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Fellow boccers,

Most of us have downloaded the leak or listened to The Campfire Headphase on Bleep by now. We seem to agree upon this being the real deal. And there is really no reason to think differently. However, don't you all think it surfaced way too soon to be a BoC release?

I can't help getting a bit suspicious.

Didn't we imagine them planning this release with special care to keep the album unheard much much longer? I find all this very strange and it has made me think of a scenario that would be quite spectacular; The Campfire Trick!

Theory: album on Bleep is NOT The Campfire Headphase. It is a compilation of album rejects. Tracks they've made during the TCH process which didn't make the final cut. Remember Geogaddi, which they claim to have compiled out of.. what was it.. about a hundred tracks?

Now.. what do we REALLY know about TCH? Uhm.. well. Nothing. Nothing proofs that the tracks on Bleep are from the real release. Maybe a few of them are. 84 Pontiac Dream is one of the tunes that goes along with its title really well. Another detail that might support my theory is that I sometimes find the album thin at some sections, It's really really good overall but a few parts are a bit "simple" don't you think? And no tracks fade into each other as some have on the earlier albums.

Which sources do we have for the tracks we've heard? The New York listening party (review), The Wire radio show, the leak of Satellite Anthem Icarus, Oscar on Bleep, the big leak and then the Bleep preview. All these have the same source at the end of the day.. Warp/BoC.... oh how easy it would be to manipulate this whole campaign with a good but faked album spread and made by themself.

The final distribution of TCH is a big issue to consider here. I have no idea how Warp's LP/CD pressing and distribution system works. But, it must be possible to take precautions so the real album won't leak like until a week before its release date, under normal circumstances.

But with this trick, we have one important extra parameter. By making sure the fake is spread well ahead of the release date - just as I feel is the case with TCH now - we get this: (1) the "hype people" will lose interest just in time (2) the inpatient fans are calm and satisfied by having laid hands on the leak (3) the faithful ones still wait for boctober 17th patiently. Excellent, all flanks covered.

And as a result, BoC releases two albums in one. They once again manage to create that confusion they just seem to love. Just imagine the shock - and pure bliss - when you finally receive your preordered copy.. you run up the stairs and put it on right away.. and.. BAM.. WTF!? Where did the Into The Rainbow Vein I used to know and love go? Hum. But wait.. this track is even better, whooo!!!

Then the next day, Bleep is updated with the real album. And just imagine the forums.. not only discussing the new tracks but also filled with comments like.. "LOL, what should we call the tracks on the leak now..? ^__^"

Haha, it all so perfect. If any artist pulled off a trick like this it surely would have been ae, afx or boc.

Under and in! /chzi

Great theory but you have to face it.

It's the real deal.

btw: I haven't heard the album yet.

I actually thought about this myself, but I highly doubt it will actually happen. People have loud mouths and I'm sure this rumor would have surfaced by now. The only surprise we might get is a Japanese bonus track, or a dvd would be fucking ace!

a dvd would be ...

oh yeah...

i still wonder what BoC themselves think of all this. maybe they'll like the internet even less?

I wouldn't mind if this was a fake, it's definitely BoC, and probably real... but if this was the case, damn I would be happy.

I just can't help but feel that this album islacking the dark moments of others. Oh well, solid BoC release, real or not!

If it were my sister I was talking to I'd say "keep rubbin' that lamp babe" but alas, I am not like that. So all I've got to say is that I really doubt that there will be a different real one released in October. I've heard the cd, and I agree with some others and it's not my favorite, so I guess I can just hope for the next one to be a little better.

Very interesting theory, indeed. It certainly would seem to fit with the BoC style-keeping one step ahead of the game at all times.

I have yet to listen to the album either.

::high fives Aesthetics::

I personally would like this theory to be true, the principal reason being that I haven't heard any of the (supposed) new album yet. Also, it could mean that we either have an insider or a psychic (chzi) on our hands who could help us predict the future. Viva les Boards du Canada! Viva la resistance!

I understand what you're getting at. I think it's far-fetched and would be extraordinarily hard to pull off.

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kem1kal wrote:I just can't help but feel that this album islacking the dark moments of others. Oh well, solid BoC release, real or not!

And that's exactly what they wanted to do with their new album; check the interview on pitchfork here.

These two clips from an older interview are interesting, especially in regard to the hypothesis proposed in this thread.

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<B>The pre-release security on Geogaddi was incredibly high. Have the Internet and its various file-sharing utilities taken the glory out of proper release days?</B>

Marcus: To an extent, yeah. There's been a lot of debate about whether the internet is helping bands like us or not. I think it's actually different depending on the style of music. In our case, I realize that bands who use a lot of electronics maybe attract a fairly web-literate audience so we're maybe more at risk of piracy than average rock bands. When our last EP was released, a journalist leaked it onto the internet many weeks before it's release date, and I think it does spoil the fun a bit. When I was a kid I used to get a buzz out of that 'day of release' thing, you know when you dive into the record shop at 9am to get an album. The world's gone a bit weird lately, everyone's attention span is so short, people don't seem to get excited about things as much anymore.

<B>Your reticence to talk to media outlets has resulted in a lot of conjecture about your origin and day-to-day lives. What's the most popular misconception about Boards of Canada? Do you enjoy the mystery?</B>

Marcus: There are tons of misconceptions about us, but it just makes us laugh. Some of the most common ones are based on complete misunderstandings of what we're about, and people missing our sense of reference and irony. Another popular misconception, particularly amongst cosseted suburban American internet music-pirating kids, is that bands like us are making a lot of money. Those kids are probably getting more pocket money.

Fredd-E wrote:

kem1kal wrote:I just can't help but feel that this album islacking the dark moments of others. Oh well, solid BoC release, real or not!

And that's exactly what they wanted to do with their new album; check the interview on pitchfork here.

just read that interview, amazing stuff!

yep, it's light and beautiful...the album.