lumpenprol Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Sure this topic has been run into the ground, but it's not like this subforum has to adhere to the same stringent standard of thread quality as general banter (snicker). I figure the least Mike and Marcus could do now, after spending so much time in TCH interviews specifically debunking the "BoC myth," is release their older work. If you're going to shatter the fan's little BoC dreamworld, at least give them something in return. If M&M don't want to be regarded as reclusive gods, why not release everything in their back catalog in the interest of "full disclosure"? I know there's a potential issue with the samples, but I don't think that's an insurmountable problem. I mean, 5-9-78, Buckie High, Dave (I'm a real traditionalist), I will have it tatooed, Sequoia - these are some of BoC's very best tracks. The samples from Hooper Bay sound promising as well. Perhaps they feel these earlier works are "green" or show their "feet of clay," whereas I think they would do more to cement BoC's musical legacy than TCH did, for example. Eh, whatever. But on the off-chance that BoC visit here...I mean, imagine a boc-set that blows analord out of the water with it's lavishness...With the same attention to detail as the recent Cure reissues...booklets and all... The little somewhat falsely modest bio included with TCH would seem to indicate that BoC are casting a backward glance at their history up until this point, so go the full mile, give us an awesome boc-set of everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbynumbers Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 yeah, they said in at least one interview that since the old tunes stuff had leaked, it might as well get a proper lease ... a box set would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BunnyRabbit Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 yeah, they said in at least one interview that since the old tunes stuff had leaked, it might as well get a proper lease ... a box set would be nice From what HSO said, when the whole Old Tunes tape soap opera played itself out to the sound of dropped jaws and much LOL'ing, BOC have discussed it with Warp so I guess it's up to Warp to do this. I'm going to guess that Warp are going to wait untill the next lean period or the end of the contract to release it. Warp like leaving a reasonable gap between artists releases which makes sense but then again they released Twosim 8-9 months after Geogaddi so you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 The boc boxset is right in so many ways, it makes the fans happy and I'm sure it will be a huge boost to BoC and Warp's bottom line. Everybody wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BunnyRabbit Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 The boc boxset is right in so many ways, it makes the fans happy and I'm sure it will be a huge boost to BoC and Warp's bottom line. Everybody wins. I don't know (I haven't done the market research) but I guess that the majority of BOC releases sell to non-fans. That's not a contradiction in terms I just mean the likes of us are probably the minority not the majority. It feels like it must make good business sense but if the critics pan it as a waste of time then the minority who are guaranteed to buy it might not be enough to make it worth while. Just a thought. They could just put it on Bleep but I'm hoping for the full on BOCness vinyl set with bonus super 8 reel and wooly hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaen Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 i dont think they should release it until they finish the tracks. most of them were obviously in early development or very rough mixes, i say they should remaster/finish the whole lot then release them in several years time after the next album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ambodino mutuumbooo Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 i dont think they should release it until they finish the tracks. most of them were obviously in early development or very rough mixes, i say they should remaster/finish the whole lot then release them in several years time after the next album. agreed. it's true that most of thos tracks are real good, but I get the same feeling as kaen. some of them are just not finnish and it would annoying to buy a big boxset with those unfinished versions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadfly Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 i dont think they should release it until they finish the tracks. most of them were obviously in early development or very rough mixes, i say they should remaster/finish the whole lot then release them in several years time after the next album. For me it's the roughness of the recording and mixing that makes the old tunes special. If they tried to tart them up it would spoil them - like re-touching old photographs or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 seeing how they put alot of time and effort into their tracks and have produced tons and tons of songs, and still not released old tunes, i just think that they would only want to focus on the new and creating something new to all our ears, not just refinished tracks that we've already heard a bunch of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbynumbers Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 seeing how they put alot of time and effort into their tracks and have produced tons and tons of songs, and still not released old tunes, i just think that they would only want to focus on the new and creating something new to all our ears, not just refinished tracks that we've already heard a bunch of times. they mentioned it an interview, though, is the thing ... plus the hex sun guy posted about it on the second watmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 well yeah, but nothing is for certain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 the full on BOCness vinyl set with bonus super 8 reel and wooly hat WOOLY HAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 I agree they should be released as is, unpolished. When artists revisit their previous work to tweak it, they hardly ever improve upon it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I agree they should be released as is, unpolished. When artists revisit their previous work to tweak it, they hardly ever improve upon it. Agreed, I'd love to hear the BoC Set. I've been avoiding downloading the old tunes for this very reason (except Buckie High which someone posted here - quality track) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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