Something strange just happened on the BoC Facebook page.

[ixy]

Everyone else is in the dark too.
No one knows where they are. Or even if they have been delivered yet.

Joyrex said they're all in the UK, but I don't know... that would be a bit disappointing.

[re-phaelam-ed]

FYI, I have added a new page on the wiki with a basic summary of what we know so far:

http://bocpages.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day_incident

added a couple lines about translating the numbers from ASCII to text, which give you the letter 'm'

Six letter word with at least one m... Summer?!

there you go....find the right one. i like 'blimey'

abamps abomas acumen agamas agamic ahimsa aidman
aidmen airman airmen akimbo alamos alumin alumna
alumni anemia anemic animal animas animes animis
animus anomic anomie aramid aromas ashman ashmen
ataman atomic axeman axemen badman badmen bagman
bagmen barman barmen barmie batman batmen bayman
baymen beamed bermes besmut biomes blamed blamer
blames blimey blimps blumed blumes boomed boomer
bowman bowmen bromal bromes bromic bromid bromin
bromos brumal brumby brumes busman busmen cabman
cabmen cadmic caiman calmed calmer calmly carman
carmen cayman cermet champs champy chemic chemos
chimar chimbs chimed chimer chimes chimla chimps
chomps chumps chymes chymic clamor clamps climax
climbs climes clomps clumps clumpy clumsy coempt
coombe coombs cormel cosmic cosmos cowman cowmen
crambe crambo cramps cremes crimes crimps crimpy
crumbs crumby crumps culmed daemon daimen daimio
daimon daimyo deemed dermal dermas dermic dermis
desman desmid diamin dismal dismay dismes dogmas
dolman dolmas dolmen doomed dormer dormie dormin
doumas dramas dromon drumly duomos edemas elemis
enamel enamor enemas epimer etamin etymon examen
exempt farmed farmer fermis filmed filmer filmic
firman firmed firmer firmly flambe flamed flamen
flamer flames flimsy flumed flumes flumps flyman
flymen foamed foamer foeman foemen formal format
formed formee former formes formic formol formyl
framed framer frames frumps frumpy fulmar gagman
gagmen gasman gasmen gaumed german germen gismos
gizmos glamor glimed glimes glomus glumes glumly
glumpy gnomes gnomic gnomon gramas gramps grimed
grimes grimly grumes grumps grumpy guimpe gunman
gunmen haemal haemic haemin halmas harmed harmer
harmin haymow helmed helmet hermae hermai hermit
hetman hiemal holmic iceman icemen isomer itemed
jasmin kalmia karmas karmic kermes kermis kismat
kismet koumis koumys lawman lawmen layman laymen
legman legmen litmus llamas loamed loomed neumes
neumic nonman nonmen normal normed nutmeg oilman
oilmen outman oximes palmar palmed palmer pelmet
penman penmen permed permit pitman pitmen plumbs
plumed plumes plumps potman potmen preman premed
premen premie premix primal primas primed primer
primes primly primos primps primus promos prompt
pyemia pyemic ragman ragmen reamed reamer reemit
rhombi rhombs rhumba rhumbs rhymed rhymer rhymes
roamed roamer rodman rodmen roomed roomer roomie
saimin salmis salmon scampi scamps schmoe schmos
seaman seamed seamen seamer seemed seemer seemly
sermon shaman shamas shamed shames shamos shamoy
shamus sigmas sixmos skimos skimps skimpy skyman
skymen slimed slimes slimly slimsy slumps socman
socmen spumed spumes stamen stamps stimes stomal
stomas stomps stumps stumpy stymie submit swamis
swamps swampy tarmac taxman taxmen teamed teemed
teemer tegmen termed termer termly termor themed
themes thumbs thumps thymes thymey thymic thymol
thymus tinman tinmen titman titmen tramel tramps
tremor trimer trimly trompe tromps trumps ulamas
ulemas uremia uremic vanman vanmen vermes vermin
vermis wadmal wadmel wadmol warmed warmer warmly
warmth warmup whimsy whomps whomso whumps wormed
wormer wormil yasmak yeoman yeomen zoomed
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bammed bummed bummer commas commie commit commix
common cummer cummin dammar dammed dammer dimmed
dimmer femmes gammas gammed gammer gammon gemmae
gemmed gimmal gimmes gimmie gummas gummed gummer
hammal hammed hammer hemmed hemmer hommos hummed
hummer hummus jammed jammer kummel lammed lemmas
limmer lummox nimmed pommee pommel pommie pummel
rammed rammer rimmed rimmer rummer simmer summae
summas summed summer summit summon tammie tommed
wammus yammer

[Techboy]

can we just put the idea that you can somehow get 'm' in ASCII from 6 digits to bed, because the highest integer in ascii is 255 for a start. it is incorrect, please never think about it again

[Moebius]

can we just put the idea that you can somehow get 'm' in ASCII from 6 digits to bed, because the highest integer in ascii is 255 for a start. it is incorrect, please never think about it again

actually the highest in ASCII is 127; there's more in the ANSI character set, which goes to 255.

