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For once.. help me with this BoC mess..

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:41:40 +0000

i must know.. How bad are my lists for the albums A few old tunes and old tunes vol 2? i can't remember where i got them and if they actually are Boc releases?
i would want to know that, i found them on soulseek i think some time ago but i don't know if any of them are fakes or so on.

Is there any place where i can listen and compare them?
Or even better ( might not be allowed to ask this, though I'm NOT asking for any downloading locations) but do they even exist to find Online somehow?
This mess has been driving me crazy.

And no lol thread plox =(

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Make The Trap Say Roygbiv

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:57:00 +0000

Mixed by Torpeedoh.

edit: Ay!

hey you guys......check out these pics

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:27:09 +0000

they even stole the same font!!
[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/roytork/tb3JPG. jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/roytork/tb8JPG. jpg[/IMG]

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[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/roytork/tb7JPG. jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b245/roytork/tb1JPG. jpg[/IMG]

The cover artworks of Boards of Canada

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:25:36 +0000

you guys have probably thought about this already and there might be threads about this, but it doesn't matter, i haven't been here since the beginning anyway. and the BoC subforum has been pretty boring lately.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/ruiagnelo/R-1354-1226617731. jpghttp://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/ruiagnelo/R-24432-1211569709. jpghttp://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/ruiagnelo/R-541843- 1226655699.jpg

the cover artwork of BoC's releases, mainly in the major albums has always fascinated me. music has the right to children, geogaddi and the campfire headphase artwork ( and i will talk here about the main cover only, being it always the first visual contact with the record ) all present an image that is essential to define the album, and this is my point here - although the music is doubtless the main subject, the artwork, the image acts here as a totally necessary complement and is able to reinforce the effect that this music has on you. yes, i think it has such power.
of course i don't deny this is subjective, but let me grab an example here and suggest that you try to imagine the wonderful music has the right to children:

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/ruiagnelo/R-1354-1226617731. jpg

...with the following cover:

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/ruiagnelo/mhtrtc.jpg

kinda boring isn't it?
of course it's not this sudden comparison that will replace your love for the image or all that means to you in terms of the record that it is, and after all the listening time, maybe you can't imagine it without the cover anymore. if that's the case...that's where i am trying to reach.
this modified cover i did, doesn't pretend to suggest any of their records with similar image treatment, it's just one of the infinite possibilities that show how their music really depends on these specific images that ended up being the actual covers.

MHTRTC has my favorite cover of all. it's simply brilliant in terms of plastic quality, color treatment and of course composition. the old photo effect manages to activate the part of my brain that is responsible for bringing back old memories and the faceless people add a certain mystery to the whole thing.
In Geogaddi you have a much warmer feeling, but the silhouettes suggest a certain darkness that defines this particular record.
The campfire headphase, being my least favorite album, has one of my favorite covers. i love how the blur effect can create a distance in time, and the face in the shadow brings, again, a mistery that makes me always get back to it and rediscover it's sound.

Also in the remaining packages space there are plenty of beautiful pictures that contribute to this whole visual richness, that i feel as part of the BoC essence as well:
http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-24432-1170267247.jpeg
(geogaddi booklet)

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-541843-1226655778.jpeg
(the campfire headphase booklet)

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-11777-1201436908.jpeg
(a beautiful place out in the country cover)

i wish they had given the same treatment of the major albums artwork to releases like this last one, a beautiful place out in the country or theiror singles, but i understand they are of much smaller relevance. even tho, i like to imagine how they would exist while i listen to their music.

i am sure BoC have always been sensitive to art or images, and the whole hexagon sun collective story pretty much proves it, so i can't imagine their artworks being that much different from what we know.

So how do you feel about their visual approach and how does it affect the listening experience? would you be able to imagine different covers?
i am really interested in discussing this.

i saw drones vid

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:07:15 +0000

another new album thread

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:39:22 +0000

so the anticipation is always at a fevered pitch with boc. are you afraid it cant possibly live up to your expectations? do you hope they move even further with their sound or have more of a return to form?

Official BOC wallpaper

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:30:30 +0000

http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/67824991/ boctransmission9.jpg

they have little tiny screens do they?

New LP, possibly?

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:25:05 +0000

This is my first post in the BoC forum in months, perhaps longer than that. I know o00o posted this in a thread, but it deserved its own thread, I think.

http://www.abload.de/img/bildschirmfoto2010-08-2abu.png

It was re-tweeted by @bocpages, if that helps any. Interesting?

Make a ranking of the unreleased / rare tracks you do like most

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:02:19 +0000

What are the best unreleased or rare tracks by boc? like the special tracks you really would like to see as a release

EDIT:
lol there is a topic about this already: http://forum.watmm.com/topic/58854-favorite-old-tune/

my fault

favorite old tune

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:20:47 +0000

there's so many greats, but at the moment i'd like to see king of carnival released

anyone see this on twoism?

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:04:05 +0000

http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7191& sid=e54ed99fb5d6bf276bbd55ba94b2aebe

"...thanks for your email and apologies for not getting back sooner.

I know that the boys are currently working on several projects and that news on any music release(s) may not be too far away. My best suggestion is to keep a close eye on their website and that of Warp Records.

Best Wishes

Iain"

Does Seven Forty Seven prepare us for some new direction BOC is going?

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:14:01 +0000

Seven Forty Seven was pretty different to the Campfire Headphase. Its very BOC but quite different to the stuff the did on the last LP. Oval Moon (IBC Mx) by Autechre was pretty different to Quaristice too but fits well to Oversteps and Move of Ten even it has been made long before. For me it was the first indication in retrospect that pointed to the new development autechre went into on the last releases. Looks as if WARP prepared the fans on whats going to happen next by using a song that has been there so people will understand the development. So Seven Forty Seven could be the same for Boards of Canada as its pretty different too. What do you think?

Keith Kenniff covers

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:40:51 +0000

I assume you've all heard these excellent Keith Kenniff (aka Helios) covers?
keithkenniff - sets/boards-of-canada-covers

I really liked the Melissa Juice one...

Does anyone know if it's still possible to download them somewhere?

BoC - The Children's Prison

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:43:24 +0000

Really.. what a beutiful piece, but i'd like to know some more about mainly the video who created it and if it's official cause it fits the song perfectly.

also the mix in the video is different to the one on the cd

Any thoughts or info?