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NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:13 pm
by momatt
I thought this deserved a new thread - it's not speculation any more.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:19 pm
by donacidae
I'm genuinely terrified, depressed but above all elated all at the same time after watching that. I think that those that wanted a 'dark' theme have got it. And seems to point to new material!
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:22 pm
by Quadrivium
Uuh
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:25 pm
by Altruizine
Oh I get it. The tapes were like tuning into a signal and now the connection keeps getting stronger. Awesome soundtrack, is this BoC music? Sounds oddly familiar. Like returning home.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:25 pm
by b0qurant
melancholic and beautiful stuff.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:27 pm
by northernlite
im trapped in a meeting... it is torture having to wait right now lol
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:34 pm
by zeitgeist
boc boc boc boc bgock!
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:34 pm
by Mexicola
My phone just exploded. As did my tear ducts. This is absolutely beautiful.
How can it be, that everybody tries to sound like this and yet....nobody does. The second you hear it, yup, it's them. The real deal.
Genius.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:35 pm
by DW
northernlite wrote:im trapped in a meeting... it is torture having to wait right now lol
I just dropped from mine, watched the video and joined back.
Same thing happened when they live streamed TH on Youtube 13 years ago. Guess it's a tradition for me now!

Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:37 pm
by Quiller
To add something for those who are trying to source the video fragments in Tape 05:
Tape 05
@0:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bghDcbzfEUis from Edgard Varèse and Le Corbusier's Poème électronique
@2:28 apes
@2:44 owl eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQKyYmU2tPgThese are images that were displayed inside the Philips Pavillion during the 1959 World's Fair.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:40 pm
by b0qurant
Mexicola wrote:How can it be, that everybody tries to sound like this and yet....nobody does. The second you hear it, yup, it's them. The real deal.
Genius.
dude exactly. exactly my thoughts.
sonically and thematically this'is feeling very
IaBPOitC to me.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:44 pm
by harpoon dodger
MY GOD ITS FULL OF STARS
But seriously folks, I'm just as jaw-dropped as the rest of you. Such powerful emotions, from a band that always manages to evoke powerful emotions. Kudos to Mike and Marcus for yet another impressive showing of their skills.
For me, it's that first hit at 1:40 into the video that does it. The buildup to that point is incredible, classic BoC. To then take it to the next level with that harp...no words, just happy brain feelings.

Hard to tell if the harp is live or sampled but I love it.
My other big thought of the video content overall, and the corresponding music: the many worshippers in praise and devotion, synchronized to the music as it peaks. Can't help but feel BoC is giving the fans a nod there, with our many long years of praise and devotion.
Patiently awaiting whatever gets delivered to my inbox.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:45 pm
by Rikkiebags
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:46 pm
by Altruizine
Btw when I said "is this BoC music" it's kind of rhetoric. What else would it be
It's just that when the harp and strings came in... that was my question. Not in a bad way, just... "whaaat?"
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:56 pm
by Josh
This makes me want to rewatch Beyond the Black Rainbow but with the new album as the score.
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:57 pm
by Den
I received a call from my friend who introduced me to the band in high school a few seconds into watching the video.
And I’m so glad to hear strings!
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:58 pm
by Dudeman162
Of course they drop this beauty when I'm not even halfway done with my shift
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:59 pm
by hohes_c
what a time to be alive!
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:59 pm
by Scyye
It's beautiful. Anyone else reminded of NIN's a Warm Place from the second half?
Re: NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO [Tape 05]
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 3:00 pm
by hohes_c
it sounds amazing... so beautiful.
surely this time they'll announce a tour, right? RIGHT?