Brother replies to Tachyon

Finding the Puzzle

In the video, Can You Help A Brother Out?:

The timer in the bottom right corner flash at certain numbers: 3:10, 9:33, 6:2, and 6:3 which gives the phone number 310-933-6263. The message on the machine is a music mashup.

Solving the Voicemail

Listen:

• http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/8-22-brothervm.mp3

Identified songs:

1. "Tiny Meat" by Ruby
2. "Two Kings" by Spin Doctors
3. "X Is Gonna Give It To Ya" by DMX
4. "O Fortuna" from Camina Burana by Carl Orff
5. "Anthem Park II" by Blink 182
6. "A" by Barenaked Ladies
7. "Aint Nothin But A G Thang" by Snoop Dogg

Solution:
Looking at the first letters of the song titles (#2-7) we get 2XO2AG. The first song, "TINY Meat" indicates a TINY url. When put together, we got the link http://www.tinyurl.com/2xo2ag.

SETEC ASTRONOMY

Our tinyurl led us to http://rapidshare.com/files/50428329/SETEC_ASTRONOMY.MP3

Listen:

• http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/SETEC_ASTRONOMY.MP3

Definition:

• "Setec Astronomy" is an anagram for "Too Many Secrets" [1]
• Also, this anagram was used in a Scrabble game during the movie Sneakers (1992).

Tactics for Solving

• Fans noticed that the audio track was, in fact, two tracks (left speaker and right speaker) laid on top of each other and mixed together. By separating these tracks, the songs were more easily identified.
  • Left Channel: http://chrisinajar.com/left.mp3
  • Right Channel: http://chrisinajar.com/right.mp3

• After Brother hinted on his profile that there were 46 songs, Acidfingers went through and sectioned out each of the individual clips for easier identification.
  • Download: http://www.acidfingers.com/hosted/mashup.zip

Helpful Hints

A Hint From Tachyon

A Hint From Brother

On 08/29/07, Brother updated his profile to say the following:

Brother said:

“

”

To My "Sister"

A *tiny* nudge toward the right track(s):

244wco

xoxox,

10033

This led us to a tinyurl, which led us to an MP3 file.

• Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/244wco
• Direct MP3 File: http://rapidshare.com/files/52130189/3620537465707320436c6f736572.MP3
• Easy MP3 File: http://www.shanikosystems.com/maddison/newmash.MP3

Identified Songs:

1. 0:00 - "This Is Me (Bad Boy Remix)" by Dream feat. P. Diddy and Kain
2. 0:08 - "Long Island" by That Dog
3. 0:24 - "I Want You To Want Me" by Letters to Cleo
4. 0:37 - "The Ripper Strikes Back" by LL Cool J
5. 0:50 - "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys
6. 1:07 - "SharpShooter (Best of the Best)" by Rascalz feat. Bret 'Hitman' Hart

Tie-Ins To The Big Mashup:

1. Same song as #7 in the big mashup.
2. The artist, That Dog, was the same artist for song #9
3. The artist, Letters to Cleo, was the same artist for song #13
4. The artist, LL Cool J, was the same artist for song #15
5. The artist, The Beach Boys, led to the Brian Wilson cover for song #44
6. The artist, Rascalz, was the same artist for song #43

Identified Songs

1. 0:03 "Don't Hate Me" by The Get Up Kids
2. 0:06 "Dirty Little Secret" by All-American Rejects
3. 0:09 "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce
4. 0:12 "It Feels Good" by Tony Toni Tone
5. 0:16 "We're At The Top Of The World" by Juliana Theory
6. 0:17 "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest
7. 0:20 "This Is Me (Bad Boy Remix)" by Dream feat. P. Diddy and Kain
8. 0:23 "Am I Ready" by Spitalfield
9. 0:26 "She Looks At Me" by That Dog
10. 0:26 "If I Could Talk, I'd Tell You" by The Lemonheads
11. 0:30 "All The Things She Said" by T.A.T.U.
12. 0:33 "It's Gonna Be Me" by 'N Sync
13. 0:37 "Here and Now" by Letters to Cleo
14. 0:40 "So Help Me God" by DC Talk
15. 0:40 "I'm That Type Of Guy" by LL Cool J
16. 0:44 "Work" by Jimmy Eat World
17. 0:46 "$85 bucks an hour" by Twiztid
18. 0:53 "New Beginnings" by Finch
19. 0:59 "Hands Clean" by Alanis Morrisette
20. 1:01 "No Myth" by Michael Penn
21. 1:02 "Same Song" by Tupac/Digital Underground
22. 1:06 "She's Crafty" by the Beastie Boys
23. 1:08 "Buried Myself Alive" by The Used
24. 1:11 "Torn in Two" by Waxv
25. 1:15 "I'm A Fool" by American Hi-Fi
26. 1:20 "All 4 Love" by Color Me Badd
27. 1:24 "Whats My Age Again" by Blink 182
28. 1:26 "10 Year Old" by Mc Chris
29. 1:29 "What Would You Do" by City High
30. 1:34 "No More Questions" by Eazy-e
31. 1:41 "Where Is My Mind" by The Pixies
32. 1:43 "Since You've Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
33. 1:49 "This Charming Man" by The Smiths
34. 1:55 "Fell In Love With A Girl" by The White Stripes
35. 1:57 "Cool It Now" by New Edition
36. 2:01 "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
37. 2:02 "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers
38. 2:04 "Danger (Been So Long)" by Mystikal
39. 2:07 "All Downhill From Here" by New Found Glory
40. 2:11 "Here's Where The Story Ends" by Tin Tin Out/The Sundays
41. 2:16 "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama
42. 2:20 "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" by Bowling for Soup
43. 2:24 "Game Time" by Rascalz
44. 2:27 "Heros and Villains" by Brian Wilson
45. 2:29 "Where'd You Go" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones
46. 2:34 "Prevent This Tragedy" by Alkaline Trio

Solution

Demonicpagan, posted his interpretation of this. This is what he came up with.

Don't hate me, but I have a dirty little secret. I'm crazy in love and it feels good. We're at
the top of the world. Here is the scenario. This is me (a bad boy). Am I ready to go through with
this? She looks at me and if I could talk, I'd tell you all the things she said. It's going to be me,
here and now, so help me God. I'm that type of guy.

I now work. I get paid $85 bucks an hour. I have a new beginning with clean hands. This isn't a myth.

It's the same song. She's crafty. I'm going to bury myself alive. I'm torn in two. I'm just a fool
for love. What is my age again? I feel like a 10 year old. What would you do?

Enough with the questions. Where is my mind?

Since you've been gone, this charming man fell in love with a girl.

Cool it now! It takes two (to tango). Somebody told me that there is danger, yet it's been so long.
Things are going downhill from here. This is where story ends. It has been a cruel summer. She's the
girl all the bad guys want. It's game time. Time to play heroes and villains.

Where did you go? We need to prevent this tragedy.

1. 44, the last song to be identified was the only song that was reversed.

Notes

• OpAphid puppet master, Glenn Rubenstein said on radio show that he created this puzzle with the help of the programs Mixed In Key and Cool Edit Pro. [2]