What do you hope for from the next BoC? (post TH)

I'm sure this is premature but whatever. What are you hoping is BoC's next evolution/direction?

For me, I would love for them to to try and make their "In a Silent Way" (for those who have heard the Miles Davis album). I think it's the perfect time in their evolution to try something like this.

In other words, dial the big ol' beats and the "epic tracks" way back, and focus just on ambience and melodies. In essence, it could be like an extended IABPOITC, but with some of that crisper, more detailed TCH and TH production (if they are still keen on that).

It's pretty clear to me that they have mellowed out a bit in their "old age", but that's just fine. I hope they can become the Neil Young of electronica. I don't think they need to keep pushing tracks like Cold Earth, New Seeds, and Come to Dust (although they sound nice I guess, but I don't think it's what they're best at). Just listen to the melody in Collapse, it's lovely. It's clear they still have "it", at least in spurts. It's not that that I don't want beats at all, but I'd love some pulsing, organic beats that complement the track, just like the IABPOITC ep. The end goal being to create a kind of opiate, soothing haze throughout the album - without being dull. Man that would be so great.

How about you guys?

More arps. Please.

A shorter gap between TH and whatever comes next!

One track of a woman counting over some vintage boc-ambience for 60 minutes.

A straight release with no more than a week delay between announcement and release, and no gimmicky advertising

As long as it provokes another nervous breakdown in oscilick, I don't care.

All I want is to not wait for so long for a new album release again.

soundtracks to movies

A warmer album. I loved TCH I want more of that, but with less guitar. Something I can listen to by the fire on a cold winter night, or something to day dream too in the hazy summer sun.

lumpy's idea in the OP sound pretty good to me. Going to have go down the predictable route with a couple of hours' worth of BoC vignettes, jingles and idents. Obviously wouldn't have much in the way of structure, more a kind of library album. Damn, and to think I posted more than once in the past that I didn't give a toss if they were never heard of again...

  On 6/9/2013 at 2:00 PM, kakapo said:

As long as it provokes another nervous breakdown in oscilick, I don't care.

please point out where exactly I had a nervous breakdown.

or is it rather just your fanboy tendencies disagreeing with the fact that someone doesn't find this album an orgasmic experience?

  On 6/9/2013 at 2:09 PM, Ceerial said:

All I want is to not wait for so long for a new album release again.

My one true wish. I wouldn't say no to another song in the vein of Gemini though.

more cowbell. It's gotta have more cowbell.

they should give us the remaining half of the album before December

An album that sounds more up-to-date with the times

More of an ambient album could be quite sweet, actually. Sundown is an album high point and something along that direction would be interesting.

I completely agree on wanting less "epic" tracks, more short thoughtful tracks. Those <90sec tracks have always been their strongest, imo. Constants Are Changing.

But I'm not picky. I'll be elated if the next release happens in 6 years or less

I hope for the more of the same.

There is absolutely no correlation between Miles Davis and BoC.

In A Silent Way was Miles completely changing gears.

One of the greatest albums ever. As is Tomorrow's Harvest.

Both completely different, so different there is no comparison.

"they sound nice, I guess????"

Why even bother if you have a mediocre opinion of this record?

You must be bored.

or metatrolling, genius and idiotic all at the same time.

But if this is serious, your opinions elsewhere have been negated.

Thanks

at first I thought each track had its own cover art, but then it appeared to be only "reach for the dead"... so reach for the dead EP soon? has this been discussed? haven't been on here in a few days

Beautiful place-ish would be fucking great. Amo bishop roden all the way ♥

  On 6/9/2013 at 6:14 PM, Atop said:

I hope for the more of the same.

 

There is absolutely no correlation between Miles Davis and BoC.

 

In A Silent Way was Miles completely changing gears.

 

One of the greatest albums ever. As is Tomorrow's Harvest.

 

Both completely different, so different there is no comparison.

 

"they sound nice, I guess????"

 

Why even bother if you have a mediocre opinion of this record?

 

You must be bored.

 

or metatrolling, genius and idiotic all at the same time.

 

But if this is serious, your opinions elsewhere have been negated.

 

Thanks

lol, hi atop

I hate this thread.

Nice work Lumpster!

Just please be a solid EP of a few confident, beautiful tracks that are given time to develop. And release it this year.

  On 6/9/2013 at 6:14 PM, isaki said:

at first I thought each track had its own cover art, but then it appeared to be only "reach for the dead"... so reach for the dead EP soon? has this been discussed? haven't been on here in a few days

no but Reach For The Dead is a single and most if not all singles have their own cover art

More tracks like Gemini,maybe no beats at all on their new album, unless they're like the one on Causeway.

But yeah, just synths and weird voices pls, although I prefer it when you can't tell what the voices say, like Autechre do.