Interesting thoughts, we've already ridden out the most of this wave of silence, I'd speculate. Yeah, I'd say something will definitely happen this year (maybe another remix, could be an EP or box set but I would not give that a likely chance). I'd vote for the next album next year, though. It's going to be a long year, but that is okay with me. I would like to see some activity on twitter though just to be sure they are alive and kicking
Even a few more twitter likes would do me in; it would be easier to tolerate the wait knowing that something for sure is coming our way. But the mysteriousness of this whole act is kind of the best part, to me. You never know what could be around the corner-- for all we know the album could release tomorrow. If they were on YouTube giving us teasers for each song they are working on then it would kind of ruin the magic for me. The album will certainly come when "it feels right" to BoC, but that doesn't make the wait any easier haha.
I just can't wait for the day where I wake up and the thrill is on. I think that there will be another type of pre-release charade akin to the Tomorrow's Harvest release. I can't imagine them just dropping the album without saying or doing anything symbolic, even though I wouldn't be opposed to them just releasing it. I bet you'll see a random clue appear, like what happened with the Aphex Twin album, where a poster was found in a subway and then all over the place. I bet you'll see the BoC symbol pop up in a place that is very unexpected and then things will take off from there, but that's just my $0.02 and imaginative leaping.
Good things are on the horizon. They aren't done changing the world of music, yet. If we focus on what we do know it is without a doubt that these two artists are perfectionists. They know that they make art and true art isn't rushed. For us fans, patience is the key.
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." -Aristotle