Radiohead: 01 and 10
October 20th 2007 by Flick in Opinions
Ten years after OK Computer shocked the world, Radiohead released In Rainbows on October 10 (10/10). Though no one was expecting the album to be released until 2008, Radiohead announced In Rainbows just ten days in advance. In Rainbows, which consists of ten letters, has ten tracks, and would be downloadable from a rumored ten servers.
Radiohead preceded the release of In Rainbows with nine cryptic messages. They repeatedly emphasized X, the Roman Numeral for ten, in phrases such as “March Wa X”, and “Xendless Xurbia”. The tenth message was posted on October 10 with a photo of the band drinking tea.
There has been a lot of speculation over Radiohead’s emphasis of ten surrounding the release of In Rainbows. One theory suggests that Radiohead was typifying a binary code of ones and zeros, 1010101010. This has come to be known as the Binary Theory, also called the TENspiracy by some.
Puddlegum first addressed the Binary Theory in Radiohead: 1010101010. Someone associated with Thom Yorke contacted Puddlegum, sharing Thom’s reaction to Puddlegum’s article:
“The meaning behind all of this is right in front of our faces, we’re just overlooking it. [Thom] has been expecting an article much like this one for a couple of years, as have I. But I’m willing to wager he’ll have fun waiting a few more. On the other hand, it seems to annoy him that no one ‘gets it’ yet, given the mountain of clues.”
Ten days after our original article, we have come to believe that OK Computer and In Rainbows were meant to complement each other. During the writing and recording process of OK Computer, Radiohead used the working title of Zeros and Ones. If OK Computer is represented by 01, and In Rainbows is represented by 10, then we have 01 and 10. In binary code 01 and 10 complement each other.
Consider that In Rainbows was meant to complement OK Computer, musically, lyrically, and in structure. We found that the two albums can be knit together beautifully. By combining the tracks to form one playlist, 01 and 10, we have a remarkable listening experience. The transitions between the songs are astounding, and it appears that this was done purposefully.
The lyrics also seem to complement each other. There appears to be a concept flowing through the 01 and 10 playlist. Ideas in one song is picked up by the next, such as “Pull me out of the aircrash,” and “When I’m at the pearly gates, this will be my videotape.”
To create the 01 and 10 playlist, begin with OK Computer’s track one, Airbag, and follow this with In Rainbow’s track one, 15 Step. Alternate the albums, track by track, until you reach Karma Police on OK Computer, making All I Need the tenth track on the 01 and 10 playlist. Follow Karma Police with Fitter Happier from OK Computer, for tracks eleven and twelve. These two tracks act as a bridge between the first ten and the following ten tracks on the 01 and 10 playlist. Then continue to alternate the albums again, picking up with Faust Arp on In Rainbows, with Electioneering on OK Computer as the following track.
Radiohead - 01 and 10 playlist:
1. Airbag (OK Computer)
2. 15 Step (In Rainbows)
3. Paranoid Android (OK Computer)
4. Bodysnatchers (In Rainbows)
5. Subterranean Homesick Alien (OK Computer)
6. Nude (In Rainbows)
7. Exit Music (For A Film) (OK Computer)
8. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (In Rainbows)
9. Let Down (OK Computer)
10. All I Need (In Rainbows)
11. Karma Police (OK Computer)
12. Fitter Happier (OK Computer)
13. Faust Arp (In Rainbows)
14. Electioneering (OK Computer)
15. Reckoner (In Rainbows)
16. Climbing Up The Walls (OK Computer)
17. House Of Cards (In Rainbows)
18. No Surprises (OK Computer)
19. Jigsaw Falling Into Place (In Rainbows)
20. Lucky (OK Computer)
21. Videotape (In Rainbows)
22. The Tourist (OK Computer)
Tags: Radiohead, Thom Yorke
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October 20th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Try to listen to this playlist with 10 sec. crossfading. Even more interesting
October 20th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
More interesting things:
http://www.mortigitempo.com/too_bored/showthread.php?t=67166
The most curious thing is I think it’s also working in the 01 and 10 playlist…
October 20th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
So in effect, In Rainbows is the Sonic & Knuckles expansion cartridge to OK Computer’s Sonic the Hedgehog?
October 20th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
The golden ratio section aligns perfectly if Fitter Happier is not included. (With this track excluded the section is within 4 seconds of the 2min49sec section, by my calculation). Wow.
October 20th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
So what about the other 8 songs off In Rainbows that won’t be released until December? Just a bonus?
October 21st, 2007 at 6:15 am
Another thing about numbers is what happens with 15 :
1) 15 Step
lyrics : Fifteen steps…
2) Climbing Up The Walls
lyrics : Fifteen blows to your mind…
October 21st, 2007 at 6:16 am
And, in fact, 15 in binary code is 1111. Maybe it’s something?
October 21st, 2007 at 9:32 am
[…] on the note of In Rainbows, Puddlegum has an interesting article about the album and the hidden meaning / interpretation, especially in relation to OK Computer. […]
October 21st, 2007 at 12:14 pm
The biggest hint that OK Rainbows / In Computer or whatever they’re going to call it needs to be listened to with a 10-second crossfade is the segue between Subterranean Homesick Alien and Nude. Since I got the album, I was wondering what that weird little hint of a chord at the beginning of Nude was all about… it acts as a cut-off to the last chord of SHA.
October 21st, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Um.. this is only radiohead’s 7th album.
October 21st, 2007 at 12:25 pm
>Um.. this is only radiohead’s 7th album.
This was the TENTH COMMENT!!!!! Coincidence…or psychic phenomenon?
October 21st, 2007 at 12:47 pm
[…] - Nude: One of my faves off their new CD; btw, has the din died down as of yet? Oh andwhile some people have WAY too much time on their hands, this seems like an interesting experiment that might be worth adding another Radiohead CD to my […]
October 21st, 2007 at 12:55 pm
[…] almejar tal posição. Nem vou citar os hypes que prometem mudar tudo até desmancharem no ar. A teoria prosposta pelo Puddlegum sobre o novo álbum e a forma como se relaciona com a obra-prima “Ok Computer” será […]
October 21st, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Other things that annoy me : beginning of name of the albums is 0 (OK) and 1 (In), both of 10 characters.
OKCOMPUTER
INRAINBOWS
anyone?
October 21st, 2007 at 3:33 pm
this is bullshit.
Wake up.
October 21st, 2007 at 3:34 pm
This thing seems to be Pink Floyd-made …
October 21st, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Interesting enough but, seems to be a bit davinci code for my liking.
October 21st, 2007 at 5:23 pm
such a great band, i remeber all cool, twisted in a good way and inspiring videos. I´m glad theyre back!!
