GENERAL NEW RELEASE SPECULATION TOPIC

[Navaru]

The anticipation is palpable, this week is going to drag by.

[darekH]

I will put emphasis on the word aspire even if such a quote does exist and I am not trying to make it true so that they will then be seen to have gone against their word if an album doesn't drop in the next few days, quite the contrary. BoC were also hoping to work on several video releases and a collaboration with Chris Morris (Four Lions/The Day Today etc) which seemingly never came to fruition.

Things should be taken with a grain of salt of course.

I am aware of everything you are saying in relation to the only trace of such a claim being made having been something vague from Joyrex - who isn't the most reliable of sources as you state, Samurai, but it is difficult to prove a negative sometimes and a lot of us remember that as a direct quote from our own reading of an interview in very similar contexts.

Our very own little Mandela effect.

Interviews aren't added to Bocpages immediately and an abridged or later edited version of it may have been the final one to find its way there.

I am leaning towards your being right, because the level of hoops that one has to jump through to make it true at this stage are becoming increasingly convoluted.

I am not polarised or biased either way and I feel it is potentially either.

New seed, but don't think I haven't been lurking for years at this point

[Zephyr Method]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lku1fP-LszI

[SamuraiDrifter]

Yeah, I'm not trying to crush anyone's hopes here. It seems pretty clear to me that BoC have something in the works- there was the same increase in social media activity and hinting at new material leading up to Tomorrow's Harvest back in 2011-2012, and the gap in announced Warp releases is intriguing.

I'm just trying to keep realistic here- I've seen many hyped dates come and go, many rumors turn out to be false, etc.

When it comes down to it, for all their numerology shenanigans on their records, it pretty much never extends to their release dates. Almost every hyped up date has been fans essentially picking dates out of thin air based on some perceived significance (palindromic arrangements, historical events, anniversaries, etc.) and basically all of their actual release dates were otherwise ordinary days.

I do think 1/22 is somewhat promising, only because of the direct connection to the Pioneer Plaque, and because of the unusual gap in Warp releases. But I will not be at all surprised if it comes and goes with nothing and a new record drops on a seemingly random date with no other significance.

[Echelon]

Last time it was brought up I asked for a source and Echleon told me they had gone on a mission to track it down and finally traced it to a supposed comment in an e-mail from MDG to Joyrex.

My apologies for purporting it as fact. I tend to be a bit gullible and very trusting.

That said, there's plenty of positive things to focus on concerning this. And I think the fact BOC are turning up in professional places (Neil Krug, BBC) is a good sign too.

[northernlite]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lku1fP-LszI

such a fantastic album

[♄ope keeper]

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[writetomhatcher]

Has anyone found the source video for the Julie and Candy live kaleidoscopic visuals? Flare - A Ski Trip (1977) could def be a candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2qeHP1Pz1w

That or something from this 1977 Warren Miller film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy0vieO264Y

[demo]

What other reason would they have uploaded the banner for?

To say "hello" to fans? They didn't need to do that since they where already interacting on Twitter and Instagram, so... For what other reason other than to signify a particular date, why else would they have uploaded that banner?

Seriously trying to think, is Pioneer Plaque's most significant date really the final transmission on 21/01?

Just trying to cover all bases here.

[Sherbet Head]

What other reason would they have uploaded the banner for?

To say "hello" to fans? They didn't need to do that since they where already interacting on Twitter and Instagram, so... For what other reason other than to signify a particular date, why else would they have uploaded that banner?

Seriously trying to think, is Pioneer Plaque's most significant date really the final transmission on 21/01?

Just trying to cover all bases here.

Pioneer 10 launch date: March 2nd 1972
Last telemetry: April 27th 2002

I'm not entirely sure why everyone gravitated to the final transmission date, but hey, here we are!

[Echelon]

I'm not entirely sure why everyone gravitated to the final transmission date, but hey, here we are!

I think people latched onto it because it's the same amount of time between TCH and TH and now.

But to be a Samurai Drifter's advocate, who's to say that's actually true. What release dates are we going by and how do you actually calculate that?

If it is true though, it's a damn awesome coincidence.

[Twentington]

What colour would we want a new record to be guys? I'm feeling another fiery red..

[frankixus]

Black void with some distanced stars and a few colorful planets

[Sherbet Head]

I'm feeling a matt black box with an embossed hexagon on the lid. Upon opening, it reveals an explosion of different colours on each of the 12LP sleeves.

[demo]

Black void with some distanced stars and a few colorful planets

I was thinking the same thing, black would be a completely new theme for them

I also have a feeling (if the album is space themed) that maybe they've been working on the album since Bowie passed away.

I could even be white with a black hexagon, like Bowie's Black Star album but with a hexagon instead of a star.

[fefor]

I also want a black cover maybe like IABPOITC, but I would also like something similar to Play By Numbers or Twoism.

[Twoist]

What colour would we want a new record to be guys? I'm feeling another fiery red..

Bright screaming orange.

[rjohnny]

Did we ever find out if the adult swim post “turn that look upside down” is connected to boc? After the december’s eclipse theory no one considered it anymore

[fefor]

It sounds nothing like BoC imho

[Twentington]

I'm feeling a matt black box with an embossed hexagon on the lid. Upon opening, it reveals an explosion of different colours on each of the 12LP sleeves.

I'm liking this! If it's spaced themed i can imagine a kaleidoscope effect blackhole with a blacker than black hexagon in the centre!

My guess/hope of orange is based on current events, they've always stuck with the turquoise theme to show nostalgia like the sun on negative films. Geogaddi has a less nostalgic sound and a more heady sound, like a brain rushing to try and process a million things at once set in a very dark place - I remember reading that 9/11 had somewhat of an effect on the making of Geogaddi giving it the evil overtones (and thus turning it orange?) I wonder if the pandemic is going to do something similar on whatever BOC are working on now whether it comes out this week or in many years to come.