Strange Soup/The Thrift Store Tape Discussion

[oakmoss&amber]

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And another by Forty-Two Twenty-Six

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[babylulu]

Just posted “This Channel Will Selfdestruct”

Anyone have these vids archived?

[oakmoss&amber]

Just posted “This Channel Will Selfdestruct”

Anyone have these vids archived?

I have Eleven Missing Tracks and (Selection A) Offload 2

[April 7th]

There is a new post on the Tumblr page as well. It matches the video descriptions.

https://user-dbz22819.tumblr.com/post/6 ... e-to-catch

[Sky and Trails]

Holy shit, it looks like they're pulling it all! Downloading as much as I can right now.
I've got the original VHS tape in good quality, a couple of the little teaser vids, and Eleven Missing Tracks.

This is strange! And right before that zine article with BOC comes out.
Also, isn't this date significant in regards to this whole thing? Maybe I'm getting that wrong.

I have to say, this is something special. I don't get the multiple video uploads saying goodbye, all with different numerical stuff going on in the titles.

Perhaps there is a little more music out there being pointed to by whoever is behind all this?

And please, what is the Selection A Offload 2? I don't think I'm in the loop on that.

[April 7th]

Selection A Offload 2 is the second upload to the Missing Tracks Archive channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Y2Db ... 7Tw/videos

The Ciphertext video titles give:

this (channel 4226)
channel (channel Onesixtyfive)
will (channel Fourty-two twenty-six)
selfdestruct (channel Missing Tracks Archive)

All video descriptions are the same. The Tumblr post is the same as the video descriptions.

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[himeiro_hesukhias]

There's something unnervingly captivating about this thread, and the uncertainty is corroding me. I wish whoever made these things would just identify themselves already.

[Orbited insanitarium]

And please, what is the Selection A Offload 2? I don't think I'm in the loop on that.

This is the little fella you're askin' about.

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[Sky and Trails]

I never saw the Offload! Holy hell!

[Brendan Standing Alone]

And please, what is the Selection A Offload 2? I don't think I'm in the loop on that.

This is the little fella you're askin' about.

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Keep an eye on that embedded link will ya? I'm going to catch up in the land of nod. It's 1am currently.
TTFN.

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IMO this (Selection A) Offload 2 sounds nothing like the music captured on the original VHS thrift store anomaly tape, and is the furthest sounding from the brothers’ Old Tunes era sound. Not saying it is or isn’t BOC but had this come out first, it would have been fairly easy to dismiss it as fake.

[Sky and Trails]

Here is everything that I am aware of related to the VHS tape:

https://easyupload.io/m/okkz0y

I don't have enough time to put it into a RAR archive with detailed descriptions and file names, etc.
I hope this is helpful to someone.

The link is good for 30 days. At that point I'm hoping everyone that wants it will have it, but either way, I'll still have it all and can simply re-upload it all again.

I can't help but think that this is only a temporary goodbye. Maybe the May 5th article will shed some light.

Or maybe the creator will reveal themselves.

Either way, this is good stuff.

[Sky and Trails]

I just wanted to say that the following track is fucking amazing.
I only hope I made the link correctly since I'm using my phone.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=784

(Can’t get the link to open. Resend.)

I KNEW I would somehow fuck that up when I was trying to get it uploaded with my stupid phone

How about this link: https://youtu.be/b-3sqi2OjuE?t=784

[April 7th]

G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ _ _ = 7 6 was never deciphered, was it? The video description gave foreshadow if the numbers were converted to letters using an A1Z26 cipher and then used as a Caesar ciphertext where A=Z.

I don't think this is very likely but given the anxiety around fakes within the community I had wondered if BOC had created something to satirize that.

[Orbited insanitarium]

And please, what is the Selection A Offload 2? I don't think I'm in the loop on that.

This is the little fella you're askin' about.

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Keep an eye on that embedded link will ya? I'm going to catch up in the land of nod. It's 1am currently.
TTFN.

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IMO this (Selection A) Offload 2 sounds nothing like the music captured on the original VHS thrift store anomaly tape, and is the furthest sounding from the brothers’ Old Tunes era sound. Not saying it is or isn’t BOC but had this come out first, it would have been fairly easy to dismiss it as fake.

Oh, I'm really not trying to put my 'Fake or Real' opinion out there as I don't have one. In fact, my place here is just sitting on the fence observing.

I'm open minded as to the creator. BoC or not, it makes no difference to me personally.

[oakmoss&amber]

Channel 4226 has been deleted

[Brendan Standing Alone]

G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ _ _ = 7 6 was never deciphered, was it? The video description gave foreshadow if the numbers were converted to letters using an A1Z26 cipher and then used as a Caesar ciphertext where A=Z.

I don't think this is very likely but given the anxiety around fakes within the community I had wondered if BOC had created something to satirize that.

It had been mentioned a few times previously here and within related comments on Reddit and YouTube, that some felt this was BOC pretending to be someone else pretending to be BOC… In hindsight, looking back at the ridiculous backstory, the hidden ciphers pointing to the thrift shop, all the follow-up videos, the account of someone attempting to sell the thrift store VHS for profit, I feel like we’re having our balls busted in good fun. Many of us being so hyper-pedantic about these guys and their music and all, we’re easy targets lol.

[hexagonFox]

G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ _ _ = 7 6 was never deciphered, was it? The video description gave foreshadow if the numbers were converted to letters using an A1Z26 cipher and then used as a Caesar ciphertext where A=Z.

I don't think this is very likely but given the anxiety around fakes within the community I had wondered if BOC had created something to satirize that.

It had been mentioned a few times previously here and within related comments on Reddit and YouTube, that some felt this was BOC pretending to be someone else pretending to be BOC… In hindsight, looking back at the ridiculous backstory, the hidden ciphers pointing to the thrift shop, all the follow-up videos, the account of someone attempting to sell the thrift store VHS for profit, I feel like we’re having our balls busted in good fun. Many of us being so hyper-pedantic about these guys and their music and all, we’re easy targets lol.

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[karpeggi]

“Eleven Missing Tracks” was at 666 views when the self destruct videos went out. Its at 668 right now.

[Sky and Trails]

It is BOC.

I still stand by that.

If it is NOT them, then I want to meet the creator and see their production techniques.
At this point, I'm seriously considering creating my own (gag) podcast, and interviewing people like the creator of this stuff. At least then I would have the pleasure of knowing things, hearing explanations for musical choices, etc.

[oakmoss&amber]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Y2DbivzGldb2_JU09F7Tw/videos

Missing Tracks Archive is now nuked. Well, that was fun.