Thanks
October 21st, 2007 at 5:31 pm
now take the 2’s compliment
October 21st, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I love radiohead, whats next
October 21st, 2007 at 5:44 pm
wow, between this and the golden ratio thing, it’s clear some radiohead fans are starting to smoke the same thing tool fans have been smoking for years, huh… i’m a bit dry at the moment, maybe you guys can help me out with some of that stuff….
fcking awesome album though. you guys are ridik though
October 21st, 2007 at 5:59 pm
[…] count out OK Computer’s digital monologue “Fitter Happier”. Also, according to this post at Puddlegum, Radiohead’s working title for OK Computer was Zeros and […]
October 21st, 2007 at 7:35 pm
[…] Radiohead: 01 and 10. Apparently, and I say that because I’ve got far too much music in my head right now to try it out, if you splice OK Computer and In Rainbows into one playlist with alternating tracks it works really well. And there’s a load of other numerical nonsense at the link. Personally I wondering what happens if you play them at the same time but I accept I’m just like that. ta Meg […]
October 21st, 2007 at 8:10 pm
I’ve found that if you take all the tracks from In Rainbows, and replace them with the tracks from OK Computer….you’ll hear an album worth a shit.
October 21st, 2007 at 8:20 pm
[…] 01 and 10 Playlist […]
October 21st, 2007 at 9:15 pm
[…] sugiere un experimento: crear una lista de reproducción que alterne la canción uno del Ok Computer seguida de la canción uno del In Rainbows, alternando […]
October 21st, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Try alternating between Kid A and In Rainbows. Both have 10 songs. They are more alike than OK Computer and IR. They have MUCH more similarities. The instruments that end one song start another. Motion Picture Soundtrack is followed by Videotape, for instance.
the transition is almost perfect.
And if you enable a cross track fading between them (of, say, 10 seconds…
Or we could all be seeing too much in this…
October 21st, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Crossfading between tracks, really.
And fuck me, it’s awesome.
October 21st, 2007 at 10:34 pm
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October 21st, 2007 at 11:17 pm
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October 22nd, 2007 at 12:20 am
[…] » Radiohead: 01 and 10 :: Puddlegum :: um, not so sure about this…. as someone in the comments alluded to, it’s a little too much da vinci code. […]
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:40 am
When will Publius Enigma show up?
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:02 am
Well, adding to my insane theory about Kid A + In Rainbows, it seems that every pair of songs could be juxtaposed, if the right timing would be found (I couldn’t find it). “Kid A” seems to have the same notes as “Bodysnatchers”. “Weird Fishes” seems to ask “Why should I be standing here?” right at the same time as “How to disappear completely” says “Im not here”. “Morning Bell” seems to have the same structure as “Jigsaw Pieces”.
If anyone could find the right timing (maybe something to do with the 10s and the 15s and the binary thingies), let us know.
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:28 am
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October 22nd, 2007 at 7:32 am
[…] Hinter Radioheads „In Rainbows“ steckt wohl mehr: Anscheinend ist „In Rainbows“ eine Fortset… we have come to believe that OK Computer and In Rainbows were meant to complement each other. During the writing and recording process of OK Computer, Radiohead used the working title of Zeros and Ones. If OK Computer is represented by 01, and In Rainbows is represented by 10, then we have 01 and 10. In binary code 01 and 10 complement each other. Consider that In Rainbows was meant to complement OK Computer, musically, lyrically, and in structure. We found that the two albums can be knit together beautifully. By combining the tracks to form one playlist, 01 and 10, we have a remarkable listening experience. The transitions between the songs are astounding, and it appears that this was done purposefully. […]
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:49 am
So, basically, Radiohead are stealing ALL their ideas from Boards of Canada?
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:34 am
I’ve noticed something else. 15 tracks after 15 Step, comes No Surprises, where Thom sing “15 blows to the back your head, 15 blows to your mind.” This is pretty fucking scary and cool at the same time. Thom and Radiohead is fucking are fucking geniuses.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:40 am
Climbing Up the Walls* fuck I mixed up the songs. It doesn’t make sense. I’m an idiot.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:51 am
Zoot, read on post 6
It seems to be something more about 15… isn’t it?
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:53 am
I think it’s smething wrong about the songs order. I’m begining to feel like a Tool fan.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:57 am
Maybe he’s meant it to fuck up so we doubt the legitimacy of the theory? But he wants us to?
October 22nd, 2007 at 11:48 am
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October 22nd, 2007 at 12:12 pm
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October 22nd, 2007 at 12:19 pm
It is fun to try, but total bs. There is nothing that really matches up except for the fact that it is radiohead and all their songs sound like radiohead so they go well together.
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:44 pm
hmmm i like the playlist, alternating the tracks between OKC and In Rainbows, there will be some reason to this, there always is, like i dont think the golden ratio thing is meer coincidence.
but i dont think you can say that ‘Thom and Radiohead is fucking are fucking geniuses.’ if you dont understand fully what they are doing. In the passage above it says that Thom is annoyed that no one ‘gets it’ yet, this almost definately means that there are things we have missed.
Yes the is alot to do with the number 10 and the number 15 maybe, but do you actually know why?? When everyone realises what it is about then yes, say they are geniises, but till you understand i wouldnt.
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I’ve noticed some of the connections between songs in the playlist are fluid (same key or chord) but other ones, aren’t. So I think we’ve missed somenthig, as Harry says. I think would be interesting to see in which key is every song, for example.
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:24 pm
[…] Verschwörung #1 The album title can be heard in the backing vocals of Reckoner. BUT, did anyone notice the IN RAAAAAAAIN IN RAAAAAAAIN IN RAAAAAAAINNNNN IN RAAAAAAAIN IN RAAAAAAAINBOWS starts precisely at the albums golden section??? […]
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:50 pm
[…] a fine-toothed microscope made of mixed metaphors and rock ‘n roll conspiracy theories. An article at Puddlegum delves into the mysterious recurrence of the number ten associated with the ten-tracked, […]
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:56 pm
I just noticed that the 01 and 10 playlist is 1.5 hours long… Just thought I’d throw that out there.
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:12 pm
I thought… if the playlist idea is wrong… 01 for OK Computer and 10 for In Rainbows… then In Rainbows is played inversed…
01. Airbag
02. Videotape
03. Paranoid Android
04. Jigsaw…
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:25 pm
[…] it appears that they must have planned it, given recent events. Puddlegum announced that it had found evidence of a “TENspiracy” involving In Rainbows: Ten years after OK […]
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Yeah this sounds like Thom Yorke has been ripping off Boards of Canada’s “Geogaddi” with all the math formula creepy stuff
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:41 pm
OK Computer=Album3
In Rainbows=Album7
—————————–
10
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:08 pm
so i have a speculation that maybe, the answer is in older works. otherwise, “Thom’s correspondent”, as well as Thom himself wouldn’t have been expecting speculation for “a couple years”.
given that there are “mountains of clues”, perhaps the answer is on dead air space somewhere, or even within Hail To The Thief.
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:47 pm
There are 10 kinds of people, those who understand the the binary code and the ones who don’t…
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:30 pm
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October 22nd, 2007 at 5:47 pm
You people need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid.
Just listen and enjoy the music, retards.
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:51 pm
None of you have the slightest understanding of how binary code works. Stop posting.
