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[Knifeyspooney]

I'd feel a bit more confident if the video had tweaked the James Brown song somehow. If synths and/or beats were added like Midas Touch or Trapped, I'd have less skepticism. Also, Facebook? A bit disappointing if they're using FB to communicate.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Mike and Marcus love taking the piss...full stop.

I agree that it's pretty disappointing that the've chosen FB as their platform to communicate and experiment.
I think it has more to do with where they believe a majority of their audience resides. However, FB along with youtube seem to be the places they have the most control over.

Their official twitter seems to come across like it's run by Warp more than them lately.
Maybe thats why Marcus's page has the banner change and not @boctransmission?

Speaking of twitter, there seems to be a slew of new likes lately. Most of them in response to MHTRTC.
Makes you wonder...

[TheStatPow]

Thanks for the subtle acknowledgment?

Oooook this is getting weirdly weird.

[tumuli_stump_jumper]

Posting this morning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=26568 ... &ref=notif

It’s happening bros!

[NorthSaturnian]

Posting this morning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=26568 ... &ref=notif

That's a nice video. Very wide too, I rarely see videos with this aspect ratio

Thanks for the subtle acknowledgment?

So how does it feel being a part of Hexagon Sun?

[SamuraiDrifter]

I have seen discordianism referenced several times.. maybe its a noob question but what is the relationship between boc and discordianism? I don't recall reading about it

In the 1998 interview "Age of Aquarius" by Cosmic Crofter, they specifically mention Robert Anton Wilson as a particularly prominent influence (their music later appeared in Robert Anton Wilson: Maybe Logic, a movie about his life and philosophy).

Robert Anton Wilson was the author of The Illuminatus Trilogy and a major player in Discordianism. Boards of Canada have made several references to Illuminatus and Discordianism over the years. You can find a write-up I did listing all the specific references in this thread: BoC + Illuminatus Trilogy & Discordianism

[MIXL2]

I have seen discordianism referenced several times.. maybe its a noob question but what is the relationship between boc and discordianism? I don't recall reading about it

In the 1998 interview "Age of Aquarius" by Cosmic Crofter, they specifically mention Robert Anton Wilson as a particularly prominent influence (their music later appeared in Robert Anton Wilson: Maybe Logic, a movie about his life and philosophy).

Robert Anton Wilson was the author of The Illuminatus Trilogy and a major player in Discordianism. Boards of Canada have made several references to Illuminatus and Discordianism over the years. You can find a write-up I did listing all the specific references in this thread: BoC + Illuminatus Trilogy & Discordianism

Awesome, cheers!

[egbdf]

I agree that it's pretty disappointing that the've chosen FB as their platform to communicate and experiment.

This by no means proves the whole thing, but here's one possible explanation for why FB of all platforms. Maybe back when the TH campaign was being planned, they set this account up as an optional vehicle and then didn't use it. As I mentioned above, it would seem that if this is indeed legit, the fact that they haven't made it outright obvious that it's legit (which they could do) implies that inferring that it's legit is the game. If this account is a leftover from the TH campaign, then they just "got lucky" by having an available account that's not obviously real, but thanks to those upload dates, might convince fans that it could be real. Maybe there's not another account with the right balance of plausibility and doubt.

[Fredd-E]

Thanks for the subtle acknowledgment?

Oooook this is getting weirdly weird.

When I jokingly used that song title to make a statement, I did in fact make a genuine statement. That Reddit rumor was properly shot down and I’m glad the second confirmation is now on their official Facebook page. They must be reading this thread. It can’t be a coincidence anymore now.

[Evil Robot Bill]

I agree that it's pretty disappointing that the've chosen FB as their platform to communicate and experiment.
I think it has more to do with where they believe a majority of their audience resides. However, FB along with youtube seem to be the places they have the most control over.

If, and granted it's a BIG if, they are playing with ideas of disinformation, online confusion, conspiracy theories etc then FB is the perfect place for it.

That platform, arguably more than any other, has been responsible for the mainstream spread of loads of weird ideas, conspiracies and other dubious things over the last few years.

[Navaru]

I have to give that trilogy and Principia Discordia a read soon, ordering them today

[Navaru]

And all this activity is pretty wonderful, glad to be on the hunt with you fine folks. My wife thinks we’re nuts

[chemical_si]

Never mind

[dolochov]

And all this activity is pretty wonderful, glad to be on the hunt with you fine folks. My wife thinks we’re nuts

Also my gf does, they don't understand what this does mean for us ...

[belchmaster]

Glad to hear that I'm not the only one that slows down their tracks.

[Navaru]

Slow This Bird Dooowwwwwn

[Twentington]

And all this activity is pretty wonderful, glad to be on the hunt with you fine folks. My wife thinks we’re nuts

Also my gf does, they don't understand what this does mean for us ...

My Wife also thinks we're all nuts, I remember driving out for 2 hours to the middle of nowhere to listen to Societas when that was broadcasted and she asked when I'd joined a cult of course she's seen me go through the motions before on the build up to TH

[Davism]

Wow, I wish that was available other than the vid. It's so beautiful.

[arvy]

Once again, BOC are serious people. For me personaly, hanging arround twoism and chatting with all great guys, feels like very easy going. The brothers are probably not from this world, sending signals from the distant. Remember, people were coming to Warp HQ to review TH album first. And they specifically were giving only emails interviews, no human contact? BOC could be easily one the biggest hoaxes ever made. It' s like they are here, but not really.

[Sherbet Head]

The fact that they specifically chose to share 'Heard from Telegraph Lines' does clear up some of my scepticism somewhat. A very poignant choice. I'm definitely feeling a bit more 'locked in' now.

[funnnnpng]

Yeah, they're definitely watching us (Hi Mike n Mark!!, big fan) and a large majority of what we do in this thread will be what they do in this game. I hope everyone's having fun, because the ride is about to get a lot weirder...