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I think MDG logs on around twice a year to see what the community is doing/what we're talking about/what our expectations are for new BoC material. I doubt he relays our thoughts to the brothers but at least he knows what we're thinking, and I feel good about that.

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the fact that they played melissa juice on today's amks.live stream makes me a little more hopeful

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That's wonderful. Always nice to have a positive reminder of BOC's existence in the universe.

I'll also add that MDG logged in today. Is that a coincidence since the gates are clearing for Warp to announce something?

and also, there were some clips of protect and survive on amks.live, the same ones from boc's live@ATP gig
coincidence? i think.. yes

So this is the one time we decide unrelated BoC symbolism is just coincidence? Haha

[Echelon]

I think MDG logs on around twice a year to see what the community is doing/what we're talking about/what our expectations are for new BoC material. I doubt he relays our thoughts to the brothers but at least he knows what we're thinking, and I feel good about that.

I wouldn't put stock in it, except for the fact that something might be on the horizon for Warp. After no release during December last year, except maybe a remix for a smaller band, I'm kinda having faith there might be something big this Dec/Jan

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I think MDG logs on around twice a year to see what the community is doing/what we're talking about/what our expectations are for new BoC material. I doubt he relays our thoughts to the brothers but at least he knows what we're thinking, and I feel good about that.

I wouldn't put stock in it, except for the fact that something might be on the horizon for Warp. After no release during December last year, except maybe a remix for a smaller band, I'm kinda having faith there might be something big this Dec/Jan

I'm putting money on a February release, maybe something coinciding with the Geogaddi anniversary but I still wouldn't bet on it. You really never know with BoC.

[Echelon]

I think MDG logs on around twice a year to see what the community is doing/what we're talking about/what our expectations are for new BoC material. I doubt he relays our thoughts to the brothers but at least he knows what we're thinking, and I feel good about that.

I wouldn't put stock in it, except for the fact that something might be on the horizon for Warp. After no release during December last year, except maybe a remix for a smaller band, I'm kinda having faith there might be something big this Dec/Jan

I'm putting money on a February release, maybe something coinciding with the Geogaddi anniversary but I still wouldn't bet on it. You really never know with BoC.

If they announced a BOC album in early November for February, it'd be about the same time that it took for their blockbuster Squid to come out. Plenty of time to build hype and anticipation. So that probably is more likely.

But again, if we've learned anything this year, it's that we should never bet on dates. Because they'll most likely be wrong. Still, perhaps one time this won't hold true. Until I'm proven otherwise, I'll hold out hope that the MDG visit might indicate something.

[Orbited insanitarium]

I'll hold out hope that the MDG visit might indicate something.

I don’t want to shatter your dreams echelon, but I think mdg logged in yesterday because of something *different* (hint hint) which was to do with BoC, but not anything speculation related.
I’m not going to say anymore because the dust should settle first. But i can assure you that mdg might’ve been here as a response to something a user said. (Which has been dealt with BTW)

[Quadrivium]

I'll hold out hope that the MDG visit might indicate something.

I don’t want to shatter your dreams echelon, but I think mdg logged in yesterday because of something *different* (hint hint) which was to do with BoC, but not anything speculation related.
I’m not going to say anymore because the dust should settle first. But i can assure you that mdg might’ve been here as a response to something a user said. (Which has been dealt with BTW)

I must've missed something

[Fredd-E]

the fact that they played melissa juice on today's amks.live stream makes me a little more hopeful

phpBB [media]

That's wonderful. Always nice to have a positive reminder of BOC's existence in the universe.

I'll also add that MDG logged in today. Is that a coincidence since the gates are clearing for Warp to announce something?

and also, there were some clips of protect and survive on amks.live, the same ones from boc's live@ATP gig
coincidence? i think.. yes

Well, two hours ago the amkslive account on Instagram started following bocpages... for what it's worth.

https://instagram.com/bocpages
https://instagram.com/amkslive

[dolochov]

I'll hold out hope that the MDG visit might indicate something.

I don’t want to shatter your dreams echelon, but I think mdg logged in yesterday because of something *different* (hint hint) which was to do with BoC, but not anything speculation related.
I’m not going to say anymore because the dust should settle first. But i can assure you that mdg might’ve been here as a response to something a user said. (Which has been dealt with BTW)

I think I missed something

[Echelon]

For the people who weren't here, there was basically a thread that questioned if BOC's mystique was fabricated. Personally, I think it's a fair question to discuss and I might even ask it earnestly, but the problem was, it was started by a very troubled person and then another troll came in and continued where he left off.