October 22nd, 2007 at 6:31 pm
[…] ….Radiohead: 01 and 10 […]
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:47 pm
[…] “[We] have come to believe that OK Computer and In Rainbows were meant to complement each other. During the writing and recording process of OK Computer, Radiohead used the working title of Zeros and Ones. If OK Computer is represented by 01, and In Rainbows is represented by 10, then we have 01 and 10. In binary code 01 and 10 complement each other,” writes Flick on puddlegum.net. […]
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:52 pm
youre all wrong, theres little connection really.
its rather fun to mess with your heads though. i cant believe its been taken so far.
have fun on the first
xx
thm
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Wonder what happens when you sync this playlist with the Wizard of Oz.
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:56 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_code
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:06 am
i know the whole binary theory is pretty far fetched, and there is even some guy suggesting that if we mixed the two albums (OK and In Rainbows) so OK went in its rightful order and Rainbows was played backwards. but when you listen to it in the order this webpage suggests i noticed a REALLY REALLY creepy thing, now the webpage states that karma police and fitter happier are the bridge from the first ten songs to the last two songs… well at the end of fitter happier, when faust arp starts up the initial lyrics are ‘one two three four, wakey wakey rise and shine, its on again’ and after the somewhat spooky/grim fitter happier that is ment to be a somewhat of an interlude in the 01 10 playlist, i think it cant just be a thing of chance or coincidence. but yeah thats just my opinion or something i hav noticed
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:10 am
[…] Warum? Steht in den Kommentaren und ausführlicher hier. […]
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:14 am
not sure i buy any of this…being a CS major, binary is nothing new, special, mysterious, or even theoretical. its extremely commonplace within certain industries and is simply another representation of decimal numerals.
im not sure radiohead would do something like “mysterious” like this. their music is mysterious enough - they don’t need to cheapen themselves to gimmicks like this.
anyway, i played ok computer and in rainbows alternated this morning like the article suggests, and i didnt feel it worked well at all. even some transitions some people pointed out as dead giveaways sounded bad to me. i mean some worked OK, but i mean c’mon, its radiohead - every song is freakin amazing - how could they not sound good together ?
in fact the first two songs were a dead giveaway to me that this thing is bogus. as we all know, at the end of Airbag, there is a 4-count that leads into Paranoid Android. well…that 4 count is completely out of time with 15 step - making for a very awkward transition.
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:22 am
Ok blogsters. Admittedly, this theory is intriguing so I tested it out.
After the very first transition between Airbag and 15 Step, I feel its pretty safe to say this theory is preposterous.
The end of Airbag has the four-count of beeps; however 15 Step is counted in FIVES. Go ahead and count it out. With the musical prowess of Radiohead, there is simply no way in hell they’d intentionally do a four-count to lead into a song in 5. It is awkward, musically off balance, and just sounds like shit. Wake up people, and learn to count.
Further
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 am
@ 27: Kid A does NOT fit into In Rainbows, and yes, I tried it. Neither from the flow or the instrumentation of the songs.
Usually I give a fucking damn about conspiracy and stuff, but this is just so obvious…
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:30 am
[…] This is an interesting read suggesting that OK Computer and In Rainbows were meant to compliment each other. If you didn’t figure it out already, you probably aren’t a fanatic geek with an understanding of binary and too much time on your hands. Lucky for you, someone else has posted this. […]
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:39 am
@ 67: So… 15 Step is counted in FIVES. And Bodysnatchers on IR is counted in Fours… Go ahead and count it out. With the musical prowess of Radiohead, there is simply no way in hell they’d intentionally do a four-count to lead into a song in 5.
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:43 am
[…] http://puddlegum.net/radiohead-01-and-10/ Ok, I’m sure you’re all impressed, but here’s where it gets crazy. Obviously radiohead is trying to tell us something about the number ten. At first, I thought it was all symbolic meaning, like everything else Radiohead does. In Rainbows, for example, refers to many greek mythological themes about the pathway between heaven and earth. So, after a little research, both Biblical and Greek sources agreed that ten is one of the numbers of perfection. Even more, ten signifies completeness in order, lacking nothing and carrying nothing over. […]
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:58 am
Along with Rene’s comment, 15 Step refers to programming of drum machines. Most pop songs are written in 4/4 timing. Thus, it’s common to use 16 Steps when programming a drum machine. If you take away one step, you’d have 15 Steps, thus a 5/4 timing. Hence, the song 15 Step… it’s in 5/4. Heavily relies on a drum machine.
Go back to work.
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Probably just another example of a guy with too much time on his hands. (much like the Dark Side of the Moon - Wizard of Oz synchronicity)
Coincidences DO happen in life, whether you like it or not, and its not as if this is a clear cut one.
The people who believe this and claim there is a synchronicity of some sort are just making themselves believe it because they want to see some mysterious puzzle associated witht their beloved band.
Until Radiohead actually SAY something about it, personally, Im not gonna waste my time.
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:00 pm
@ post #9: youre an idiot.
Its the “videotape” being rewound. THe whole concept of the album.
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:42 pm
@67:
If you use a ten second crossfade, te 4 second count isn’t even audible.
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:53 pm
I took the advice from everyone on this page. I compiled the playlist, and focussed all my attention on the 2 hours of music that lay before me. I compiled all the lyrics in the appropriate order. I laid back and closed my eyes. And I finally saw how all the songs were interconnected. What they all shared to link them across a 12 year bridge.
They are all entirely bloody awesome, because they are all by Radiohead. Can we not leave it there?
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:20 pm
@72:
you do realize that Thom sings the words “15 Steps” in the song, right? So it could very well have nothing to do with drum machines…especially considering Phil’s actually playing drums in the song. So no…it doesn’t heavily rely on drum machines.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:26 pm
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October 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 pm
[…] „OK Computer“ das Über-Album „01 and 10“. Nico hat mich daran erinnert, den Tipp dieses Artikels doch mal in die Tat umzusetzen, und die Tracks von Radioheads „OK Computer“ und „In […]
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:07 pm
@ 76 ( I hate calling people numbers):
>And I finally saw how all the songs were interconnected. What they all shared to link them across a 12 year bridge.
Absolutely right. Just listen and you see the whole fucking picture. It’s that amazing!
But: I’m asking myself, what’s about the Rest of the Tracks from the new album? These from the Deluxe-Edition? Are these the „real“ new Album?
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:09 pm
>Are these the „real“ new Album?
And maybe more interesting: only available for the Deluxe-Payers? (Until, ofcourse, they are available for all from p2p for all of us)
This all sounds like a plan I think.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:18 pm
If you listen to the VERY beginning All I Need from In Rainbows, you can hear just for a second the guitars fading from the track Let Down on OK Computer…I don’t think its a coincidence anymore.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:36 pm
anyone notice that OK Computer and IN Rainbows are also 2 letter words separated from an 8 letter word
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:32 pm
All I need is the 10th song, and the times that Thom sings “Is all grong / Is all right” at the end of the song is TEN!!!
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:32 pm
All I need is the 10th song, and the times that Thom sings “Is all wrong / Is all right” at the end of the song is TEN!!!
