Douay-Rheims wrote:i've been plugging these codes into my Enigma machine all evening all all I get is "New Album in June"
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Douay-Rheims wrote:i've been plugging these codes into my Enigma machine all evening all all I get is "New Album in June"
Waz wrote:That seems like too much detail to me And could they even be sure the codes were found in the order they wanted? Somebody might not have found that record until yesterday, for example.
wwbjd wrote:Waz wrote:That seems like too much detail to me And could they even be sure the codes were found in the order they wanted? Somebody might not have found that record until yesterday, for example.
I'm fairly certain those records were "found" on purpose. Still fun though!
Sicilian Night wrote:This is more of an Easter egg hunt than a puzzle - one where we know we'll get all the eggs regardless.
I doubt the brothers are very much involved in this. I mean, these are the same guys who sped up a clip of a woman screaming to make the "s" sound of a word in a backwards subliminal message. A bit below their level no?
Sicilian Night wrote:I doubt the brothers are very much involved in this. I mean, these are the same guys who sped up a clip of a woman screaming to make the "s" sound of a word in a backwards subliminal message. A bit below their level no?
Liquorice Facet wrote:Sicilian Night wrote:This is more of an Easter egg hunt than a puzzle - one where we know we'll get all the eggs regardless.
I doubt the brothers are very much involved in this. I mean, these are the same guys who sped up a clip of a woman screaming to make the "s" sound of a word in a backwards subliminal message. A bit below their level no?
Idunno, there was something of a puzzle element to the portion found on this website. They could've made the mystery more complicated and harder to crack, I'm sure, though I think the entire angle of this event was to alert the fans that something's going on in the studio, while simultaneously getting the interest of outsiders that aren't familiar with the BoC vibes and mythos.
Waz wrote:Yeah, pretty sure this is an ad agency campaign... every detail about it is promotional, not an "artistic" idea of two guys in a studio. I've worked with companies who do this sort of thing, these kinds of campaigns. And Mike and Marcus certainly weren't negotiating spots with Adult Swim and the BBC and Rough Trade themselves!
Waz wrote:My expectation is that they based this on the "sort of thing" that suits their style, probably consulting with M&M like you say... but then I bet it's pretty much handed over to "creatives".
But again, it's a bit of fun, which is more than you can say for most advertising. As long as the answer doesn't involve something as terminally boring as entering the numbers into a web page form... yuck. I think that was done when The Matrix came out.
TaoTapeTao wrote:I just disagree. It seems more far-fetched that the brothers wouldn't be directly involved in the promotion of their own music...
Not to mention the clues have been in response to specific things on twoism and youtube etc. and Warp wouldn't be the one following the fans in that regard. It would be the band- and one of the brothers plus mdg have a profile here and definitely keep an eye on whats going on. There is no doubt though, that Warp has helped. They're how the brothers got onto bbc and npr and all that hands down, but creatively the brothers must be behind it.
I honestly think the promotion has been done very well and was effective in getting attention... but I want to be left in the dark about it for only so long... but again patience is a virtue
KidForToday wrote:I'm patient as a mountain, just enjoying the scenery. Eager to see how this all going to play out though, I will admit that much.
Sicilian Night wrote:Liquorice Facet wrote:Sicilian Night wrote:This is more of an Easter egg hunt than a puzzle - one where we know we'll get all the eggs regardless.
I doubt the brothers are very much involved in this. I mean, these are the same guys who sped up a clip of a woman screaming to make the "s" sound of a word in a backwards subliminal message. A bit below their level no?
Idunno, there was something of a puzzle element to the portion found on this website. They could've made the mystery more complicated and harder to crack, I'm sure, though I think the entire angle of this event was to alert the fans that something's going on in the studio, while simultaneously getting the interest of outsiders that aren't familiar with the BoC vibes and mythos.
Yeah I think the main issue here is that if they were to do something truly cryptic, well, there's no telling how long it would take for us to figure it out. Not the best way to release an album after a 7 year silence.
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