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2026 Promo Campaign
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
| tape | received | region | owner | original post | direct rip | recordings | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-06 | ntsc | dremstat | discogs | |||
| 2 | 2026-04-06 | ntsc | geraldine_ferrari | proton drive | |||
| 3 | 2026-04-06 | ntsc | tomistomorrow | youtube | |||
| 4 | 2026-04-06 | ntsc | dandelion1969 | proton drive | youtube | ||
| 5 | 2026-04-07 | pal | mpstewart | ||||
| 6 | 2026-04-07 | pal | Lone | ||||
| 7 | 2026-04-07 | pal | nalaknip | ||||
| 8 | 2026-04-07 | ntsc | Stagliaf | ||||
| 9 | 2026-04-07 | pal | subtopia_north | youtube (audio only) | longer tape | ||
| 10 | 2026-04-07 | ntsc | zazen23 | proton drive | youtube | ||
| 11 | 2026-04-07 | ntsc | erkston | ||||
| 12 | 2026-04-07 | ntsc | Hexagon_sun33 | ||||
| 13 | 2026-04-07 | ntsc | plastiq | tmw | |||
| 14 | 2026-04-07 | ntsc | errorsinspace | n/a | |||
| 15 | 2026-04-07 | pal | simon lamb | facebook group | longer tape | ||
| 16 | 2026-04-07 | pal | jonathan stephens | ||||
| 17 | 2026-04-07 | ntsc | Skyraider | twoism forum | |||
| 18 | 2026-04-08 | ntsc | ecassell | longer tape, will be digitised soon | |||
| 19 | 2026-04-08 | pal | auldgoggie | ||||
| 20 | 2026-04-09 | ntsc | saintsantiago6010 | ||||
| 21 | 2026-04-09 | pal | Chapelier Fou | youtube | youtube | ||
| 22 | 2026-04-09 | ntsc | meshugganner | ||||
| 23 | 2026-04-09 | pal | Greg Rouyer | facebook group | |||
| 24 | 2026-04-09 | ? | Byron Drake | facebook group | |||
| 25 | 2026-04-09 | ntsc | Ace January | facebook group |
Analysis
- Moody Bible Institute AD is the Audio on VHS (2026-04-07) (reddit)
I posted this in a thread earlier today about the isolated vocal track, but wanted to add some new details. I'm almost certain this audio is an ad for Moody Monthly Magazine which was a publication of Moody Bible Institute (a private Christian bible school based in Chicago) that stopped publishing around 1991.
The beginning of the vocal mentions a monthly magazine, then after talking about a "free hexagonal flexi disc", it says it "features a recording from the MBI Institute", which, when you google that, comes up as Moody Bible Institute.
At the end, the voice says "all for $2.95". I looked for copies of Moody Monthly on EBay and from 1989-91, the magazine cost...$2.95! You can find most of the issues from those years on Ebay but none of the few photos that I saw mention a special flexi disc. [1]
The school has a pretty vast archive library, so I called them today to see if they might know about the flexi disc in the magazine. The person I spoke with didn't but mentioned the head archivist was out today. If you happen to live in Chicago, you can schedule an appointment to visit the library and check!
Moody has a radio station that is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year[2][3]
I'm guessing the audio is from an ad for the magazine that aired on the radio station at some point between 1989 and 91.
I also have this theory that the VHS copies aren't just about a new release, but maybe a "golden ticket" to an exclusive live event that the recipients will get tickets to if they can somehow decode info on the VHS.
- Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker in VHS footage (2026-04-08) (reddit)
American televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker with her husband Jim Bakker. They were prominent figures in the 1980s, building the religious television empire known as "The PTL Club" (Praise the Lord). The couple's public image and empire collapsed following scandals related to financial fraud and sexual misconduct in 1987.
- Spreadsheet for VHS Observations (2026-04-09) (reddit)
This sheet segregates every frame into "scenes", which is anytime the visual changes substantially (whether its 1 frame or 100 frames). Descriptions are kept as objective and abstract as possible unless we can reasonably confirm whats being shown. Notes are reflexive first impressions. Origin will ideally be urls of source material. Shoutout to the person here who zipped every frame into jpegs.
Pictures
Possible official Promo - NTSC/PAL Cassette Tapes with Black Matte paper casing. 7 Hexagons screened in white on top of VHS tape with white NTSC/PAL sticker. No other markings.[4] It should be noted that on the mailing label, Ochre, in the sender's name, Ochre Logistics Limited, is a type of orange coloring. Orange is a well-known color reference in Boards of Canada's discography. However, Ochre is also the name of the platform Bleep runs on, and it is likely the tapes come from Bleep. It has been speculated that the 2025 BoC merch on Bleep was used to collect the postal addresses of the best people to send the tapes to.
Videos
See Also
External Links
Articles
- Clash Magazine
- DJ Mag
- Electronic Groove
- Exclaim!
- Gizmodo
- Happy Mag
- Resident Advisor
- Stereogum
- The Needle Drop
Sources
- BOC VHS Tracker on Google Sheets
- BOCC TAPE TRACCRR on TMW Discord
- General New Release Speculation Topic Part II on Twoism forum
- Mystery VHS Tape Transcription on Twoism forum
- News & Findings on Twoism forum
- Spreadsheet for VHS Observations
References
- ↑ https://nl.ra.co/news/84925
- ↑ https://www.moodyradio.org/landing-pages/100-years/
- ↑ https://www.moodyradio.org/stations/chicago?appeal=GAW&opti_ca=12032419815&opti_ag=121707183968&opti_ad=490700854979&opti_key=kwd-890658849097&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12032419815
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/36993321-Boards-Of-Canada-2026-VHS-Promo%20Tape%201