Difference between revisions of "2026 Promo Campaign"

Revision as of 19:57, 8 April 2026

Boards of Canada appear to be teasing a return, after fans began sharing footage of mysterious VHS tapes allegedly sent through distribution channels linked to Warp Records and its retail arm Bleep.^[1]

Timeline

April 6, 2026

Tape 1 received by dremstat.^[2] (NTSC)
Tape 2 received by u/geraldine_ferrari.^[3]^[4]^[5] (NTSC)
Tape 3 received by u/tomistomorrow.^[6] (NTSC)
Tape 4 received by u/dandelion1969.^[7]^[8]^[9] (NTSC)

April 7, 2026

Tape 5 received by mpstewart. (NTSC)
Tape 6 received by Lone.^[10] (PAL?)
Tape 7 received by nalaknip.^[11] (PAL?)
Tape 8 received by u/Stagliaf.^[12] (NTSC)
Tape 9 received by u/subtopia_north.^[13] (PAL)
Tape 10 received by u/zazen23.^[14] (NTSC)
Tape 11 received by u/erkston.^[15] (NTSC)
Tape 12 received by u/Hexagon_Sun33.^[16] (NTSC)
Tape 13 received by Plastiq. (TMW) (NTSC)
Tape 14 received by errorsinspace. (NTSC?)
Tape 15 received by Simon Lamb. (BOC FB Group) (PAL?)
Tape 16 received by Jonathan Stephens.^[17] (PAL)

Pictures

Possible official Promo - NTSC Cassette Tape with Black Matte paper casing. 7 Hexagons screened in white on top of VHS tape with white NTSC sticker. No other markings.^[18]

Videos

Tape rip from geraldine_ferrari

Analysis

Speculation

External Links

Articles

Sources

References

**Discography Overview** | view ⬢ edit
Albums	Music Has the Right to Children ⬢ Geogaddi ⬢ The Campfire Headphase ⬢ Tomorrow's Harvest ⬢ Inferno
EPs	Twoism ⬢ Hi Scores ⬢ Aquarius ⬢ Peel Session ⬢ In a Beautiful Place out in the Country ⬢ Trans Canada Highway
Singles	Reach For The Dead ⬢ Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz
Rare / Early Releases	Catalog 3 ⬢ Acid Memories ⬢ Closes Vol. 1 ⬢ Play by Numbers ⬢ Hooper Bay ⬢ Boc Maxima ⬢ Old Tunes Vol. 1 ⬢ Old Tunes Vol. 2 ⬢ Random 35 Tracks Tape ⬢ Boc Remii Vol. 1
Mixtapes	Marcus Eoin's Campfire Mixtape ⬢ Societas x Tape
Live Sets	Live @ Warp10 ⬢ Live @ Lighthouse ⬢ Live @ ATP ⬢ All Gigs
Promotional Releases	Telephasic Workshop ⬢ MHTRTC (promo cassette) ⬢ Orange Romeda ⬢ Geogaddi (promo lp) ⬢ Geogaddi (test pressing) ⬢ Geogaddi (promo cassette) ⬢ ------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------ ⬢ Reach For The Dead (promo cd) ⬢ Come To Dust (promo cd)
Compilation Exclusives	Korona ⬢ Orange Romeda ⬢ Seven Forty Seven
Produced by BoC for Others	Here Come The Rubber Cops ⬢ Orangutang
Bootleg Releases	Unreleased Tracks
Other	Kaleidoscope ⬢ Promotional Events ⬢ Promotional Items ⬢ Merchandise ⬢ Web media
Lead-up	RSD 2013 ARG ⬢ Road to Inferno ⬢ 2026 Promo Campaign
To Be Determined	BoCset

[1] ttps://nl.ra.co/news/84925

[2] ttps://discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-2026-VHS-Promo

[3] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seco40/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs_as_requested/

[4] ttps://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1secnek/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs/

[5] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seza3q/promo_video_as_promised/

[6] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seftbt/another_mysterious_transmission_artifact/

[7] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1segl04/corrected_post_i_am_the_2nd_tape_mentioned_in_the/

[8] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seii2o/higher_resolution_scan_direct_from_a_vhs_player/

[9] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sejpyd/high_res_of_the_vhs_audio_stereo_48khz_24_bit/

[10] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DW342qsCCeV/

[11] ttps://x.com/nalaknip/status/2041530076680827262

[12] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf0ucv/heres_mine/

[13] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf48pe/received_a_pal_tape/

[14] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf5f9a/i_got_a_tape/

[15] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf8ss1/just_checked_the_mail_ntsc_eastern_us/

[16] ttps://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf9e6e/i_got_one_literally_shaking_right_now/

[17] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DW1gOSEjbnG/

[18] ttps://www.discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-2026-VHS-Promo%20Tape%201