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 pm
If you listen carefully, the sounds at the very begining of Faust Arp are the same at the end of Fitter Happier.
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:42 pm
this may be trying too hard or something but does anyone else notice that on the cover of OK Computer to the left there is an X (10) with a crashed plane underneath it, and that the end of IN Rainbows you hear, Close Circuit Camera (black box) and of coarse all of the sone Videotape? Or how about to the left of the X the weird blurry guy sitting there, to me it looks like the weird guy in the background of the IN Rainbows cover…
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:46 pm
also, on the back on OK Computer under the box with all the track listings is says 1=2. If OK Computer (Zeros and Ones, 01, which means 1 in binary) and In Rainbows (released on 10/10, 1010 = 2 in binary) so by that OK Computer = In Rainbows. though i still want to know what 18576397 means which is also on the back of OK Computer.
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:57 pm
and what about with the booklet for OK Computer, the tracklisting on the backside of the booklet and a blank space after track 10, no surprises, maybe that blank space is where you insert In Rainbows, i mean the best parts that really sync’d up lyrically were the last four tracks, try it out i think it may work a little better (the end of the album that is)
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:00 pm
About the “18576397″, I’ve hear that the 97 is for the release year of OK Computer, but dont remember what the other numbers mean.
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:02 pm
the red digits 18576397 on the back of OK COMPUTER stands for March 6, 1997, 18:57 (GMT) which was the time when OK COMPUTER was mastered and officially …
October 24th, 2007 at 4:54 am
I’ve tried this and I must say it doesn’t sound right. However, Thom said that we still didn’t “get it”, and I think he’s right because Jigsaw, Exit Music and Videotape, in that order, fit perfectly.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find anything else, so please, if someone’s reading this, check the order of those songs to see for yourself that they sound amazing (with the crossfade in 10 seconds), and see if you can keep digging. Going to bed now.
October 24th, 2007 at 6:53 am
oh my god! i just discovered that if play In Rainbows while i’m driving to office all crosslights are green!
October 24th, 2007 at 11:31 am
[…] folks over at Puddlegum have brought up the idea of a complementation between Radiohead’s OK Computer and the band’s […]
October 24th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
[…] Warum? Steht in den Kommentaren und ausführlicher hier. […]
October 24th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
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October 24th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
I’m sorry, but I made the playlist just like you said, and I’m not hearing a mesh…this seems like a nice theory but it’s a little bit of a stretch.
October 24th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
15 Step and Paranoid Android also fit perfectly…
October 24th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
I’ve made this little audio:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3ymzdxm21zu
If you hear it, you’ll see that those three songs are complementing eachother beautifully. Once again, the tracklisting here is not correct.
October 24th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Add these ones : Bodysnatchers and Electioneering.
October 24th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
I have now a theory : every song has its pair. Like 01 and 10 between songs…
October 24th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
ANd as 92 said, Jigsaw and Exit Music also fit.
October 24th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Another CS major here. Let’s have a brief overview of binary numbers. Binary is a base 2 counting system. This means each digit is an ascending power of 2. For example, 100 in binary is 4 in decimal. To me when a person says that 10 and 01 complement each other, that’s as meaningless as saying that 12 and 21 complement each other. Here is a good little article all about binary numbers for those of you who love learning new things: http://www.math.grinnell.edu/~rebelsky/Courses/CS152/97F/Readings/student-binary.html
Now I present a vastly different business based theory. I am not a huge radiohead fan and honestly got into them way after they became famous and popular. But there music is damn good and enjoyable. Perhaps 10 years ago Radiohead wanted to produce an epic 2 disc album and the label told them to piss off. So perhaps at that point they saved many of the songs that they had intended for the one epic album and split that into two albums saving the songs to be released as part of an album that they could release on their own terms. Maybe some of the songs had already been recorded from 10 years ago, or maybe all of them. This would explain the surprise of them releasing the album far sooner than anyone had expected. Just a thought.
Cheers. wa
October 24th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Hmm… what I think about 10 is the meanings it has:
10 = 1 and 0 and also 10 = 2 … maybe its a kind of digital yin-yang?
I think I’m getting mad…
October 24th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
More random thoughts… Maybe Videotape is a beginning and Exit Music (For a Film) is the end…
October 24th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
@105: Is the other way around. “…hope that you choke” fits perfectly with Videotape piano chords.
October 24th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
No way, Radiobuzz. Different chord and key, different rhythm… nope. IMHO, it makes more sense if it’s a story told in a videotape seen through all the songs…
October 24th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
At this moment I have this tracklist :
01. Videotape, 02. Airbag, 03. Nude, 04. No Surprises
…
15. 15 Step, 16. Paranoid Android, 17. Reckoner, 18. Climbing Up The Walls, 19. Faust Arp, 20. Lucky, 21. Jigsaw Falling Into Place, 22. Exit Music
October 24th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
other theory I leave is Videotape as first song and Exit Music - Faust Arp as last songs… because of Goethe’s.
October 24th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
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October 24th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
I Finally came with this playlist : Fitter Happier, Lucky, Videotape, Let Down, Weird Fishes, The Tourist, Bodysnatchers, Electioneering, House Of Cards, No Surprises, Nude, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Reckoner, Karma Police, 15 Step, Paranoid Android, All I Need, Climbing Up The Walls, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Exit Music, Faust Arp, Airbag.
At this point, the only link it doesn’t work for me is Lucky to Videotape… Also say 15 Step is song #15 and Reckoner is #13, in the golden ratio. And some of the lyrics also have more relation…
October 24th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
“Someone associated with Thom Yorke contacted Puddlegum, sharing Thom’s reaction to Puddlegum’s article” - Bullshit!
i like how #61 is pretending to be Thom Yorke - Loser!
October 24th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Not to add to the conspiracy (its interesting but not necessarily truthful ). I noticed that nude has alot of reversed audio. Try listening to it backwards….
October 24th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Lol. Radiohead fans are so late to the game. Tool fans have been obsessing on play list order since (at least) Lateralus.
In fact, most likely a bored Tool fan started this rumour…;-)
October 24th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
With 10-sec crossfade, the transition between Electioneering and Reckoner sounds perfect. The final chord in Electioneering coincides amazingly with the starting drums in Reckoner.
The transition SHA/Nude is also beautiful. Same goes to 15 Step/ Paranoid Android and Climbing Up The Walls/House Of Cards.
October 25th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Ok, this is my list so far:
Jigsaw, Exit Music, Videotape, Let Down, All I Need, Climbing up the Walls, Nude, Karma Police, Arpeggi, The Tourist, Faust Arp, Airbag, Reckoner, Subterranean, Bodysnatchers, Electioneering, 15 Step, Paranoid Android, House of Cards, No surprises.
I’ll review it tomorrow.
October 25th, 2007 at 12:15 am
I don’t know if anyone has said this, and it may be obvious, but OK Computer was released 10 years ago.
October 25th, 2007 at 12:19 am
(Oh, you can add Lucky before Jigsaw.)
