Difference between revisions of "2026 Promo Campaign"

Revision as of 20:57, 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

tape	received	region	owner	original post	direct rip	recordings
1	2026-04-06	ntsc	dremstat	discogs
2	2026-04-06	ntsc	geraldine_ferrari	reddit	proton drive	reddit
3	2026-04-06	ntsc	tomistomorrow	reddit		youtube
4	2026-04-06	ntsc	dandelion1969	reddit	proton drive	youtube
5	2026-04-07	ntsc	mpstewart	discogs
6	2026-04-07	pal?	Lone	instagram
7	2026-04-07	pal?	nalaknip	twitter
8	2026-04-07	ntsc	u/Stagliaf	reddit
9	2026-04-07	pal	u/subtopia_north	reddit
10	2026-04-07	ntsc	zazen23	reddit
11	2026-04-07	ntsc	erkston	reddit
12	2026-04-07	ntsc	Hexagon_sun33	reddit
13	2026-04-07	ntsc	plastiq	TMW
14	2026-04-07	ntsc?	errorsinspace	n/a
15	2026-04-07	pal?	Simon Lamb	facebook
16	2026-04-07	pal	Jonathan Stephens	instagram

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.^[2]

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

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 == Timeline ==
-=== April 6, 2026 ===
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-* 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 !! received !! region !! owner !! original post !! direct rip !! recordings
-* 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> (NTSC)
+| 1 || 2026-04-06 || ntsc || [https://www.discogs.com/user/dremstat dremstat] || [https://www.discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-Untitled discogs] ||  ||
-* 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)
+|-
+| 2 || 2026-04-06 || ntsc || [https://www.reddit.com/user/geraldine_ferrari/ geraldine_ferrari] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seco40/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs_as_requested/ reddit] || [https://drive.proton.me/urls/ZMWXAB4W20#sQQb5x8wsfXA proton drive] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seza3q/promo_video_as_promised/ reddit]
+|-
-=== April 7, 2026 ===
+| 3 || 2026-04-06 || ntsc || [https://www.reddit.com/user/tomistomorrow/ tomistomorrow] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seftbt/another_mysterious_transmission_artifact/ reddit] ||  || [https://youtu.be/Ys-nScEuYHQ?si=its6CFnCY4tz5Xs3 youtube]
-* 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> (PAL?)
+| 4 || 2026-04-06 || ntsc || [https://www.reddit.com/user/dandelion1969/ dandelion1969] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1segl04/corrected_post_i_am_the_2nd_tape_mentioned_in_the/ reddit] || [https://drive.proton.me/urls/A7EE4Z8GF0#2aZYfk2ilz8S proton drive] || [https://youtu.be/o4sjDZ2sGwg?si=8B8AMeVzqjZZbXeM youtube]
-* 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/
+| 5 || 2026-04-07 || ntsc || [https://discogs.com/user/mpstewart/reviews?header=1 mpstewart] || [https://www.discogs.com/user/mpstewart/reviews?header=1 discogs] ||  ||
-</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/
+| 6 || 2026-04-07 || pal? || [https://www.instagram.com/magicwirelone Lone] || [https://www.instagram.com/p/DW342qsCCeV/ instagram] ||  ||
-</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> (NTSC)
+| 7 || 2026-04-07 || pal? || [https://twitter.com/nalaknip nalaknip] || [https://x.com/nalaknip/status/2041530076680827262 twitter] ||  ||
-* 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> (NTSC)
+| 8 || 2026-04-07 || ntsc || [https://www.reddit.com/user/Stagliaf/ u/Stagliaf] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf0ucv/heres_mine/ reddit] ||  ||
-* Tape 13 received by Plastiq. ([[TMW]]) (NTSC)
+|-
-* Tape 14 received by [https://www.discogs.com/user/errorsinspace/collection?header=1 errorsinspace]. (NTSC?)
+| 9 || 2026-04-07 || pal || [https://www.reddit.com/user/subtopia-north/ u/subtopia_north] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf48pe/received_a_pal_tape/ reddit] ||  ||
-* 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> (PAL)
+| 10 || 2026-04-07 || ntsc || [https://www.reddit.com/user/zazen23/ zazen23] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf5f9a/i_got_a_tape/ reddit] ||  ||
+|-
+| 11 || 2026-04-07 || ntsc || [https://www.reddit.com/user/erkston/ erkston] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf8ss1/just_checked_the_mail_ntsc_eastern_us/ reddit] ||  ||
+|-
+| 12 || 2026-04-07 || ntsc || [https://www.reddit.com/user/Hexagon_Sun33/ Hexagon_sun33] || [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf9e6e/i_got_one_literally_shaking_right_now/ reddit] ||  ||
+|-
+| 13 || 2026-04-07 || ntsc || [[TMW|plastiq]] || [[TMW]] ||  ||
+|-
+| 14 || 2026-04-07 || ntsc? || [https://www.discogs.com/user/errorsinspace/collection?header=1 errorsinspace] || n/a ||  ||
+|-
+| 15 || 2026-04-07 || pal? || [https://www.facebook.com/simonlamb71 Simon Lamb] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204595322/?multi_permalinks=10174835202240323&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen facebook] ||  ||
+|-
+| 16 || 2026-04-07 || pal || [https://www.instagram.com/jonathan_stephens_ Jonathan Stephens] || [https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1gOSEjbnG/ instagram] ||  ||
+|}
 == Pictures ==