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luminousdusk wrote:Who cares bro

Anyone else low key hoping the broz release a Christmas album one day (besides HI's)? I do believe a good Christmas album from the broz is possible that doesn't include irony, eg. Royksopp's redition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984cbMpKa6E

Davism wrote:Anyone still considering the significance of the Pioneer Plaque? Their FB Hell Interface profile pictures were uploaded on a seemingly significant date (April 7th 2021 US Time, perhaps April 6th UK time). As we already knew, April 6th was Pioneer's launch, but the same black profile pictures were re-uploaded last September 1st 2022. September 1st 1979 is when the probe went by Saturn.

Sorry if this September 1st date was already mentioned, but I'm still inclined to believe the forthcoming album is space themed and probably completed. It seems like for some reason they let the cat out of the bag a little too early.

https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in ... st-saturn/

They have consistently incorporated numerous visual and conceptual elements into their work throughout the years. This goes back so far. I don't see it as being an exclusive "space" themed album but instead inspiration from nostalgia, science, and themes related to human existence. The Pioneer Plaque is a memo to potential extraterrestrial life that provides information about Earth and humanity.

Since Boards of Canada decided to use the Pioneer Plaque as part of their Hell Interface project/banner/social media mischief, it seems like a deliberate choice to evoke a kinship to the cosmos, sense of exploration, and other thematic elements that echo their music and innovative vision, not necessarily "this is what 5 is about."

IIRC, didn't the boc Mastodon account have the same banner as Hell Interface/Hades Antenna/Sheol Boundary except it was black and white? That seems more than just a HI project in my eyes. I dunno, but as someone said before, it appears that they are interfacing with us from a vast distance and the plaque showcases this.

Really can't read that all here... so what was their latest sign of life?

neoman wrote:Really can't read that all here... so what was their latest sign of life?

social media likes and retweets. Y'know, the same type of shit that's been going on for the past 10 years.

Prediction: Boards of Canada will release new material when they're ready to.

Frindia wrote:They have consistently incorporated numerous visual and conceptual elements into their work throughout the years. This goes back so far. I don't see it as being an exclusive "space" themed album but instead inspiration from nostalgia, science, and themes related to human existence. The Pioneer Plaque is a memo to potential extraterrestrial life that provides information about Earth and humanity.

Since Boards of Canada decided to use the Pioneer Plaque as part of their Hell Interface project/banner/social media mischief, it seems like a deliberate choice to evoke a kinship to the cosmos, sense of exploration, and other thematic elements that echo their music and innovative vision, not necessarily "this is what 5 is about."

IIRC, didn't the boc Mastodon account have the same banner as Hell Interface/Hades Antenna/Sheol Boundary except it was black and white? That seems more than just a HI project in my eyes. I dunno, but as someone said before, it appears that they are interfacing with us from a vast distance and the plaque showcases this.

Nice thought and well said.

I do think that the Pioneer probe/plaque may have further significance to the band considering this event would have happened around the time of their childhood.

babylulu wrote:wonder if this means a new interview with the boys?

https://bleep.com/merch/429593-simon-re ... ia/related

I'm currently reading one of Simon Reynolds previous books. I would say it's very likely that could include an interview.

Also it was he who interviewed them for the Pitchfork article five years ago "Why Boards of Canada’s Music Has the Right to Children Is the Greatest Psychedelic Album of the ’90s"
https://pitchfork.com/features/article/ ... f-the-90s/

So I would say we can expect a new interview then about the topic of the book.

Looks like it might just be a compilation of already published essays.

tumuli_stump_jumper wrote:Looks like it might just be a compilation of already published essays.

Yep you're right. I hadn't read the full text

Probably includes the Pitchfork interview so, and maybe not anything new.

It appears the essays come as a limited edition fanzine. The book is all new writing.

babylulu wrote:does anyone else find themselves slightly annoyed that the “official website” link on boards of canada’s Warp page just redirects to the same page?

A little.

Rockstar is releasing the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer on December 5th.

Will they release GTA VI before Mike & Marcus finish the album they have been working on?

Will the release of the game impact record pressing plants like the new Adele album did? I hope not, I don't want to wait any longer.

GTA VI lmfao now that is something else

Statue of Liberty City Stories

The Spaniard wrote:Rockstar is releasing the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer on December 5th.

Will they release GTA VI before Mike & Marcus finish the album they have been working on?

Will the release of the game impact record pressing plants like the new Adele album did? I hope not, I don't want to wait any longer.

Imagine BoC is the composer of the trailer music and their new album is the GTA VI original score. One can dream, right?

The Spaniard wrote:Rockstar is releasing the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer on December 5th.

Will they release GTA VI before Mike & Marcus finish the album they have been working on?

Will the release of the game impact record pressing plants like the new Adele album did? I hope not, I don't want to wait any longer.

Ah shit, Here we go again.