I'll stand by what I said in the thread. BOC, like Daft Punk and the Residents, have deliberately elaborated on their mystique to some extent. And it is that window dressing that makes their allure so powerful, aside from the music. But that's not to deny that Mike and Marcus are genuine geniuses, because they are. They are musical geniuses and marketing geniuses as well.

[rodox_head]

For the people who weren't here, there was basically a thread that questioned if BOC's mystique was fabricated. Personally, I think it's a fair question to discuss and I might even ask it earnestly, but the problem was, it was started by a very troubled person and then another troll came in and continued where he left off.

Didn't realize things got that bad there, if we're theorizing mdg had to get involved. I just noticed it was gone all of a sudden.

[Frindia]

I was super surprised hearing the mix of Extract and Melissa juice on Halloween. I was not expecting that.

I never know what to expect during any amks.live but that was a present, indeed. I'm not insinuating that towards a new release but golly, wowzers.

[Thatch]

For the people who weren't here, there was basically a thread that questioned if BOC's mystique was fabricated. Personally, I think it's a fair question to discuss and I might even ask it earnestly, but the problem was, it was started by a very troubled person and then another troll came in and continued where he left off.

I'll stand by what I said in the thread. BOC, like Daft Punk and the Residents, have deliberately elaborated on their mystique to some extent. And it is that window dressing that makes their allure so powerful, aside from the music. But that's not to deny that Mike and Marcus are genuine geniuses, because they are. They are musical geniuses and marketing geniuses as well.

I commented something along the lines of "if it turned out that BoC lived in suburbia and fabricated their elusive back catalogue, this semi-mythical appeal might be lessened a bit". I stick by it - it's like how the KLF used to put out records with an exclusive remix in certain countries, in limited numbers, and how you used to have to trade for them from listings at the back of magazines. It's all part of record collector fetishism - which I believe BoC might subscribe to based on their song picks for Societas X Tape.

However the original poster came across as someone who had just discovered that some electronic music contains samples and was having a breakdown that Daft Punk didn't play every instrument on Discovery. He also claimed that Julie and Candy is made up of samples, which is clearly isn't. Basically he was coming across as a bit of a prick.

[Frindia]

Stop talking about it


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[Thatch]

No need to be rude!

[Frindia]

My friend, I am not being rude. I should have said please. I just do not believe this needs any more attention than it already had. Makes me sick.

[sandrail]

That's wonderful. Always nice to have a positive reminder of BOC's existence in the universe.

I'll also add that MDG logged in today. Is that a coincidence since the gates are clearing for Warp to announce something?

and also, there were some clips of protect and survive on amks.live, the same ones from boc's live@ATP gig
coincidence? i think.. yes

Well, two hours ago the amkslive account on Instagram started following bocpages... for what it's worth.

https://instagram.com/bocpages
https://instagram.com/amkslive

I played their Halloween broadcast, cool stuff. Nice to see Skam is still alive. Would like to see them put out another compilation again, like MASK with BoC in it.

[sandrail]

I'm not sure whether it will help anyone else in this thread, particularly because I consider myself a bit of a stranger here, but I try to remind myself that uncertain things remain indifferent to any of our attempts to impose certainty upon them.

I lived a good bit of my life fearing an uncertain end and obsessing endlessly over some of the more disturbing mysteries in the basement of the human soul before I finally realized that. I try not to regret having spent so much time losing myself in the rabbit holes of my mind, but every so often I do wonder what else I could have done with my life during those years. I'm more at peace with myself now, living with still unanswered questions about human nature, but knowing better what to avoid knowing.

BoC's music was relevant to my experience, both then and now, as I plunged myself into the depths of uncertainty, realized all I got out of it was a more profound sadness, and then resigned myself to my ignorance before finally moving on. I find it difficult to explain how exactly their music was so relevant, except to say that some album or another formed part of the soundtrack of my mind as I weathered those times. As I listen again to those old albums, I'm reminded that I've made it this far, and am happy for it.

