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Radiohead Post More Cryptic Messages, We Break Out Our Decoder Rings

9/26/07, 12:51 pm EST


When we last reported on Radiohead’s cryptic messages, lovingly dubbed “Worm Buffet Code” by the diehards at RH fan site At Ease, the band had revealed that the song “Bodysnatchers” would likely appear on their seventh album, due out in 2008. Since then, the arrival of more codes has become a daily occurrence, with the translations shifting from the vague (“Considering Dissemination”) to the confusing (“Xendless”). Today’s post, however, might be the most revealing one yet. The characters seen above, when decoded, spell out the words “MARCH WAX.” We interpreted this to mean that in March, there will be “wax,” which is semi-hip vernacular for a vinyl record, but in the CD era, the term “wax” is commonly used to denote any medium of music (see reference: OutKast’s “The Rooster”).

What stands out strangely, though, is the two-level structuring of the word “Wax.” The “Wa” stands alone, yet the “X” is exiled to the lower tier, obviously more prominent and seemingly more in focus. It’s our theory (and bear in mind, it’s just a theory) that the “X” has a dual meaning, both as a letter and a Roman numeral. We read the message “March WaX,” and if you’re connecting our dots, we’re hedging our bets that a new Radiohead album might come out on March 10th, 2008. By the way, March 10th is a Monday; the day albums are released in the U.K.

In a post that took slightly less intuition to unlock, Radiohead placed a message on Dead Air Space yesterday entitled “I’m stuck in the tardis,” the opening line of the song “Up On a Ladder,” which debuted at a Portugal concert back in 2002. The lyric was accompanied by a blurry photo of Thom Yorke singing. The file name on the picture was, fittingly, “upontheladder.jpg,” leading many RH fans to believe this abandoned song has been resurrected and will join the aforementioned “Bodysnatchers” as another LP7 definite.


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Natalie Z | 9/26/2007, 1:03 pm EST

That photo is bugging me out.

Herman Mankiewicz | 9/26/2007, 1:50 pm EST

tripendicular!

Nat, try staring at it for about 20 seconds hard, and then close your. You can see the little men in your mind, man. Have fun!
Peace

Herman Mankiewicz | 9/26/2007, 1:51 pm EST

then close your eyes.

on topic | 9/26/2007, 3:17 pm EST

They still make records, you know, and every Radiohead release has come out on vinyl and always on the day of the CD release. Same with OutKast, who is still ‘commited to the wax’.

off topic | 9/26/2007, 3:48 pm EST

i don’t know whether to untie this guy and let him go, or to shoot him in the face because he’s a witness

Schzzrf | 9/26/2007, 10:56 pm EST

My interpretation of those pictures: Random, meaningless drawings. But I like your interpretation better; gives me some light at the end of the tunnel. But, for heaven’s sake, I hope this one leak ahead of time; I wanna wait to hear it…not get a shitty download copy 2 months early…long live those who still BUY MUSIC

Andy Pryor | 9/27/2007, 11:47 am EST

That’ll be one hell of a 19th birthday present a new RH album!….my B-DAY 3/10/89!

Solution | 9/27/2007, 2:08 pm EST

Led Zeppelin, please go on a worldwide tour! Pretty please, with sugar on top?
Your pal,
Thom

stool | 9/27/2007, 5:12 pm EST

have u figured out who the Zodiac killer is yet, decoderboy?

solution | 9/27/2007, 6:24 pm EST

ME

rsnablmn | 9/29/2007, 3:41 am EST

march yep
double duty RH
alas

Ryan R | 10/1/2007, 7:58 am EST

Radiohead – In Rainbows -> Due out in digital format OCTOBER 10th 2007!! For however much $ you want to pay.
Discbox format comes with an extra CD, due out DECEMBER 3rd 2007.

Dozo | 11/21/2007, 10:23 pm EST

Wonder if this is something similar to the Floyd album in which they subtly(backwards) announce you have found the clue and to write in at….or something to those extents?

maeyw plusv | 11/24/2007, 7:17 pm EST

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unnown | 2/6/2009, 5:18 pm EST

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any one who can figure out what this means

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