GENERAL NEW RELEASE SPECULATION TOPIC PART III

[The Other]

Or they could pull a "The Tuss" and release things secretly under a different name.

Exactly what my mind went to was, "The Tuss"

*Puts on tin foil hat* what if all vaporwave is secretly BOC taking the proverbial piss / trying things out and seeing what sticks / making some money on the side?

Or what if at least some of the pre-Twoism album fakes actually ARE them making some low-effort music presented as obvious fakes of albums from their own lore? That wouldn't feel out of place alongside the goofy video they ostensibly did where they edited samples over someone's video of them describing BOC music theory using a piano.

Now were talking!

*Removes tin foil hat* okay, back to earth. Gotta make a living...

Ah yes... same here.

[llydia]

I agree about the flexi disc. Very good points made. Speculation meters are definitely rising. Not quite time to consult the astrology charts yet, but getting warmer...

[A_Northern_Soul]

Or they could pull a "The Tuss" and release things secretly under a different name.

...maybe they've been doing that for a long time? Mike does own a recording business.

I'm convinced they'll have either released stuff under another name, produced stuff for other artists under a different name or done other commercial/soundtrack work under other names. Given some of the big names they'll have had on the phone over the years about production work, I'm sure they'll have been tempted (there's one interview from c. MHTRTC / Geogaddi where they talk about taking a phone call from "someone between Beck and God" in terms of fame - I'm *convinced* it would have been Madonna).

As for new material. The album still feels to me like a farewell; mainly because of "You Retreat..." - but I also have a feeling there'll be an EP like there was with Campfire & Trans Canada.. - total speculation, but I think there'll be an EP with You Retreat.. as the lead track (it feels like the most "standalone" track in the same way that Dayvan Cowboy did on TCH and the different visuals at the listening party suggest as standalone video for a single).

[Cherry Ripe]

What with “The Word Becomes Flesh” in the Backrooms end credits, I would definitely like to hear new BoC in soundtracks but I’m guessing any commissioned film/tv work would probably not be done under the Boards monicker.

[Wildfire]

https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Last_Secret_of_Pop#References

Hadn't read that before, lovely little interview, if a little tricky to read due to translation sometimes. The more I read about them the more I respect them as people.

[Negamuse]

I'm just not convinced they've stealth released under a different name, though I'd love it if they had, don't get me wrong. With the exception of P Primers ofc. But I think BoC may have deliberately cultivated or maybe just not dissuaded the idea that there might be stuff out there.

These huge gaps between releases, and the fact we know that they're always recording or used to be, I just think it's natural that people ask "where is all that music going". There's always this huge fan appetite for more, we saw it in the aftermath of TH being released and all the "where is the other half of this double album" thing, which was all based on one bit of speculation that got quoted as fact.

So I just don't think any of that material ever made it out the door, I don't think its out there to find, sadly. But as long as people believe there is. the people that need a push to do so go out looking for it will do so and explore more, listen to other music. That's why we have SxT, too. "Ooo could any of this be unreleased BoC?" Well, every time we thought it was, it wasn't. But look at all the pearls we found along the way.

[Wildfire]

I'm just not convinced they've stealth released under a different name, though I'd love it if they had, don't get me wrong. With the exception of P Primers ofc. But I think BoC may have deliberately cultivated or maybe just not dissuaded the idea that there might be stuff out there.

These huge gaps between releases, and the fact we know that they're always recording or used to be, I just think it's natural that people ask "where is all that music going". There's always this huge fan appetite for more, we saw it in the aftermath of TH being released and all the "where is the other half of this double album" thing, which was all based on one bit of speculation that got quoted as fact.

So I just don't think any of that material ever made it out the door, I don't think its out there to find, sadly. But as long as people believe there is. the people that need a push to do so go out looking for it will do so and explore more, listen to other music. That's why we have SxT, too. "Ooo could any of this be unreleased BoC?" Well, every time we thought it was, it wasn't. But look at all the pearls we found along the way.

They actually mention in that interview above that they were negotiating a soundtrack deal for a big feature film, back in 2005, I'm assuming it went ahead but none of us have a clue what it is, or what their alias was.

[Negamuse]

What if it didn't, and that's why we have Inferno?