October 25th, 2007 at 2:16 am
Here’s something to think about. I have no idea who will read this since it’s basically at the bottom of the list, but Radiohead considers Amnesiac their lost album. The one that’s forgotten or should not be remembered. It says so in the packet of the booklet to cut the packet up and throw it in a dark place and forget about it. That’s why it’s called Amnesiac. So, if you take every fifteenth song from every Radiohead album, since the first song track is called 15 step…then you start with the beginning album to the last album. First song being You, High and Dry, Karma Police, Morning Bell, Sail to the moon and Weird fishes. You skip Amnesiac. The forgotten Album…???
October 25th, 2007 at 3:17 am
has anyone noticed or mentioned that the time signature implied by the phrasing of 15 steps is…wait for it…10/4 ?
October 25th, 2007 at 3:41 am
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October 25th, 2007 at 4:40 am
you fools! its right in front of your EYES!!
October 25th, 2007 at 5:09 am
I think I’ve get something with my playlist (post 112). First, say I’m spanish, so it’s more difficult for me to extract further meanings on this, but I tried and…
(1) the last 7 songs not only fit perfectly with crossfade, but also the lyrics tell the end of a story. It remembers me a lot the end of “The Wall” (Pink Floyd).
…
October 25th, 2007 at 5:21 am
(2) Lyrics on ‘All I Need’ and ‘Reckoner’ speak about this “need”.
(3) Song 15 is #15 Step. #17 (All I Need) begins with “I’m the next step…”
…
(4) Climbing Up - Jigsaw - Exit Film tells about a person way to death. Do you think the same?
October 25th, 2007 at 5:24 am
(5) I think Fitter Happier and Lucky also fit perfect, with noises at same rhythm. Maybe Thom messed up the songs on OK Computer.
At this time, these are my ideas.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:25 am
@117: How can you say Exit Music and Videotape crossfade correctly? I’m sorry, it sounds weird for me.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:29 am
Aps… I forgot one thing more:
(6) Airbag ends with those blips… Another thing messed up in OK Computer, but now it makes sense for me. It’s an END. Airbag speaks about the sensations of the main character/person on the story when he/she escapes of death.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:30 am
(7) My playlist is alterning one song of Ok Computer and one of In Rainbows, except on the beginning.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:43 am
More thoughts:
(8) Fitter Happier is the beggining of a story. The story of a worker on a big city. Lucky speaks about his/her desires of get out of this schedules, routine,… and he/she wants to suicide? (Videotape)
October 25th, 2007 at 6:20 am
to respond to the people asserting that the four beeps at the end of Airbag do not fit with the drum loop at the start of 15 steps because of the time signature; the drum loop is in five four, but each beat is exactly twice the speed of the four at the end of airbag. If you listen to the end of airbag, and beat at double the speed it fits perfectly with the speed of 15 steps - with no 10 second crossfade. Trust me i’m a musician, not a binary nerd.
October 25th, 2007 at 6:25 am
Hmmm… good theory on Airbag, but I think it melts also correct with the noise end of Karma Police. I continue on believe Airbag is the end of the album.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:10 am
Hmmm… message “March W AX” maybe is the OK Computer release… so another idea to relation… I’ll explain:
March … ok, everybody knows it
W … ??? in alphabet is 22th character
AX… in numbers is 1 10 … and in binary : 6.
March W 6.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:11 am
W = 22 = 10 10 or 10110… dunno…
October 25th, 2007 at 8:23 am
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October 25th, 2007 at 9:27 am
beating out the end of airbag at double speed does not fit with 15 step. the latter is faster.
October 25th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
1=2 (on back of OK Computer)
October 25th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
I heard Radiohead was stuck in the Matrix and that’s where they released In Rainbows from. And if you add up the letters from the names “Neo” and “Morpheus”… that equals 10, and so does 5+5… I think…
October 25th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
10 Years since ok computer..?
October 25th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
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October 25th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
WEll honestly so far i seea bunch of conspiracy theaories but nothing is really lining up all that well i tried the ok computer thing sometiems it works a bit sometimes it doesnt the kidA thing works better like ideotechs 4 chords sound a lot like the last repeaded three chords in reckoner.. that was kinda cool but still i feel like im wasting my time with some BS i mean i just hope somethign official is said and thats all i care
October 25th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
I know for a fact that Thom cannot even count. It’s a learning disorder he and his family discovered at the tender age of 6. So all of this fire and brimstone needs to stop - its shenanigans, all of it; however, I have noticed a strong correlation between zebras and purple in the lyrics between track 4 of Kid A and Thom’s favorite STD (common knowledge: gonorrhea).
October 25th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
So this is really interesting. I thought it was something that they drop the key down at the very end of 15 Step and it’s the key of Paranoid Android. With the 10 second crossfade it works really nicely. I also thought it was interesting that In Rainbows came out 10 years after OK Computer.
About the crossfade: What if it’s supposed to run like this - 0sec. - 10 sec. (repeat)
So no crossfade between Airbag and 15 Step and 10 sec fade to Paranoid Android. That seems to match the scheme better.
October 25th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
rainbows heave 7 colors = 7th album of radiohead!
October 26th, 2007 at 12:20 am
Hey i think i found something!
1) set the fadding to 01 seconds. NOT 10 secs…
2) ok computer IN rainbows IN side ok computer
3)Try putting the two albuns in inverse order like: 1.tourist 2.videotape 3.lucky.4.jig 5.surpr 6.Cards 7.climbing.8.reckoner.9elect.10fitter.11 faust.12.karma 13.all i need 14.let down 15.arpeggi 16.exit 17.Nude 18.Sub 19.body 20.paranoid 21.15steps 22.airbag
October 26th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Conections
pretty much all the album, but the one´s i think are “special”
8 Elect-> 9 reck same instrument! Pandeiro in portuguese…
14 let down -> 15 arpeggi
October 26th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Found a lot of backmasking in “in Rainbows” - figured if 10 is 01 reversed, then maybe in rainbows would play backwards - some of the songs sound good backwards especially nude, and I know they have been known to put old songs in new ones backwards etc…found quite a few messages in there I think, and pretty sure they are in there on purpose as they sort of make sense, but I might have misheard or be imagining some of them….here goes:
15 steps - “everybody will see”
bodysnatchers - “This time”
nude - “be afraid”
all i need - “There’s love” (not sure about this one)
faust arp - “you didn’t realise”…….”you need a new life”
reckoner - “your eyes won’t” - think he says - “believe”
house of cards - “and”….”i am sick of this” - think he says - “hour off”
Has anyone else tried it?
October 26th, 2007 at 10:14 am
By the way - if you get two copies of each track, and play them with a ten second lapse (e.g play 15 steps in the left channel, wait exactly ten seconds then play 15 steps in the right channel), they harmonise with each other perfectly - that must have taken them ages to do. Apparently the same thing happens with a few songs from OK Computer. On Kid A if you wait 17 seconds same thing occurs. How genius is that?