I'm confident that whatever they release next, whenever that might be, it'll be relevant to each of us and our experiences, however we understand ourselves. There always seems to be something new to discover in BoC's music, and I'm certain that the next release will be no exception as it eventually integrates itself into the soundtrack of our minds.

BoC is merely a reflection of Mike and Marcus' childhood, which with them being ordinary (to an extent) folks, invokes nostalgia for ordinary people. To actually get that nostalgic feeling, it needs to truly reflect those times, which weren't the happy paradise you remember. Instead you had the threat of nuclear war always in your mind fucking around with your emotions, childhood betrayal, bullying and accelerating climate change, mixed in with Phillip Glass playing music in Sesame Street segments. Humans tend to forget bad things and remember the past as happy, which makes things BoC puts out seem otherworldly. Their music figuratively brings back your bad memories and shoves them right in your face.

[Echelon]

I commented something along the lines of "if it turned out that BoC lived in suburbia and fabricated their elusive back catalogue, this semi-mythical appeal might be lessened a bit". I stick by it - it's like how the KLF used to put out records with an exclusive remix in certain countries, in limited numbers, and how you used to have to trade for them from listings at the back of magazines. It's all part of record collector fetishism - which I believe BoC might subscribe to based on their song picks for Societas X Tape.

However the original poster came across as someone who had just discovered that some electronic music contains samples and was having a breakdown that Daft Punk didn't play every instrument on Discovery. He also claimed that Julie and Candy is made up of samples, which is clearly isn't. Basically he was coming across as a bit of a prick.

Honestly, BOC made me aware of the whole underbelly of music that never got transferred to CD from the 70s and 80s. Obscure solo offerings from artists of relatively obscure bands (Stefan Zauner) and curious sound experiments from other countries that few people from the UK or US ever heard. In a way, I can see how BOC would want to do that with their own back catalog. Not only paying tribute to those obscurities but become an obscurity themselves. No other IDM artist has that mystique (even though unintentionally, Richard does come close sometimes with the sheer amount of music he's made and placed on hard to get obscure releases).

When Jango9 made that awesome timeline for BOC, I remember Negamuse remarking that a lot of it sounded like embellished stories. Crazy things like Mike drumming all night. I'm sure there's some truth and some lies, but they are carefully mixed together to create a legendary image.

On a side note, that Daft Punk stuff was interesting. Not sure how much of it was true. The whole bit about leaving an artist uncredited for sampling in One More Time and the artist being poor as a result. Is that actually true or was that simply a theory?

[sandrail]

I commented something along the lines of "if it turned out that BoC lived in suburbia and fabricated their elusive back catalogue, this semi-mythical appeal might be lessened a bit". I stick by it - it's like how the KLF used to put out records with an exclusive remix in certain countries, in limited numbers, and how you used to have to trade for them from listings at the back of magazines. It's all part of record collector fetishism - which I believe BoC might subscribe to based on their song picks for Societas X Tape.

However the original poster came across as someone who had just discovered that some electronic music contains samples and was having a breakdown that Daft Punk didn't play every instrument on Discovery. He also claimed that Julie and Candy is made up of samples, which is clearly isn't. Basically he was coming across as a bit of a prick.

Honestly, BOC made me aware of the whole underbelly of music that never got transferred to CD from the 70s and 80s. Obscure solo offerings from artists of relatively obscure bands (Stefan Zauner) and curious sound experiments from other countries that few people from the UK or US ever heard. In a way, I can see how BOC would want to do that with their own back catalog. Not only paying tribute to those obscurities but become an obscurity themselves. No other IDM artist has that mystique (even though unintentionally, Richard does come close sometimes with the sheer amount of music he's made and placed on hard to get obscure releases).

When Jango9 made that awesome timeline for BOC, I remember Negamuse remarking that a lot of it sounded like embellished stories. Crazy things like Mike drumming all night. I'm sure there's some truth and some lies, but they are carefully mixed together to create a legendary image.

On a side note, that Daft Punk stuff was interesting. Not sure how much of it was true. The whole bit about leaving an artist uncredited for sampling in One More Time and the artist being poor as a result. Is that actually true or was that simply a theory?

Pretty sure Jango9 used that timeline that PIC wrote back in 2000 as a reference. I vaguely remember that "drumming all night" statement from somewhere. I doubt PIC would lie about them.