While I was searching the pentlands...

[Mexicola]

Point taken Mexicola but the newbies tend to forget this: "Be sure to search, and browse the forum before making a new topic at all times." of which they agree too. This is what polar sky pointed out as well.

I'm well aware that there are constantly new BoC fanatics quiver about new facts and all but they should do a proper search first and dig through the board a bit before posting stuff, as well as pay a visit to the BoC pages and the Wiki pages.

Now let's stay on topic.. or I'm forced to split the topic

Lol - fair point, well made.

[CoBoC]

Point taken. To which I will say, Boards of Canada aside, this image is still really bizarre, and I can't imagine what is making that appear in the image, or if it's real, what it could be.

[Techboy]

rest assured that its nothing to do with boards of canada
and that living in east lothian (quite close to here, actually) is fuck all like living underground.

it seems possible it could be some sort of marker for trees to be removed for development - it looks like an asterisk to me.

[Fearless Flounder]

What's the bets the next album is specifically Urban, danceable and pop??

Just to confound Rural, blissed out, atmospheric expectations.

I don't think they were the first people to make pastoral electronic music though.

But the notion of them (in the press) living in mudhuts with sheep in the studio cracks me up. It's hilarious.
I suppose if people feel it adds to the mystique of the music, then fine.

[Moebius]

Also, there's apparently pictures of the place floating about that show a snow covered cabin that is apparently their studio. Not sure if they're confirmed though.

You're referring to these photos, I presume:




I think there were just some pictures someone found of Hooper Bay.

[Moebius]

it seems possible it could be some sort of marker for trees to be removed for development - it looks like an asterisk to me.

he's right, it's an asterisk. which means there should be a giant footnote nearby, start searching..

[Techboy]

Hahaha.

[Vordhosbn]

Also, there's apparently pictures of the place floating about that show a snow covered cabin that is apparently their studio. Not sure if they're confirmed though.

You're referring to these photos, I presume:




I think there were just some pictures someone found of Hooper Bay.

Hooper Bay is in SOUTHERN Alaska, although it could be in winter, I doubt thats Hooper Bay.

[YELLOW]

is that marcus talking in the beginning of XYZ?

[Hi Scores Boards]

is that marcus talking in the beginning of XYZ?

Ive always had my suspicions that they sampled Peter Gabriel

[YELLOW]

huh

[Hi Scores Boards]

The actual 'XYZ' part
When I listened to it a few times it just had kind of a Peter Gabriel tone to it?
I'm probably way off!!

[Moebius]

Also, there's apparently pictures of the place floating about that show a snow covered cabin that is apparently their studio. Not sure if they're confirmed though.

You're referring to these photos, I presume:




I think there were just some pictures someone found of Hooper Bay.

Hooper Bay is in SOUTHERN Alaska, although it could be in winter, I doubt thats Hooper Bay.

Admittedly I've never been to Alaska, but I don't see why that couldn't be Hooper Bay. It snows in plenty of places much farther south than that. It's not exactly in the tropics, southern or not.

[Vordhosbn]

Also, there's apparently pictures of the place floating about that show a snow covered cabin that is apparently their studio. Not sure if they're confirmed though.

You're referring to these photos, I presume:




I think there were just some pictures someone found of Hooper Bay.

Hooper Bay is in SOUTHERN Alaska, although it could be in winter, I doubt thats Hooper Bay.

Admittedly I've never been to Alaska, but I don't see why that couldn't be Hooper Bay. It snows in plenty of places much farther south than that. It's not exactly in the tropics, southern or not.

SHIT! my bad I was thinking of a different bay, Hooper Bay is on the Mid-Western Coast, so actually this very well could be. I was thinking of the far southern coast, where the rainforests there have the most green matter per square mile in the world or something.

[derm]

An excellent point politely made Aesthetics. However, I also feel there is a counter-point to be made too, with respect.

Is it really such a bother to some people on here if somebody discusses something that has been discussed before? I know it can sometime be really, really tiresome reading the same old same old (Another thread on Old Tunes anyone?), but when all is said and done is it really such a big deal? If the subject isn't interesting I'll just ignore it and move on leaving those that want to discuss it to do just that. What is old hat for some of us is new and exciting for somebody else. Remember when you first found all this stuff out for the first time? Cool wasn't it? Well I thought so anyway... I guess all I'm saying is a little patience doesn't hurt? Ahh, I'll shut up - what do I know? Peace and hugs and warm tea all round, that's what I say...

What I find more interesting is the suggestion they might be holed up somewhere near Berwick upon Tweed. Not that I care where they make the music (for all I care they could write in a semi-detached in Galashiels as long as it sounds like it was hand-crafted in a crofters cottage in the Hebrides), but Berwick is actually in England (albeit only just). Surely the brothers haven't infiltrated the border into my beloved home county of Northumberland?!? If so I'm very happy, if slightly shocked.

lets not forget the east coast town of north berwick 40 miles south of edinburgh!

[Flyingpurplepeopleeater]

Anyone on here ever use Google Earth to scope out the Pentland Hills? I imagine the brothers' bunker is underground, but it's still fun to look. So I'm looking just west of the pentlands, when I see this:



WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING? It doesn't look like a bunker, but... man, it's creeping me out.
Just to prove I didn't doctor up this image, I left the coordinates visible. Look for yourselves, and tell me if you know what it is!

That red marking looks like either some sort of crosshairs or a cross of some kind. (Maybe they haven't released another new album yet because they got blown off the face of the earth.) It is about .01 kilometers wide.

Creepy marking aside, that looks like as likely a candidate for the location as I could find. It's remote, yet only about 3 miles from a town, there are woods... seems perfect.

Talk of BOC's studio aside, this is an intriguing picture. The red symbol looks similar to one I have seen all over the place, carved into bricks and beams on old buildings and bridges in south England. Only difference is that the two diagonal lines were connected to the top perpendicular one. Wish I could remember what it meant...
Nice find anyway, if it is not done on photo shop or anything, it truly is a mystery. A little Scottish Nazca sort of!

[Infinite E]

You're thinking of the ordinance survey symbol i think

[mechanismj]

The actual 'XYZ' part
When I listened to it a few times it just had kind of a Peter Gabriel tone to it?
I'm probably way off!!

Dude, it's John Peel. That was him introducing the track during his Peel Session show. There is another version floating around where he interviews Mike and Marcus at the beginning and end, too.

Definitely not Peter Gabriel.

[Hi Scores Boards]

The actual 'XYZ' part
When I listened to it a few times it just had kind of a Peter Gabriel tone to it?
I'm probably way off!!

Dude, it's John Peel. That was him introducing the track during his Peel Session show. There is another version floating around where he interviews Mike and Marcus at the beginning and end, too.

Definitely not Peter Gabriel.

Not the bit where Peeley (RIP mate ) says "And this alas is last one from Boards Of Canada tonight and etc..."
I'm talking about the sample in the track where you hear the garbled 'XYZ' bit
For the longest time I thought it sounded a little like Peter Gabriel that's all
I didn't think I was going to get lambasted for it
I havent heard the interview bit

[Mexicola]

You're thinking of the ordinance survey symbol i think

Man, I'd forgotten all about those! My parents had one stamped on their garden wall when I was a kid. I'm trying to remember what they meant. Wasn't it something to do with a certain height above sea level or something??? Arrrgh, it's driving me nuts - I'd completing forgotten all about them