October 26th, 2007 at 10:59 am
With the track listing that Bruno presented, 145, i’m starting to get a bit of a scientology feel to radiohead, there are two underling themes in the mixture of albums, an airplane, and aliens. im no scientologist but within their theory, didn’t the main alien guy bring humans to earth via a airplane like ship. also bodysnatchers “…full of holes…” the thom goes on about being abducted, next track is SHA, “drill holes in themselves” about wanting to be abducted. if we switch the order to reverse it like Bruno, then it would make more sense, wanting to be abducted, then actually being abducted.
October 26th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
If you check the postings on the radiohead website… The 1st of October and the 10th of October?
my head hurts
October 27th, 2007 at 2:20 am
Wow you people are intense and mostly pretty stupid.
Just listen to the fucking music. You’re trying to hard to find some ridiculous shit that isn’t there.
October 27th, 2007 at 2:54 am
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October 27th, 2007 at 3:25 am
i got it.. its simple…. so its ten seconds after the golden ratio he says in rainbows thats why there is confusion on why the in rainbows comes after the ratio well its coz its 10 seconds after….
no huge conspiracy
October 27th, 2007 at 3:25 am
i got it.. its simple…. so its ten seconds after the golden ratio he says in rainbows thats why there is confusion on why the in rainbows comes after the ratio well its coz its 10 seconds after….
no huge conspiracy
October 27th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I read all those comments; now I’m exhausted. I think i’m going to put a different album on.
October 27th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
You are acting like freaks.
Not even Tool fans go this far.
October 28th, 2007 at 6:01 am
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October 28th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
HOLY THEORIES
If I were a chromosome X would indicate my sex – if I were a voter X would express my preference – If I were a lover X would send you a kiss – If I were an alphabet X would be my 24th letter – If I studied Geometry X would be the first coordinate - If I were a treasure hunter or a detective in a crime scene X would mark the spot – If I were a film censor I’d give your dirty, violent movie an X Rating – If I were an assassin X would have you in my sites - If I were a radiographer, I’d see right through you with me X-Rays – If I were a mathematician X would be the first unknown quantity - If I were illiterate X would mark my signature – If I were a teacher X would be the mark I’d give you for being wrong…..
This kind of limited thinking is so typical of earthling conspiracy theorists, in that the majority of their theories can be blown apart by simply applying some common sense to their outlandish claims, which have usually arisen from their exceedingly narrow, oft ill informed person centered view of the world. And whilst you are all caught up in the likes of this and are too busy to take a ‘real’ look around, you all completely fail to see the momentous conspiracy going on all the time, right under your noses…..
Take the ridiculous amount of store that was set in the ‘spooky’ way that all of the remaining metal girders from the fallen Twin Towers, were of the same length, pointing towards ‘explosions’ on each floor. These idiots have clearly never been on a building site in their lives – did they think that girders were hundreds of feet long, or notwithstanding that, surely they would realise that when any kind of structure comes under pressure, it’s most likely to break at the joints….. Anyway, I’m sure you catch my drift, and concede that your binary ‘theory’ is full of 0000000 wholes, and will now perhaps go and visit a lonely old person and make their day, instead of wasting anymore time on this matter – who knows what goes on inside the radioheads of popstars…..
JunoXL5 (ps – and just in case you were wondering, my name doesn’t mean juno65 or juno11 – the juno is after a Roland synthesiser, and the XL5 comes from the name of an American motor oil in the 1960’s, which was taken by filmmaker Gerry Anderson, and used in the title of his brilliant 60’s TV space puppet show, Fireball XL5 – there’s always at least 10 sides to every story)
October 28th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
what we’re all experiencing is called MINUTIA. go watch Pi. patterns occur and can be found everywhere so long as we search for them. but the 01-10 conspiracy is dope. i understand how easily obsessed a bored mind can get from thom’s puzzles.
October 28th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
2 things the cover for in rainbows is the same text from OK and shares spaces and slashes. two i always wondered why electioneering starts with that cymbal rush
October 28th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
the cover of in rainbows may be a clue for how to arrange the tracks … good luck
October 28th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
In Rainbows’ cover art has not been published yet.
October 29th, 2007 at 1:26 am
“Suck, suck your teenage thumb
Toilet trained and dumb
When the power runs out
We’ll just hum” “My Iron Lung - Radiohead - The Bends Track 06″
I heard the lyrics to this part of the song as “When the Pi runs out”. Maybe it’s just me…. Radiohead creating their whole musical formula based on the theory of pi?
October 29th, 2007 at 1:53 am
the digital root of the combined time of both albums is 1 (coming from 1 and 9 equaling 10).
October 29th, 2007 at 3:15 am
Ah my eyes! Why did I think reading all of this would be worth it?
October 29th, 2007 at 3:27 am
more random ideas. 1) fitter happier is out of place in the track listing on the back of OK Computer, as if it’s extra. Leaving us with 11 tracks. IR has 10 tracks. More 1’s and 0’s. 2) Bulletproof and Street Spirit are written on last page of the OKC book, connection? 3) the what seem to be random letters and numbers next to all songs on OKC except fitter happier, cryptograms? 4) Airbag does lead nicely into Videotape with the bleeps. 5) one minute into Faust Arp “dead from the neck up, i guess” backwards clearly sounds like “say goodbye, could not refrain”. interesting. 6) The intro to Nude is the outro played in reverse, it seems. 7) What about all the songs that were supposed to be on these albums that didn’t make the cut? Palo Alto? Last Flowers? Down is the new up? We could be creating this binary theory. Never the less, still interesting. I’m done now.
October 29th, 2007 at 8:20 am
airbag
everything in its right place
15 STEP
paranoid android
kid a
BODYSNATCHERS
MK 1
subterranean homesick alien
the national anthem
NUDE
DOWN IS THE NEW UP
exit music (for a film)
how to disappear…
WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI
GO SLOWLY
let down
treefingers
ALL I NEED
MK 2
karma police
idiotequefitter happier
optimistic
FAUST ARP
LAST FLOWERS
electioneering
in limbo
RECKONER
UP ON THE LADDER
climbing up the walls
HOUSE OF CARDS
BANGERS AND MASH
no surprises
morning bell
JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE
4 MINUTE WARNING
lucky
motion picture soundtrack
VIDEOTAPE
the tourist
October 29th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Contributing to the craziness that is happening here, I’ll say that in “bodysnatchers” he says Blink your Eyes, one for yes (01) two for no (10) got it?
