Revision as of 17:30, 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]

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Timeline

April 6, 2026

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

April 7, 2026

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

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

See Also

• LP5
• Discography

External Links

Articles

• Clash Magazine
• DJ Mag
• Electronic Groove
• Gizmodo
• Happy Mag
• Resident Advisor
• Stereogum
• The Needle Drop

Sources

• BOCC TAPE TRACCRR on TMW Discord
• General New Release Speculation Topic Part II on Twoism forum
• News & Findings on Twoism forum
• Tape BOC VHS Tracker on Google Sheets

References

1. ↑ https://nl.ra.co/news/84925
2. ↑ https://discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-2026-VHS-Promo
3. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seco40/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs_as_requested/
4. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1secnek/boards_of_canada_promo_vhs/
5. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seza3q/promo_video_as_promised/
6. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seftbt/another_mysterious_transmission_artifact/
7. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1segl04/corrected_post_i_am_the_2nd_tape_mentioned_in_the/
8. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1seii2o/higher_resolution_scan_direct_from_a_vhs_player/
9. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sejpyd/high_res_of_the_vhs_audio_stereo_48khz_24_bit/
10. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DW342qsCCeV/
11. ↑ https://x.com/nalaknip/status/2041530076680827262
12. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf0ucv/heres_mine/
13. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf48pe/received_a_pal_tape/
14. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf5f9a/i_got_a_tape/
15. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf8ss1/just_checked_the_mail_ntsc_eastern_us/
16. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1sf9e6e/i_got_one_literally_shaking_right_now/
17. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1gOSEjbnG/
18. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-2026-VHS-Promo%20Tape%201