Strange Soup/The Thrift Store Tape Discussion

[Sky and Trails]

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

https://youtu.be/kBVpKnrTT78

Thank you! I thought it was gone for a moment.

Clayton - perfect name, great sounds, and maybe one day a vinyl release to hold in my hands?

[Tascam_Cowboy]

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[Orbited insanitarium]

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Via this thread I'm in a few frames of that video. I loved that Lain avatar like it was my own.

[Tascam_Cowboy]

Yes there’s quite a few cameos on there

[steeldancer-x]

Remember me when you guys are famous

[Orbited insanitarium]

Remember me when you guys are famous

Should be the other way round , don't forget us when you're looking down from the topitty-top. #ForumzForThaMemoriez

[Sky and Trails]

https://halideinstitute.bandcamp.com/

https://m.soundcloud.com/halideinstitute

https://youtu.be/dG9EpUeNs0M

I had to put this somewhere!

[Sky and Trails]

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Thank you so much for this.

I still believe.

[Frindia]

Long time no see, Thrift Store Anomaly.


https://www.youtube.com/@genesis-abc123/about


Under this image in Flickr, it has the numbers 18 1 2 2 9 20 8 15 12 5 which when ran through a numbers-to-letters cypher is "rabbithole"

https://www.tumblr.com/randomposter69

https://soundcloud.com/randomposter-894525935/incoming?si=9fcb6a596228402e8e103846b764e402&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Not sure what the morse in the audio says, but that is definitely one of the tracks from the "Eleven Missing Tracks" video.

19 3 1 22 5 14 7 5 18 8 21 14 20 2 5 7 9 14 19 8 5 18 5 - scavengerhuntbeginshere

[Brendan Standing Alone]

Long time no see, Thrift Store Anomaly.


https://www.youtube.com/@genesis-abc123/about


Under this image in Flickr, it has the numbers 18 1 2 2 9 20 8 15 12 5 which when ran through a numbers-to-letters cypher is "rabbithole"

https://www.tumblr.com/randomposter69

https://soundcloud.com/randomposter-894525935/incoming?si=9fcb6a596228402e8e103846b764e402&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Not sure what the morse in the audio says, but that is definitely one of the tracks from the "Eleven Missing Tracks" video.

19 3 1 22 5 14 7 5 18 8 21 14 20 2 5 7 9 14 19 8 5 18 5 - scavengerhuntbeginshere

Was this coded image recently posted online, or has it been there all along since last spring?


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[hexagonFox]

This is most certainly new activity.

[Frindia]

Was this coded image recently posted online, or has it been there all along since last spring

It has a date on it: March 13, 2023. Part of the image looks like some of the hint and clue videos we got from the ARG last year though. The missing faces MHTRTC / TCH looking photo is definitely new.

Forgot to point out this image has numbers in it as well 19 5 5 11 - seek. Talk about deja vu.

[Orbited insanitarium]

Long time no see, Thrift Store Anomaly.

I'm getting this rhyme tattooed, also this all looks interesting and I'm down for a rejuvenation of this topic!

[Frindia]

Long time no see, Thrift Store Anomaly.

I'm getting this rhyme tattooed, also this all looks interesting and I'm down for a rejuvenation of this topic!

I'd look like a liar if I said it was unintentional but it was!

The morse code may translate to something that has to do with YouTube? I can only decipher YOUTUBE.COM/@CHANNEL-ONE which makes me think of the old Channel Onesixtyfive from the previous ARG. Damnit! I knew I should have learned perfect morse after the last go-around!

[Frindia]

I can only decipher YOUTUBE.COM/@CHANNEL-ONE

I wasn't that far off.
https://www.youtube.com/@channel-one.

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Description: 25 15 21 20 21 2 5 4 15 20 3 15 13 6 15 18 23 1 18 4 19 12 1 19 8 @_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _hyphen _

The numbers above translate to youtubedotcomforwardslash

The video itself contains what sounds like an unintelligible version of one of the VHS tracks. RIP FLIP PITCH. My guess is to rip the video, reverse it, and pitch it? There are also numbers in the video 1 4 1 19 8 23 9 12 12 7 15 9 14 2 5 20 23 5 5 14 3 8 1 14 14 5 12 1 14 4 2 which spells out adashwillgoinbetweenchannelandb

[Orbited insanitarium]

I can only decipher YOUTUBE.COM/@CHANNEL-ONE

I wasn't that far off.
https://www.youtube.com/@channel-one.

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Description: 25 15 21 20 21 2 5 4 15 20 3 15 13 6 15 18 23 1 18 4 19 12 1 19 8 @_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _hyphen _

The numbers above translate to youtubedotcomforwardslash

The video itself contains what sounds like an unintelligible version of one of the VHS tracks. RIP FLIP PITCH. My guess is to rip the video, reverse it, and pitch it? There are also numbers in the video 1 4 1 19 8 23 9 12 12 7 15 9 14 2 5 20 23 5 5 14 3 8 1 14 14 5 12 1 14 4 2 which spells out adashwillgoinbetweenchannelandb

Fantastic translation and detective work, subscribing for all updates when they happen.

I wonder if thrifty is planning a one year anniversary ARG? March 22nd was the first time the original VHS tape was brought up on twoism at least, but the video was uploaded a month or so prior. I think this all is a wave hello.
And maybe music is on the horizon...

[Brendan Standing Alone]

While a part of me would still love for the Thrift Store Tape to be actual early BOC, I tend to agree with your assessment. With this now resurfacing and new clues given, I believe it gives credence to a new artist who was most likely finishing tracks the past year and is probably ready to offer a more official release. Heck of an introduction if this is the case. (And the music itself is phenomenal, as highly compressed as it is.)


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[Frindia]

Had to sleep but found some more stuff last night and got hung up.

I ripped, flipped, and pitched and found this. The voice is saying numbers in the video: 3 8 1 14 14 5 12 2 channelb

When you follow the instructions of Channel one. (25 15 21 20 21 2 5 4 15 20 3 15 13 6 15 18 23 1 18 4 19 12 1 19 8 @_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _hyphen _) you get YouTube.com/@channel-b

https://www.youtube.com/@Channel-B

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There are 5 videos that spell out S T A C K. Each video contains a string of numbers that when put together says "Stack Layers Play Backwards pitchminus12"

Here is all of the tracks together and pitched to -12. Can't make out what the voice is saying...
https://voca.ro/1iLCVZ5XHFTn

The original channel that made this known (@genesis-abc123) could be leading us to a third location. The first one is channel one, the second one is channel b so I'm guessing we're looking for a channel c / 3? The about of Channel B has this:

Seek:
youtube.com/@_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 9 12 12 9 14 20 8 5 2 12 1 14 11 19 (fillintheblanks)

[Electronaldmcdonald2]

If you reverse the combined audio it sounds slightly more legible…

[Frindia]

If you reverse the combined audio it sounds slightly more legible…

I thought so too but it was a friend that combined the audio tracks for me last night and we both were so tired so I'm not sure if the vocaroo I provided is entirely correct. The words at the end sound something like "Too tired _______2AM". Again, I can't be sure if this was done right considering it was super late.