twoism on its 30th. Only Bleep and and the BOC accounts made a post

The day after, Warp reposted the Bleep post to its story on Instagram.

Not only one day late, but also not a boc repost. But I get it. Bleep is their store.

[vitriolie]

If there were a legal battle between Warp and BOC someone would've found a court doc by now. But, I do think that the label is being weird about BOC right now. They've probably seen how well old Aphex Twin releases are doing and want to replicate that with BOC but there's something weird going on in the backend about it all.

I don't think that BOC would need to sign off on the T-shirts. MDG confirmed in the 00's that they don't design their own T-shirts. Warp could have pulled the designs and pressed the shirts, did the promo shoot in their style, and threw up the page/newsletter. The t-shirts are nice, the page looked nice, but it was very cobbled together.

The thing that really grinds my gears is that Bleep threw up a "pre-order" for a Twoism vinyl repress for the 30th anniversary, which was never out of stock. All of my local record stores have Twoism in stock. I worked at a record store to make ends meet last year and the owner always had Twoism in stock. I bought a copy from him and he instantly got another copy. And, again, I said it earlier in this thread, that I always check Bleep to see if there is a Hi-Scores vinyl repress, because I don't have Hi-Scores. Every single time I've checked (which is frequently) Twoism on vinyl has always been in stock.

I almost think the radio silence from MDG may be BOC trying to be completely silent so Warp can't bug them anymore than they have. If BOC is quiet, Warp can only go so far. If BOC or a representative posts here, Warp has more ammo to throw a fit. A while ago someone speculated that the "Nobody's home..." message was meant as a middle finger to Warp, and Warp may be active on the BOC social media account as a middle finger back because they know BOC doesn't like social media (see my last post a page or so back). Every day this theory gets more believable to me.

Why would BOC like things on social media but not send a representative here to comment on things? Historically, between album cycles, Hexagon Sun would swoop in quite a lot when we went too far or got too frustrated with theories. It's not happening this time. It's different. It doesn't make sense.

Again, I am kind of getting eerie Free Fiona vibes from this. Blink twice if you're being held hostage, BOC. We will do what we can to help!

I really cant read your shit anymore, but anyway, why you care so much about Warp? Is it gonna hurt so much that on the next or past albums there is a Warp logo?
You think Warp is the obstacle for BoC to not release an album for almost 15 years?
No offence but Im mostly by lurking trying to get to your logic without reading the wall of texts you usually post

[Chodlington]

If there were a legal battle between Warp and BOC someone would've found a court doc by now. But, I do think that the label is being weird about BOC right now. They've probably seen how well old Aphex Twin releases are doing and want to replicate that with BOC but there's something weird going on in the backend about it all.

I don't think that BOC would need to sign off on the T-shirts. MDG confirmed in the 00's that they don't design their own T-shirts. Warp could have pulled the designs and pressed the shirts, did the promo shoot in their style, and threw up the page/newsletter. The t-shirts are nice, the page looked nice, but it was very cobbled together.

The thing that really grinds my gears is that Bleep threw up a "pre-order" for a Twoism vinyl repress for the 30th anniversary, which was never out of stock. All of my local record stores have Twoism in stock. I worked at a record store to make ends meet last year and the owner always had Twoism in stock. I bought a copy from him and he instantly got another copy. And, again, I said it earlier in this thread, that I always check Bleep to see if there is a Hi-Scores vinyl repress, because I don't have Hi-Scores. Every single time I've checked (which is frequently) Twoism on vinyl has always been in stock.

I almost think the radio silence from MDG may be BOC trying to be completely silent so Warp can't bug them anymore than they have. If BOC is quiet, Warp can only go so far. If BOC or a representative posts here, Warp has more ammo to throw a fit. A while ago someone speculated that the "Nobody's home..." message was meant as a middle finger to Warp, and Warp may be active on the BOC social media account as a middle finger back because they know BOC doesn't like social media (see my last post a page or so back). Every day this theory gets more believable to me.

Why would BOC like things on social media but not send a representative here to comment on things? Historically, between album cycles, Hexagon Sun would swoop in quite a lot when we went too far or got too frustrated with theories. It's not happening this time. It's different. It doesn't make sense.

Again, I am kind of getting eerie Free Fiona vibes from this. Blink twice if you're being held hostage, BOC. We will do what we can to help!

I really cant read your shit anymore, but anyway, why you care so much about Warp? Is it gonna hurt so much that on the next or past albums there is a Warp logo?
You think Warp is the obstacle for BoC to not release an album for almost 15 years?
No offence but Im mostly by lurking trying to get to your logic without reading the wall of texts you usually post

I thought they made some good points tbf. But this whole thing is becoming increasingly divisive and unpleasant, so some kind of official announcement would great to quell the madness.

[2020k]

I really cant read your shit anymore, but anyway, why you care so much about Warp? Is it gonna hurt so much that on the next or past albums there is a Warp logo?
You think Warp is the obstacle for BoC to not release an album for almost 15 years?
No offence but Im mostly by lurking trying to get to your logic without reading the wall of texts you usually post

You are on a text based forum, bub. I am sorry if reading is a challenge for you.

Stop attacking me.
This is a first and last warning.
Other members are reporting your posts too.

How is that for short and succinct?

[♄ope keeper]

I'd just add that this topic is called "GENERAL NEW RELEASE SPECULATION TOPIC PART II"...

Btw regarding cult activities, page 66 has just been crossed, nearing pages 69 and sixtyten, the smallest weird number ... BOC instagram crossed 70k followers a few days ago...

[hexagonFox]

You can find me over at https://hellinterface.bandcamp.com/community

my favorite camp I've been to this summer thus far.
Me and the boys over at NCD Systems had a blast
Good, clean safe fun

⬡ fox

[hexagonFox]

You can find me over at https://hellinterface.bandcamp.com/community

my favorite camp I've been to this summer thus far.
Me and the boys over at NCD Systems had a blast
Good, clean safe fun

⬡ fox

https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada ... are_button



this old reddit post seems much more clear to me now

[ryetronics]

If there's one thing this thread proves it's that It's Boards' world, and us fans ain't living in it.

[WATER_CAN-_-]

Just relax
And enjoy this pleasant adventure

[magrathea_ultima]

Well I think despite this thread being about discussion and speculation, it also shows that a fair part of the supporters are growing frustrated, what might have been cool 20-30 years ago now just simply does not work anymore.

Maybe that is the lesson, BoC is tied to youth and the dreaming age and now as the world has grown complex it has ceded way to the call of reality.

I love BoC, but it also impacts me negatively now, because of exactly the unconditional love for their work in the first place.

Ghosting sucks.

And that those who know stay mum makes the silence deafening, if you know what I mean.

[Cyclosa]

It’s just pretty lame that a band who willingly and knowingly enters the entertainment business to make money off their fans (if not prove me wrong and put LP5 and the BOCset on soundcloud already), can completely ignore their consumers for over 12 years. We’re not asking for much here. One social media post, being it a mysterious reel or straightforward tweet, is all it takes to give a loyal fanbase a glimmer of hope. The lack thereof shows absolutely no appreciation for the fans who enjoy (and pay for) their music they themselves decided to put out through commercial platforms.

[realspiel]

Crikey there are some seriously unappreciative people on here. I have a few friends who are professional musicians where life just gets in the way, children, general unpredictable events even serious illness. They owe you absolutely nothing be grateful and enjoy what you have..