First, a mysterious record containing 20 seconds of ambient music appears, on record store day, in a record shop in New York. In those 20 seconds, a distorted voice reveals the numbers : nine, three, six, five, five, seven. On the sleeve, the name Boards of Canada, and the cryptic marking:
------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------
The finding is posted on Reddit by the user lilcakey, leading to speculation that the numbers correspond with the six Xs; further, that there are five other similar records hidden in record shops around the world that reveal the remaining missing numbers.
Warp confirm its authenticity, but nothing more.
Over the next few days, the remaining numbers appear in various guises, on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show, the band's YouTube account, fan site Twoism, NPR and Adult Swim.
After the numbers have been released, a minimal site is launched by the band. Entering the numbers in sequence leads to a mysterious video, and thank Christ, a link to pre-order a new album - Tomorrow's Harvest, to be released on 10 June via Warp.
And you thought Daft Punk were frustrating.
Now, two weeks closer to the release, a video has been projected onto a big screen at midnight in Tokyo and, though the video is predictably impenetrable, this might be fans' first listen to the album.
Which track, we don't know. But it's something, and for an army of ever-more dedicated BoC fans, every little helps.
Watch a fan-shot video of the screening below:
The album will have 17 tracks, and is now available for regular pre-order from Bleep.com.
Update: Read a scan from next month's Uncut magazine, with first impressions of the full album. via Reddit
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