Discussion thread for the possible Hooper Bay leak

[Decorah]

Am I missing something? Why is this confirmed fake all of a sudden?

This dude is taking the piss my man. He took BoC fans for a ride because....reasons? Kinda have to be a pretty big dork to go through all that effort imo.

[northernlite]

god damnit i fell for it hook, line, and sinker

[HappyCyclist]

the guy in that video is biznasty. he’s on here lol. well played though, quite a way to get this place active again

“Well played”, but also damn annoying. Glad they didn’t drag this out for too long

[deadfly]

i really don’t think they had the foresight to create fake albums for an added mystique. they’re relatively normal guys

I think it's entirely in keeping with their mischievous and playful humour.

What's the alternative scenario? That by the time they were making fairly amateurish demo tapes/CDs to send round record labels (e.g. BOC Maxima) they had already released several albums on CD, vinyl and cassette in numbers of up to 200 each and not one single photo, let alone actual music, has ever surfaced from these? That over nearly 30 years they have managed to keep 200 or more people sworn to secrecy because one day they would have a mysterious reputation to uphold? Come on.

You think Maxima is amateurish?

[niknak]

I guess just be thankful it wasn't dragged out.

The detail i am most impressed by is the list of releases on Discogs. Totally fits the scam. Bis was a name i had not heard in a very long time.

[HamishUK]

the guy in that video is biznasty. he’s on here lol. well played though, quite a way to get this place active again

I saw his face and immediately thought "isn't that the guy from this video? "

[mthrndr]

Biznasty, you ignorant slut.

How about you drop that shit in HQ. I like it

[bocnissanmaxima]

Am I missing something? Why is this confirmed fake all of a sudden?

Damn, full props to James though. He duped me and many others very good, and the songs on this record sound like they would fit what we know of Hooper Bay.

[niknak]

i really don’t think they had the foresight to create fake albums for an added mystique. they’re relatively normal guys

I think it's entirely in keeping with their mischievous and playful humour.

What's the alternative scenario? That by the time they were making fairly amateurish demo tapes/CDs to send round record labels (e.g. BOC Maxima) they had already released several albums on CD, vinyl and cassette in numbers of up to 200 each and not one single photo, let alone actual music, has ever surfaced from these? That over nearly 30 years they have managed to keep 200 or more people sworn to secrecy because one day they would have a mysterious reputation to uphold? Come on.

You think Maxima is amateurish?

The music, no absolutely not. The cover art etc, yes.

Exactly the same kind of thing i was making in that time for my own burned CDRs and tapes with whatever crappy cracked layout software i had and cheap printer.

https://bocpages.org/wiki/Boc_Maxima_(release)

[Orbited insanitarium]

Just to note that Biznasty composed Seward Leaf and Noatak, and Niski from TMW composed the other three.

[arvy]

lol, wtf

[HamishUK]

Just to note that Biznasty composed Seward Leaf and Noatak, and Niski from TMW composed the other three.

Where'd you see this?

[burst__of__indigo]

Just to note that Biznasty composed Seward Leaf and Noatak, and Niski from TMW composed the other three.

Where'd you see this?

The Magic Window Discord server

[Orbited insanitarium]

Just to note that Biznasty composed Seward Leaf and Noatak, and Niski from TMW composed the other three.

Where'd you see this?

Unfortunately, just now at The Magic Window discord. Forgive me for I doth sin. I relay the info across but I'm not part of the team behind it alas.

[bizcastl]

It was just too delicious...

[mthrndr]

It was just too delicious...

Seward Leaf and Noatak are legit good tracks, dude. Really well done

[HappyCyclist]

It was just too delicious...

Seward Leaf and Noatak are legit dude. Really well done

“Legit” is exactly the word not to use

[kube]

I still stand by this music sounding plausible lmfao

even though it's confirmed fake, it's the result of a lotta hard work. biznasty and niski definitely put their all into this

little details like misaligning the album art on the print (see: white margins), hand-playing the synths, picking out appropriate samples, recreating and matching up Circle + the song timestamps, using a record player different from the one in the "Average Boards of Canada Fan" vid...

like I know I'm coping. but as a musician, this gives me confidence that I can make cool ambient stuff?

if even biznasty can do it, with enough grit we can all make our own Hooper Bays... metaphorically speaking

[mthrndr]

It was just too delicious...

Seward Leaf and Noatak are legit dude. Really well done

“Legit” is exactly the word not to use

Fixed it to clarify my meaning

[Decorah]

It was just too delicious...

you motherfucker. good job on the tunes, for real!