Maybe yes and no have something to do with it.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:49 am
On the same song… I’ve no idea what are you (I am) talking about…
October 29th, 2007 at 10:30 am
I’d have to say that listening to this playlist just shows you how different the albums are, and not their similarities.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:51 am
The most interesting thing about this is seeing how people can find coincidences and patterns anywhere. I don’t think this whole thing is shit, nor do I believe every idea posted, but its all hilarious. Sure, there is an interesting theme going on with the Number Ten that Radiohead obviously planted, though to what depth theyreally thoughtit out is totally unknown. It could simply bethat the number ten, in relation to In Rainbows simply enlightens us on part of its themes: trapped, uncertain, caught in a cycle, heaven/hell, beauty/ugliness, waves of all sorts: spectrum; sound; water…OK computer sells some pretty similar ideas from a more outside technology point of view rather than inner struggle…that could be the link they were trying to make…both albums deal with the individual being lost in an infinately complex world and not knowing whatis right or wrong…That’s pretty clear…it does not mean the albums have to interlink physically
October 29th, 2007 at 11:03 am
…I think its everyone wishes that these two gorgeous albums do come togther in this way because wouldn’t that be beautiful?? So goahead and make your OK Rainbows mix as smoothly as you can and enjoy the listen…the themes run together so what’sthe harm? Search for all the patterns if you want toand all those extremely pessimistic people can waste their time writing long-winded emails laughing at those uncovering something they deem to be beautiful. Where’s the harm?
Who is wasting more time? Those reading all of this just to say that its stupid and a waste of time? or those trying to uncover mysteries of an album whether put there intentionally or not?
A theme of this album is not knowing what’s right or wrong? A little ironic….you’re going to make a choice to believe or not…isn’t that the point radiohead is making…none of use are right or wrong…I think Radiohead made this pattern just deep enough for those who want to go down this path can, and just shallow enough to have unbelievers that will choose the other path…It’s quite clever and I think they made a beautiful point!!
October 29th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Airbag was meant to be the last track of OK Computer,as you can tell from lyrics. Paranoid Android (2nd) was meant to be first. It is, as a medley, a table of contents if you like.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
This comment on Jack confirms again my playlist (comment 112). I add also that when OK Computer was played on tour, they began with Fitter + Lucky.
October 29th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
i SEEMS TO PLAY NICELY, PUT DIDNT YOU NOTICE THAT EXIT MUSIC AND LET DOWN GO INTO EACH OTHER PURPOSELY.
October 29th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
yeah, not buying it. this is the type of thing that thom and the guys would laugh at. If they are doing it, they’re doing it for a laugh, but I doubt they would go that far for a laugh.
October 29th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Regarding the 10 second crossfade on Itunes. They don’t have any of their music on Itunes. Why would they utilize the functions that Itunes has?
D
October 29th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Did anyone notice this post?
——————————————————————–
# weird fishee Says:
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:52 pm
youre all wrong, theres little connection really.
its rather fun to mess with your heads though. i cant believe its been taken so far.
have fun on the first
xx
thm
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October 29th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Wee!
October 29th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
If you play this hybrid albbum backwards, Thom clearly says: “paul is dead”
October 29th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
TO LITTLEBLACKMESS: YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY STUPID IF YOU THINK THAT WAS REALLY THOM YORKE BECAUSE I AM THE REAL THOM YORKE
xx
thm
October 29th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Dear Thom,
(For some reason I don’t think the real Thom Yorke would type in caps, but whatever makes you happy, dear)
Whoever wrote that post makes sense, you know. But then again, some people are still trying to decipher I am the walrus, so good luck.
xx,
lbm
October 29th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
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October 30th, 2007 at 2:35 am
He only hides under the own sounding. Hi, weird fishee.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:51 am
you all should get out more often
go for a walk, get some sun
and stop reading the Kennedy/Lincoln business
look what it’s done to your heads
October 30th, 2007 at 3:33 am
All that, that you wanted us to pass to the reports, a long ago it is told your sincerity.
October 30th, 2007 at 4:35 am
this is all crazy. i love it.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:26 am
so i indulged in this, and all i got was confirmation that in rainbows is rather mediocre in comparison (track by track) to the brilliant ok computer.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:21 am
to littleblackmess: I like the point about I am the Walrus.
but nonetheless, about 98% of 0110 playlist fit together so well that its scary especially Bodysnatcher to SHA. Also the lyrics on SHA about the aliens making “home movies for the folks back home” and on videotape basically all of the lyrics fit in the same boat (kinda). But you have to admit that, if you are a true Radiohead fan, that this really fun to do. I know I am enjoying it. Keep it coming with all of the speculation
October 30th, 2007 at 11:44 am
On the back of OKC cover there is 1=2,so paranoid android=1,
airbag=2, no surprises=20, the tourist=21, lucky=22.
Looking at the In rainbows cover on inrainbows.com
IN/RAINBOWS
INRAIN_BOWS
INRAINBOWS/
I guess that “/” is for OkC and “_” for Fitter happier
that is the 7°song of inrain _ bows and not the 7° of OKC
(in fact it is written outside the list on the OKC cover).
So put the first 2 sons of In Rainbows (IN), then there is a “/”
so put all the songs of OKC ending with climbing up the walls and
excluding Fitter happier. Then put the other songs of INR ’till
the 6°(faust arp); then put fitter happier and finish with
No surprises, The tourist and Lucky.
1.15 steps
2.Bodysnatchers
3.Paranoid android
4.Airbag
5.Subterranean homesick alien
6.Exit music
7.Let down
8.Karma police
9.Electioneering
10.Climbing up the walls
11.Nude
12.Weird fishes/Arpeggi
13.All I need
14.Faust Arp
15.Fitter happier
16.Reckoner
17.House of cards
18.Jigsaw falling into place
19.Videotape
20.No surprises
21.The tourist
22.Lucky
This is only my personal guess, let me know what do you thik about..
Bye
Jeff
October 30th, 2007 at 11:50 am
i forgot..but you see from the list…after Fitter happier put the other songs from INR —> INRAIN_BOWS, BOWS is for
16.Reckoner
17.House of cards
18.Jigsaw falling into place
19.Videotape
Then close with No surprises, The tourist and Lucky
October 30th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
to Jeff: The transition between Climbing up the walls and nude is flawless, it goes even better then SHA to Nude. Also fitter to Reckoner is good too. Thought you like to know
October 30th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
also on the 0110 mix bodysnatchers just fis too good with SHA from the outro of bodysnatcher to the intro of SHA. tAKE A LISTEN TO, YOU WILL AGREE
October 30th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Here’s the REALLY weird thing: I just looked down (while typing) and counted TEN FINGERS!!!
I’m going to take off my shoes and socks off now. I’ll let you know what I come up with…
October 30th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
You guys are making me laugh so hard I may even try this tracklisting thingy.
I’m willing to accept that In Rainbows is amazing and stands up to comparison with OK Computer but surely this would mean that Thom knew he was going to do this back when they released OK Computer in 97 - a little too far fetched for me. Maybe when I listen to the tracklisting I’ll prove myself wrong.
October 30th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Anyone wonder how it was weird that there was no album art in the mp3s? I wonder if there’s something in the literal Zeroes and Ones of “In Rainbows” (i.e. the digital mp3 files themselves)… hidden… waiting to be discovered.*
Just a thought…
*…other than some great music, of course, which is an obvious benefit to these particular Zeroes and Ones.
October 30th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
has anyone looked into the worm buffet style untitled 1-8
doesnt fit into the binary code theory must, but my first thought was that it may be a hidden message
October 31st, 2007 at 6:17 am
4040 7777 VESELKA OPASNOSTE !!10101010 TENTENTENTEN
October 31st, 2007 at 1:38 pm
As if the music wasn’t good enough, you people have to search for something more?
