Let's have a vote: what are BOC planning?

[Antares]

I know that we already have a general speculation topic, so please feel free to delete or lock this as you see fit, mods - but I thought it would be fun to put a poll together since there are a number of theories floating around, and I wanted to see what the community is thinkiing about whatever the upcoming mystery announcement will be before the next drop. These are just a few of the ideas I've seen mentioned, but you can feel free to contribute your own that you see as plausible. I also enabled voting for multiple options if you're optimistic enough that we can get a number of these possibilities in this lifetime.

• LP5: A proper standalone follow-up album to Tomorrow's Harvest.
• BOCset: An anthology of previously formally unreleased material, whether that be the Old Tunes + R35TT, the mythical early releases, or something else entirely.
• LP5 + BOCset: the best of both worlds.
• BOC live performance: hey, we can dream, right?
• BOC Movie: As potentially suggested by the VHS tapes and the "Tape 05" title for the new song
• BOC Subscription Service: As potentially evidenced by the "Subscription Confirmed" message upon entering email on boardsofcanada.com
• Something else: BOC inflatable hot tub, maybe?

[eep]

High quality remaster of whatever R35TT is.

On a more serious note, the archive releases will probably follow LP5 whether or not it's related, as they won't be chained to warp anymore.

[AuHr]

Here's one "Something Else" I'd love to see. A National Geographic-shaped art magazine special edition release of a new single or EP that contains multiple flexidiscs. Another cool surprise would be anything official on a tape format - VHS or cassette.

[HappyCyclist]

The most boring and straight forward, but I simply think this is an album. LP5 and nothing more. Would be happy to be wrong, of course

[Group Hex]

LP5. No doubt in my mind.

[Scories]

They already told us. A collection of hexagonal flexi-discs singles.

[Redd Panderson]

They already told us. A collection of hexagonal flexi-discs singles.

I've been thinking this same thing

Get the theorizing going as much as possible, then do exactly what you said you were going to do--no hidden message at all, just a bunch of overactive minds buzzing away!

[outhudd]

Twoism re-issue

[portiss]

i don't want to be too optimistic, but obviously we are getting LP5. And I think we are getting old unreleased tracks as well, maybe not straight away, but in the near future. No idea if it's gonna be in Vinyl or some other way.

I think it's just too much of a coincidence that we get both old tunes and ATP tracks now in HQ after years of waiting/hoping we get them.

[Wildfire]

My main hope is that the release of old material isn't stuff we've heard before.

[Omikron]

My main hope is that the release of old material isn't stuff we've heard before.

Agreed, especially now that we have reasonably high quality rips of various tapes. More unheard stuff would be incredible.

[momatt]

Listening party on Saturn I reckon.

[Sherbet Head]

At the beginning of the rollout, I'd have said LP5 and only LP5, but the one thing throwing me off is the 'Register for First Access' message on their website. Warp don't typically use this wording for standard album pre-orders. To me, 'first access' suggests we could be looking at a webstore (with new and/or archival material) or even tickets for live dates (possibly at the cities with posters?)

[momatt]

At the beginning of the rollout, I'd have said LP5 and only LP5, but the one thing throwing me off is the 'Register for First Access' message on their website. Warp don't typically use this wording for standard album pre-orders. To me, 'first access' suggests we could be looking at a webstore (with new and/or archival material) or even tickets for live dates (possibly at the cities with posters?)

Oh wow, my head is fizzing thinking about this. Limited edition merch, downloads or album pre-orders maybe?
Really not helping me trying to concentrate on work!

[Sherbet Head]

At the beginning of the rollout, I'd have said LP5 and only LP5, but the one thing throwing me off is the 'Register for First Access' message on their website. Warp don't typically use this wording for standard album pre-orders. To me, 'first access' suggests we could be looking at a webstore (with new and/or archival material) or even tickets for live dates (possibly at the cities with posters?)

Oh wow, my head is fizzing thinking about this. Limited edition merch, downloads or album pre-orders maybe?
Really not helping me trying to concentrate on work!

Or all of the above?!

[momatt]

Or all of the above?!

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