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Re: Could this be a farewell?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:34 pm
by Yellow Records
Valotonin wrote:Could this be a farewell?
No.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:06 pm
by chronical
The whole deal with the Caustic Window LP, AB5 and Melodies on Mars eBay auctions really makes the fanboy in me wish for some new hints from Boards Of Canada.
As good as Richard's music is, it's just not BoC.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:51 am
by The Telepathic Kid
afx is probably just happy with dj money.

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:37 am
by lukalukaluka
I think tonight just closed this thread.

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:58 am
by Valotonin
lukalukaluka wrote:I think tonight just closed this thread.
Absolutely. Optimism restored.

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:21 pm
by nick47
To be honest, I think its a good idea to assume we will not get anything for another 8 years.

Thats what I have convinced myself of. Now, anything sooner will be an awesome surprise

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:09 pm
by Iced Cooly Beatnik
The Telepathic Kid wrote:afx is probably just happy with dj money.
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 11:34 pm
by Aerial Boundaries
nick47 wrote:To be honest, I think its a good idea to assume we will not get anything for another 8 years.

Thats what I have convinced myself of. Now, anything sooner will be an awesome surprise
Hope for the best, expect the worst kind of situation I suppose.

But, they indicated that what took them so long was setting up their new studios and cataloging their work, as well as fatherhood. So I have a feeling it will be sooner than that. They even said they were surprised when they looked back and realised just how much time had passed.

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 11:47 pm
by Iced Cooly Beatnik
Aerial Boundaries wrote:
nick47 wrote:To be honest, I think its a good idea to assume we will not get anything for another 8 years.

Thats what I have convinced myself of. Now, anything sooner will be an awesome surprise
Hope for the best, expect the worst kind of situation I suppose.

But, they indicated that what took them so long was setting up their new studios and cataloging their work, as well as fatherhood. So I have a feeling it will be sooner than that. They even said they were surprised when they looked back and realised just how much time had passed.
So, should we say it's safe to bet it'll be in the next three years? And I agree with Aerial Boundaries, the fact that we waited those 8 years is pretty much proof we can wait patiently for another album. There's still so much to digest from Tomorrow's Harvest as it is.

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 11:49 pm
by Opothecary
I think if skipping the somewhat expected followup EP this year would lead to getting a new album in another 2 years, I'd be all for that. I remember the long wait. I don't want to go through anything like that again, the only good thing to be said is that Trans Canada Highway was the last release for a long time, rather than leaving it at The Campfire Headphase. Could you imagine that being the last release before the lean years?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:31 am
by Iced Cooly Beatnik
Opothecary wrote:I think if skipping the somewhat expected followup EP this year would lead to getting a new album in another 2 years, I'd be all for that. I remember the long wait. I don't want to go through anything like that again, the only good thing to be said is that Trans Canada Highway was the last release for a long time, rather than leaving it at The Campfire Headphase. Could you imagine that being the last release before the lean years?
Any album ending with a track called "Farewell Fire" as well as that long a wait would have left a lot of us feeling hopeless for 8 years. I did read a good few posts on other forums saying that that was essentially an announcement of retirement.

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:02 pm
by twosm
several wrote:
nick47 wrote:I dont know where this memory comes from but...

I believe with the release of tomorrows harvest, BoC fulfilled their contractual obligations with WARP. There MIGHT be another EP in there, but I really have no clue.
Now, that does not mean that they are finished making music, just up for another signing.

Boards have indeed said they will never stop making music, but that does not mean they will always release it.

Something I havent been able to stop thinking about though is something they said in an interview. Something along the lines of "BoC is the tip of the iceberg" which makes me think theyre interested in film making and other art, shit maybe even paintings.
But I find it highly unlikely that they will make it known to us that they are responsible for this film or that drawing, because they want people to appreciate it for what it is, not because its from the guys who make up BoC. Im almost certain they will use a fake name. So, how do we know that they have not already done something like this, and its just waiting to be discovered?

Sorry for the random block o text :lol: :roll:
BoC are secretly BMSR
It's pretty weird that i'm not the only one whose had this exact thought before. This can't be true, can it?

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:26 pm
by Najlepsiejszy
Iced Cooly Beatnik wrote:Any album ending with a track called "Farewell Fire" as well as that long a wait would have left a lot of us feeling hopeless for 8 years. I did read a good few posts on other forums saying that that was essentially an announcement of retirement.
Maybe they were considering it? Why not? They had (and still have) a nice career and you need to know when to walk off the scene.

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:53 pm
by nick47
if they ended on farewell fire, I would have been OK with it.

That song is fucking beautiful.

