An Idea of Why Album is Taking So Long...

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:02 pm

wmarsh wrote:They don't owe you a thing.

Yeah, this ^^^

Especially as they've made it pretty clear many times before that they don't like the whole media game/exposure. Time was, not all that long ago, that the internet and/or MTV didn't exist. If you wanted news about your favourite band you bought a magazine once a month and hoped something would appear in it. I recall literally scouring articles almost in desperation for news about the next Soundgarden album or whatever back in the early 90's.

Seems these days we've gotten used to having our info-fix on demand. Sometimes that can be a good thing. But when did availability cross the line into a "right".

If BOC don't want to furnish us with info, they don't have to. And frustrating though it is sometimes, I respect them all the more for it.

Besides, we've at least got MDG telling us the album should be out this year - more than many BOC fans have access to (go check out the MySpace or Last.FM site to see those even more in the dark than us).

Patience is a virtue...

boardsofdublin · Post by **boardsofdublin** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:04 pm

Again, it would be nice to get a 'we are workin on new material' or even 'we are alive' on their music70/warp site. Absolutely nothing from them is a bit much, for this amount of time dont you think?

I know i am not the only one who thinks this.

Snufkin · Post by **Snufkin** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:26 pm

Nah man. They don't owe us or anyone else anything - we're lucky enough for them to have ever released any material in the first place.

This whole whinging about a new album weirds me out to be honest. Yeah I get excited when I see activity and strong (e.g. MDG) rumours of new material etc... but BOC don't owe me anything. I honestly don't get what all the weirdness re:new material is about.

It'll come when it comes, or worst-case-scenario it won't. Either way, getting annoyed about it isn't going to change/achieve anything.

-Snuf

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:29 pm

boardsofdublin wrote:Again, it would be nice to get a 'we are workin on new material' or even 'we are alive' on their music70/warp site. Absolutely nothing from them is a bit much, for this amount of time dont you think?

I know I'm in the minority here, but no, I really don't think they should have to tell us anything if they don't want to.

But then, in a round about kind of way - they have told us. Sort of (ie. MDG).

Hey anyway, what are we worried about?
1538 days out from Campfire, we've got a maximum of another 304 days to wait...
...actually, no you're right

infinite sevens · Post by **infinite sevens** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:19 pm

Ok so I might be daft, but the more quiet/ silent boc are, the more I respect/admire them. hehe. Then again, I could be a bit masochistic.
In all honestly, to me its a bit refreshing to see a fairly popular band like boc, but no behaving like one.
I would feel kind of disappointed if I saw them on pitchfork and the likes all the time. I guess it adds to their aura, you feel like the theme they put in their music, they practice themselves. Like they are separated from all this music/corporation/media bullshit. thats my two cents hehe.
in the meanwhile, lets enjoy what we have.

I agree, we are fortunate to have what they have released up to date.

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:53 pm

The lack of news is actually making me more receptive to the new material when it comes out. I'd prefer to taste and swallow new BoC the way they're serving it than after weeks of teaser material and "stuff coming soon!" updates hinting at this or that.

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:28 pm

Well, it ain't coming out in March either way!

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:27 am

turquoise70 wrote:The lack of news is actually making me more receptive to the new material when it comes out. I'd prefer to taste and swallow new BoC the way they're serving it than after weeks of teaser material and "stuff coming soon!" updates hinting at this or that.

Good point.

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:46 pm

747Music wrote:
turquoise70 wrote:The lack of news is actually making me more receptive to the new material when it comes out. I'd prefer to taste and swallow new BoC the way they're serving it than after weeks of teaser material and "stuff coming soon!" updates hinting at this or that.
Good point.

yeah. i have to agree with these guys. i am not bothered so much by the lack of little tweeter updates or teases. I'd rather their website just up and change one day with like a release date and then maybe a track released a week before the album.

Mark Geranium · Post by **Mark Geranium** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:47 pm

Every other artist on the warp label release an album every year or two and

drukqs?

Anyway, Infinite Sevens and the replies have nailed it on the head. The more reclusive they are, the more people crave for their music and respect what they've released. It's the perfect marketing ploy, because it's against everything music labels usually want from their artists.

That's the main reason why 'boards of canada' has almost 60 million results of Google and 'beyonce' has only 53 million.

Now, I'm probably regretting ever starting this thread...

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:58 pm

i still feel like this year is the year. i also felt that way in 2008....two times a charm?

Treefingers · Post by **Treefingers** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:57 pm

muddug said so, so it probably will be this year.

yippee.

Chuck Beckles · Post by **Chuck Beckles** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:34 pm

wmarsh wrote:They don't owe you a thing.

Their contractual obligations say otherwise.

rick7487 · Post by **rick7487** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:45 pm

Chuck Beckles wrote:
wmarsh wrote:They don't owe you a thing.
Their contractual obligations say otherwise.

lol

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:23 am

Mexicola wrote:
wmarsh wrote:They don't owe you a thing.
Yeah, this ^^^

Especially as they've made it pretty clear many times before that they don't like the whole media game/exposure. Time was, not all that long ago, that the internet and/or MTV didn't exist. If you wanted news about your favourite band you bought a magazine once a month and hoped something would appear in it. I recall literally scouring articles almost in desperation for news about the next Soundgarden album or whatever back in the early 90's.

Seems these days we've gotten used to having our info-fix on demand. Sometimes that can be a good thing. But when did availability cross the line into a "right".

If BOC don't want to furnish us with info, they don't have to. And frustrating though it is sometimes, I respect them all the more for it.

Besides, we've at least got MDG telling us the album should be out this year - more than many BOC fans have access to (go check out the MySpace or Last.FM site to see those even more in the dark than us).

Patience is a virtue...

Very well said.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:50 am

Skytree wrote:Very well said.

Thanks. Good to see you back by the way fella

Twoism-ist · Post by **Twoism-ist** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:10 pm

Mark Geranium wrote: That's the main reason why 'boards of canada' has almost 60 million results of Google and 'beyonce' has only 53 million.
/quote]
well, actually its more like 1 million when you put boards of canada in quotes...

plankton · Post by **plankton** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:26 pm

Around June/July time,although this isnt 100%,but one of my sources says "dont worry new album 2010" i think it will be announced after the new Aphex if im correct??

Treefingers · Post by **Treefingers** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:41 pm

Oh yeah. Your sources who definitely exist.

zeitgeist · Post by **zeitgeist** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:54 pm

page six, cmon, we can get it!