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 == Timeline ==
 === April 6, 2026 ===
-* Tape 1 received by [https://www.discogs.com/user/dremstat dremstat].<ref>https://discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-2026-VHS-Promo</ref>
+* Tape 1 received by [https://www.discogs.com/user/dremstat dremstat].<ref>https://discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-2026-VHS-Promo</ref> (NTSC)
-* Tape 2 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/geraldine_ferrari/ u/geraldine_ferrari].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seco40/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs_as_requested/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1secnek/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seza3q/promo_video_as_promised/</ref>
+* Tape 2 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/geraldine_ferrari/ u/geraldine_ferrari].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seco40/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs_as_requested/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1secnek/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seza3q/promo_video_as_promised/</ref> (NTSC)
-* Tape 3 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/tomistomorrow/ u/tomistomorrow].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seftbt/another_mysterious_transmission_artifact/</ref>
+* Tape 3 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/tomistomorrow/ u/tomistomorrow].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seftbt/another_mysterious_transmission_artifact/</ref> (NTSC)
-* Tape 4 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/dandelion1969/ u/dandelion1969].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1segl04/corrected_post_i_am_the_2nd_tape_mentioned_in_the/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seii2o/higher_resolution_scan_direct_from_a_vhs_player/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sejpyd/high_res_of_the_vhs_audio_stereo_48khz_24_bit/</ref>
+* Tape 4 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/dandelion1969/ u/dandelion1969].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1segl04/corrected_post_i_am_the_2nd_tape_mentioned_in_the/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seii2o/higher_resolution_scan_direct_from_a_vhs_player/</ref><ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sejpyd/high_res_of_the_vhs_audio_stereo_48khz_24_bit/</ref> (NTSC)
 === April 7, 2026 ===
-* Tape 5 received by [https://discogs.com/user/mpstewart/reviews?header=1 mpstewart].
+* Tape 5 received by [https://discogs.com/user/mpstewart/reviews?header=1 mpstewart]. (NTSC)
-* Tape 6 received by [https://www.instagram.com/magicwirelone Lone].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DW342qsCCeV/</ref>
+* Tape 6 received by [https://www.instagram.com/magicwirelone Lone].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DW342qsCCeV/</ref> (PAL?)
-* Tape 7 tape received by [https://twitter.com/nalaknip nalaknip].<ref>https://x.com/nalaknip/status/2041530076680827262</ref>
+* Tape 7 received by [https://twitter.com/nalaknip nalaknip].<ref>https://x.com/nalaknip/status/2041530076680827262</ref> (PAL?)
 * Tape 8 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/Stagliaf/ u/Stagliaf].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf0ucv/heres_mine/
-</ref>
+</ref> (NTSC)
 * Tape 9 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/subtopia-north/ u/subtopia_north].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf48pe/received_a_pal_tape/
-</ref>
+</ref> (PAL)
-* Tape 10 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/zazen23/ u/zazen23].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf5f9a/i_got_a_tape/</ref>
+* Tape 10 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/zazen23/ u/zazen23].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf5f9a/i_got_a_tape/</ref> (NTSC)
-* Tape 11 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/erkston/ u/erkston].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf8ss1/just_checked_the_mail_ntsc_eastern_us/</ref>
+* Tape 11 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/erkston/ u/erkston].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf8ss1/just_checked_the_mail_ntsc_eastern_us/</ref> (NTSC)
-* Tape 12 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/Hexagon_Sun33/ u/Hexagon_Sun33].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf9e6e/i_got_one_literally_shaking_right_now/</ref>
+* Tape 12 received by [https://www.reddit.com/user/Hexagon_Sun33/ u/Hexagon_Sun33].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf9e6e/i_got_one_literally_shaking_right_now/</ref> (NTSC)
-* Tape 13 received by Plastiq. ([[TMW]])
+* Tape 13 received by Plastiq. ([[TMW]]) (NTSC)
-* Tape 14 received by [https://www.discogs.com/user/errorsinspace/collection?header=1 errorsinspace].
+* Tape 14 received by [https://www.discogs.com/user/errorsinspace/collection?header=1 errorsinspace]. (NTSC?)
-* Tape 15 received by [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204595322/user/510997578/ Simon Lamb]. ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204595322/?multi_permalinks=10174835202240323&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen BOC FB Group])
+* Tape 15 received by [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204595322/user/510997578/ Simon Lamb]. ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204595322/?multi_permalinks=10174835202240323&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen BOC FB Group]) (PAL?)
-* Tape 16 received by [https://www.instagram.com/jonathan_stephens_ Jonathan Stephens].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1gOSEjbnG/</ref>
+* Tape 16 received by [https://www.instagram.com/jonathan_stephens_ Jonathan Stephens].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1gOSEjbnG/</ref> (PAL)