And think of how awesome-r it would have been once you figured out that the second half of the song isn't just blank


(666th post! hail the brothers satan I mean sandison)

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:22 pm
by MathIsMusic
twosm wrote:
several wrote:
nick47 wrote:BoC are secretly BMSR
It's pretty weird that i'm not the only one whose had this exact thought before. This can't be true, can it?
Forgive my ignorance: who are BMSR?

Edit: black moth super rainbow?

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:20 am
by Group Hex
When I heard this album for the first time in it's entirety, I couldn't help but feel the exact same sentiment. It felt final to me. It could've been the fact that it was the Lake Delores event, or the weather, or......

But it did to me.

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:06 pm
by spacestation
twosm wrote:
several wrote:
nick47 wrote:I dont know where this memory comes from but...

I believe with the release of tomorrows harvest, BoC fulfilled their contractual obligations with WARP. There MIGHT be another EP in there, but I really have no clue.
Now, that does not mean that they are finished making music, just up for another signing.

Boards have indeed said they will never stop making music, but that does not mean they will always release it.

Something I havent been able to stop thinking about though is something they said in an interview. Something along the lines of "BoC is the tip of the iceberg" which makes me think theyre interested in film making and other art, shit maybe even paintings.
But I find it highly unlikely that they will make it known to us that they are responsible for this film or that drawing, because they want people to appreciate it for what it is, not because its from the guys who make up BoC. Im almost certain they will use a fake name. So, how do we know that they have not already done something like this, and its just waiting to be discovered?

Sorry for the random block o text :lol: :roll:
BoC are secretly BMSR
It's pretty weird that i'm not the only one whose had this exact thought before. This can't be true, can it?
I've seen BMSR live multiple times and I can tell you with 100% absolute certainty that this is not true.

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:00 pm
by nick47
twosm wrote:
several wrote:
nick47 wrote:I dont know where this memory comes from but...

I believe with the release of tomorrows harvest, BoC fulfilled their contractual obligations with WARP. There MIGHT be another EP in there, but I really have no clue.
Now, that does not mean that they are finished making music, just up for another signing.

Boards have indeed said they will never stop making music, but that does not mean they will always release it.

Something I havent been able to stop thinking about though is something they said in an interview. Something along the lines of "BoC is the tip of the iceberg" which makes me think theyre interested in film making and other art, shit maybe even paintings.
But I find it highly unlikely that they will make it known to us that they are responsible for this film or that drawing, because they want people to appreciate it for what it is, not because its from the guys who make up BoC. Im almost certain they will use a fake name. So, how do we know that they have not already done something like this, and its just waiting to be discovered?

Sorry for the random block o text :lol: :roll:
BoC are secretly BMSR
It's pretty weird that i'm not the only one whose had this exact thought before. This can't be true, can it?
who knows, maybe they will make it easy on us.

Like a movie from HEXAGON SUN STUDIOS :roll:

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:50 am
by several
nick47 wrote:
several wrote:
nick47 wrote:I dont know where this memory comes from but...

I believe with the release of tomorrows harvest, BoC fulfilled their contractual obligations with WARP. There MIGHT be another EP in there, but I really have no clue.
Now, that does not mean that they are finished making music, just up for another signing.

Boards have indeed said they will never stop making music, but that does not mean they will always release it.

Something I havent been able to stop thinking about though is something they said in an interview. Something along the lines of "BoC is the tip of the iceberg" which makes me think theyre interested in film making and other art, shit maybe even paintings.
But I find it highly unlikely that they will make it known to us that they are responsible for this film or that drawing, because they want people to appreciate it for what it is, not because its from the guys who make up BoC. Im almost certain they will use a fake name. So, how do we know that they have not already done something like this, and its just waiting to be discovered?

Sorry for the random block o text :lol: :roll:
BoC are secretly BMSR
:lol: :lol: :lol: I like your sense of humor
thanks

i think once BoC is done with warp, they would be fine self releasing stuff. they have the money (and if they don't have the money, they have the fans to give them the money via crowdfunding or something similar to that)

once they're done with warp, i really wouldn't be that worried

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:17 pm
by herxagernsurn
Do we have any solid info on what their contract with WARP actually is?

As for TH being a farewell, I think there is no way two people who make some much music would ever stop. I think they couldn't even if they tried. Sure the vibe from TH is evocative of some kind of ending but I don't think it relates to them and their music output.

I am guessing that they may have gotten some travelling out of their system and will now settle back into a release schedule that is roughly 1 LP every three years....hopefully with some EPs sprinkled in there.
several wrote: thanks

i think once BoC is done with warp, they would be fine self releasing stuff. they have the money (and if they don't have the money, they have the fans to give them the money via crowdfunding or something similar to that)

once they're done with warp, i really wouldn't be that worried