LOFISYNDICATE - musicmashup puzzle {16/07/07}

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:49 am

The Context
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mobaSWH9NMc
Linc tells us of a caller thats been giving him a ring every hour on the hour, and its driving him looney. He has been given a deadline of July 21, but he is unsure what this is for and who has set it. So where do we come in?

Linc has asked his audience for some help, he has the number thats been bugging him.

339-933-4911

But when it is called, it goes to machine. What is on the machine is a music mashup (a puzzle composed of musical songs, similar puzzles have been seen in the OpAphid/Tachyon answering machines) and now we have to find the meaning of what the 21st of July is and who is behind all of this.

Why? So that Linc can crawl back into his sleeveless teeshirt and get some sleep!

The Tools
Acidfingers has made a recording of the machine to save us all phonebills, time and sanity.
Original Recording
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/3399334911.mp3
Reversed Recording
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/neverbe.mp3
First Section Reversed Recording
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/first_section.mp3
Individual Song Sections : Volume Increased
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/linc-song1.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/linc-song2.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/linc-song3.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/linc-song4.mp3
Song Four Speed Increase 20%
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/linc-song4-20.mp3
Linc's Recording
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/linc-phonecall.mp3
New Highquality Sections
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/sec1-hi.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/sec2-hi.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/sec3-hi.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/sec4-hi.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/sec5-hi.mp3
http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/sec6-hi.mp3

Breakdown
1 beep, 1 sound clip, 1 beep, 4 or 5 song clips, 1 beep, 1 sound clip, 1 beep

The Findings
1. BEEP
2. SOUND CLIP - "Put me together"
3. BEEP
4. FIRST SONG CLIP - Heart by Stars LYRICS|BAND INFO|AUDIO
5. SECOND SONG CLIP - 5th Symphony by Beethoven COMPOSER INFO|VIDEO
6. THIRD SONG CLIP - Plead the Fifth by Young Black Teenagers LYRICS|BAND INFO|AUDIO
7. FOURTH SONG CLIP - Jumper by Third Eye Blind LYRICS|BAND INFO|VIDEO
8. FIFTH SONG CLIP - The 15th by Fischerspooner LYRICS|BAND INFO|VIDEO
9. BEEP
10. SOUND CLIP - "I'll never be whole"
11. BEEP

Show Your Work ♥

I will be doing my best to update this as it continues with both IRC and forum participation. IRC discussions in both #hymnofone & #maddison

avalon_usagi · Post by **avalon_usagi** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:59 am

It sounds to me like the first reversed sound clip says "hold me together".

Also, I don't know if this is significant to the puzzle, but the quote in the description is from "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead.

silverblue · Post by **silverblue** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:45 am

I hear "put me together" for the first clip.

GregGallows · Post by **GregGallows** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:20 pm

acid knows who the last song is by, I think perky may have discovered it.

(not sure what the song is, or who found it, but Acid will know)

JenniPowell · Post by **JenniPowell** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:10 pm

Well, someone needs to get their butt in here and tell us what that last song was...cause I was goin' crazy trying to figure it out last night.

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:27 pm

Updated it with the forth song.

JenniPowell · Post by **JenniPowell** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:40 pm

So now we have to try to figure out what it means...right?

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:46 pm

Well Jenni,
Linc was pretty sure we were missing one piece of the puzzle, between the first section and second section. I think that we should make sure we aren't missing one more song... something about the violins (as Linc was saying) didn't sound like the first song.

But other than that... it feels like a numeral theme.

JenniPowell · Post by **JenniPowell** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:14 pm

Violins eh?

All right, I'll give it another listen...or 100.

JenniPowell · Post by **JenniPowell** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:18 pm

I seriously don't hear any violins...and my mom and my sister both play the violin.

But Linc has got to be on to something so...ergh.

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:48 pm

If anyone has original audio files of the sampled songs, please link or send them to someone that can host them!

itsmeforreal · Post by **itsmeforreal** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:24 pm

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS IS THE KEY, OF COURSE!

sorry, I couldn't help it. *goes to the corner*

mourningbelle · Post by **mourningbelle** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:34 pm

Oh lord, that Stars track is one of my favourite songs! Swoon. I can upload it for ya'll. I wish I could be more help with this one, but today is way too busy for me.. Aww. Plus, I think I would be in trouble if I stayed home on my birthday to solve a music mashup..

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wfeh2w

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:39 pm

mourningbelle wrote:Oh lord, that Stars track is one of my favourite songs! Swoon. I can upload it for ya'll. I wish I could be more help with this one, but today is way too busy for me.. Aww. Plus, I think I would be in trouble if I stayed home on my birthday to solve a music mashup..

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wfeh2w

Happy birthday muffffffffffffffffffffffffffin!
Go party hard for me, ummmkay?!

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:09 am

Updated with acidfingers new higher quality clips.