[re-phaelam-ed]

can we just put the idea that you can somehow get 'm' in ASCII from 6 digits to bed, because the highest integer in ascii is 255 for a start. it is incorrect, please never think about it again

actually the highest in ASCII is 127; there's more in the ANSI character set, which goes to 255.

ha ha ha

[re-phaelam-ed]

how bout' 'bummed'

[Techboy]

can we just put the idea that you can somehow get 'm' in ASCII from 6 digits to bed, because the highest integer in ascii is 255 for a start. it is incorrect, please never think about it again

actually the highest in ASCII is 127; there's more in the ANSI character set, which goes to 255.

i stand corrected. however, neither of them go to 999999 so the point remains

[A_Northern_Soul]

"how bout' 'bummed'"

Ha! The new BoC is actually a track-by-track cover of the Happy Mondays' album...

[Mexicola]

"how bout' 'bummed'"

Ha! The new BoC is actually a track-by-track cover of the Happy Mondays' album...

You're twisting my (Hexagon) Melon man...

[Moebius]

can we just put the idea that you can somehow get 'm' in ASCII from 6 digits to bed, because the highest integer in ascii is 255 for a start. it is incorrect, please never think about it again

actually the highest in ASCII is 127; there's more in the ANSI character set, which goes to 255.

i stand corrected. however, neither of them go to 999999 so the point remains

Sorry, I'm just a super nerd, it's my job.

How the 'm' came about is because 936557 modulo 128 = 109 = ascii code for 'm'. Just a quirk of how that particular decoder was written.

[ixy]

Exactly what I was thinking.
But how come it doesn't work that way for 735673?
735673 outputs "¹"
735673 mod 128 = 57
57 outputs "9"

Just to be clear, I'm certain it's not ASCII. I'm just wondering.

[Reynolds]

can we just put the idea that you can somehow get 'm' in ASCII from 6 digits to bed, because the highest integer in ascii is 255 for a start. it is incorrect, please never think about it again

actually the highest in ASCII is 127; there's more in the ANSI character set, which goes to 255.

i stand corrected. however, neither of them go to 999999 so the point remains

Sorry, I'm just a super nerd, it's my job.

How the 'm' came about is because 936557 modulo 128 = 109 = ascii code for 'm'. Just a quirk of how that particular decoder was written.

BOC's favourite letter of the alfabet is m. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUGNVjHGJY (at 0:21). Won't get us anywhere though

[Infinite E]

Sandison bros are very smart, they've managed to build this whole mythology in such a way that doing no press and keeping themselves very private is seen as part of the performance rather than an indulgence on their part. Then when they do release something it's with this faceless theatricality, gradually bit by bit, getting the fans interacting and competing with *each other* trying to piece the puzzle together. All the while they haven't done an interview in what, 8 years? lol

It's part of the package though, and at the same time it its a device which lets them take their time creatively, not be overly exposed to trends and influences, spend time with their families, etc, and a bit of fun for people trying to figure it all out

i just admire anyone who can make not working look like a creative act

[Jonse]

The new album features Marcus playing the Doodlephone, which is a tiny woodwind instrument constructed out of pretzel sticks and spray cheese. Really gives the flute a run for its money.

[Joebot Kill]

next one...? http://hosting.earthshine.it/~mark/735673.mp4

a friend linked this up. apparently tweeted by lone.

[thingsthingsthings]

next one... http://hosting.earthshine.it/~mark/735673.mp4

woahwoahwoah.. where did this come from?

[krs]

next one... http://hosting.earthshine.it/~mark/735673.mp4

woahwoahwoah.. where did this come from?

No one knows really, supposedly from France? The person uploaded it on youtube and then deleted it soon after, which makes me wonder...

Someone else on here ripped it before they took it down and uploaded it somewhere else, though.

[Twoist]

next one... http://hosting.earthshine.it/~mark/735673.mp4

woahwoahwoah.. where did this come from?

This. Here. Now.

https://twitter.com/Lone/status/326464783979266049

[noby]

It was on youtube for a while, until it got removed.

[novayshun]

can we just put the idea that you can somehow get 'm' in ASCII from 6 digits to bed, because the highest integer in ascii is 255 for a start. it is incorrect, please never think about it again

actually the highest in ASCII is 127; there's more in the ANSI character set, which goes to 255.

i stand corrected. however, neither of them go to 999999 so the point remains

Sorry, I'm just a super nerd, it's my job.

How the 'm' came about is because 936557 modulo 128 = 109 = ascii code for 'm'. Just a quirk of how that particular decoder was written.

BOC's favourite letter of the alfabet is m. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUGNVjHGJY (at 0:21). Won't get us anywhere though

Or maybe all six are the same m/m/m/m/m/m