Here’s the biggest secret, folks: you’re missing it all!!
“Concentrate on the moon and you’ll miss all that heavenly glory”
October 31st, 2007 at 2:00 pm
And then there’s this eerie lyrical connection with 9-11
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yA4xrND9cuI
October 31st, 2007 at 3:36 pm
this is all utterly ridiculous.
for this to have been true, it would have been planned 10 years ago..alot has happened since then, and i dont think for a minute that there is much to read into here. In Rainbows is ace, but that is all. It would have been amazing to think that they were planning something like this, but if we’re realistic - they were not.
October 31st, 2007 at 5:27 pm
why wouldn’t you think they can plan it. Most everyone thinks that Radiohead is weird. If you read about their bios and past you can see that they are very educated. I do think that they could’ve easily plan this. If people dont think radiohead couldn’t plan this then they are downing their musically genius that they are. My point is if there is band to do something like this, it would be Radiohead hands down.
October 31st, 2007 at 5:29 pm
I dont need no english grammer cause I can speak real good
October 31st, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Did anyone try to sync Radiohead’s albums with “A Nightmare Before Christmas”? Because we Tool fans do such things and it syncs
October 31st, 2007 at 8:14 pm
[…] according to the indie-music blog Puddlegum, Radiohead has joined the list. Leading up to the 10/10 digital-only release […]
October 31st, 2007 at 11:05 pm
I think this is one of the stupidest things I’ve read.
November 1st, 2007 at 12:23 am
Did anyone else notice that there are ten letters in “OK COMPUTER” and ten letters in “IN RAINBOWS”…?
November 1st, 2007 at 2:07 am
Look at Lucky (OKComp) and its transition into Videotape
Lucky:
…
I’m on a roll this time
I feel my luck could change.
Kill me sarah,
kill me again with love,
it’s gonna be a glorious day
Pull me out of the aircrash,
Pull me out of the lake,
’cause i’m your superhero,
we are standing on the edge.
The head of state has called for me by name
but I don’t have time for him.
It’s gonna be a glorious day!
I feel my luck could change.
…
We’re standing on the edge…
Videotape:
When I’m at the Pearly Gates
This will be on my videotape
….
This is my way of saying goodbye
Because I can’t do it face to face
I’m talking to you after it’s too late
From my videotape
No matter what happens now
You shouldn’t be afraid
Because I know today has been the most perfect day I’ve ever seen.
In Lucky there’s mention that “today” will be a glorious day, and in Videotape the speaker affirms that “today” has been the most perfect day he’s ever seen. It’s a stretch, but if we use that to assume that the speaker in both Lucky and Videotape are the same person, it looks like Lucky talks about the speaker’s fall, be it death or out of favor with his lover. There’s some romantic interest there, as in Lucky (”Kill me Sarah, Kill me again with love”), and in Videotape the unnamed subject that the speaker is addressing at the end of the song could be that romantic interest (”you are my centre/when I spin away/…this is my way of saying goodbye/because I cant do it face to face/i’m talking to you after its too late”)
Is the interpretation of “Lucky” a literal one? Does the speaker actually die in an airplane crash? He does ask Sarah to kill him again, perhaps because he didn’t have the chance to say goodbye before he died?
Then, is the interpretation of “Videotape” also literal? The speaker is dead, and his will, or goodbye sentiments, are on a separate tape to be shown in case he dies unexpectedly? Why would he make such a tape?
Anyway, for the purpose of trying to connect the two, it seems to me that Lucky is right before/during the “death” of the speaker, and the first stanza of Videotape:
When I’m at the pearly gates
This will be on my videotape, my videotape
Mephistopheles is just beneath
and he’s reaching up to grab me
is the speaker’s first reactions to finding that he has died, and the rest of the song a sort of peaceful acceptance that there’s nothing he can do.
***ridiculous
November 1st, 2007 at 3:10 am
so people are doubting whether this binary business is an intentional doing by radiohead….well it took them 2 years to record this album. you think they were literally recording songs for two years? come on, youre all smarter than that. also, werent some of the songs [i believe nude is one of them] was written/concieved during the ok computer era? couldnt that show signs of early planning of this concept. i must say tho, its grand fun.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:27 am
They told you so.
November 1st, 2007 at 8:20 am
“…wherever ten is found this completeness of order is also seen. Ten implies completeness of order, nothing lacking and nothing over. It signifies that the cycle is complete and that everything is in its proper order. Thus ten represents the perfection of divine order.”
From website: http://www.vic.australis.com.au/hazz/number010.html
November 1st, 2007 at 10:41 am
to 208… i agree with you.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:43 am
and… same way with Exit Music - Faust Arp connection… the figure of Faust and Mephistopheles are in connection.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:49 am
wow guys… all i can say is “wow”
…..
this is pathetic.
November 1st, 2007 at 1:15 pm
the 22 songs together come to 110.1MB…
November 1st, 2007 at 7:26 pm
What are you all searching for? and how will you know when you find it? and when you find it what will it prove???
Please stop wasting your time and do something useful!
Radiohead try to increase awareness, not drive people crazy.
November 1st, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Anybody else notice O in Ok computer and I in In Rainbows look like a 0 and 1? OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:33 am
The music has become lost in all of this Please try only to listen and let it be a guide. Obsession does not lead to enlightenment only release. if there is a connection it would have resented itself learly by now. don’t stop belie ing but do stop wasting your time
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:55 pm
love this post
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:25 pm
ok i fucking smoke lots of drugs and i still cant see the fucking connection… maybe if i was tripping on acid and tried to balance myself standing on a yoga ball with the baseball bats in my hand while my friend mike tries to make a life size drawing of elephants and babies with zero’s and one’s an toes and boring thigns ok so go do somethign now i got it its the relish its in the relish i say !!!!! ITs IN THE RELISH AAAAAAAAHHHH.. sometimes relish is ok sometimes its not .. i hate it personally.. and dustin said….
dont drink the water gate coz jfk and me and sleeping with the bay piggies and eating ziggies on 3rd avenue with a hit of brunch and got a hunch i got a bunch i need something to munch on maybe soem lunch…
a note for maybe my girl friend: STOP it PLEASE… i had enough i cant take this any more ur prolly delusional or something..
10 letters to the care takers: i got sticky fingers - 7 before u break 11 and make 5 my ticket into heaven
I held hands and took 15 steps with devon
November 4th, 2007 at 2:10 am
I think this is probably about a race war that will end up with me being king of the world…
November 4th, 2007 at 2:52 am
How mentally retarded do you have to be to actually believe in conspiracy theory sacred geometry crap like this?
Should I just start huffing glue right now? I’m going to take a wild guess that the prerelease references to the numeral ten might have to do with the album coming out on 10/10. Just maybe.
November 4th, 2007 at 4:37 am
I actually cannot believe how ridiculously stupid people are. Things like ‘the 22 songs together add up to 110.1 MB