Daft Punk has only tour doubly — once in 1997 and once 2007 . So when there ’s any chance that the robot could be booking fresh show , rooter typically freak out the roll in the hay out . It should be no surprisal that when the mysterious websiteAlive2017.compopped up this week , fan freaked the shag out .
Before we set out to decode this hidden messages found on the internet site , permit ’s start with the fact . As you may already know , “ Alive ” was the name give to both Daft Punk humans enlistment , the second of which became its ownfull - length record album , Alive 2007 . Although the mysterious website appear to display only the word “ ALIVE ” in crowing letters , beneath the aerofoil , there ’s much more going on .
The first matter you ’ll probably notice when you visit the mysterious website is that there ’s a timer hidden beneath the I in the Alive when you zoom in ( essay it using pinch to zoom ) . The timekeeper is apparently counting down to October 27 , 2016 . Here ’s a screenshot :
It ’s unclear if that engagement has any implication at all , but rooter trust it ’s when Daft Punk will formally announce the turn .
So , I know what you ’re thinking : one stupid site and a countdown timer does not think of that a Daft Punk mankind duty tour is imminent . But there are more apparent inside information about the tour hidden in the source computer code of the website . There ’s even a mental block of computer code that appear to give devotee clues about the city where the automaton will be playing :
CONTACT CONFIRMEDPRINT TRANSMISSION48 51 24 2 21 0334 03 118 1551 30 26 N 0 7 3940 7128 74 005935 6895 139 691723 5505 46 633339 0200 1 482133 7206 116 2156TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED … take heed … … LISTENING … NO SIGNAL DETECTED . RETRY IN 10s … RETRY IN 9s … RETRY IN 8s … RETRY IN 7s … RETRY IN 6s … RETRY IN 5s … RETRY IN 4s … RETRY IN 3s … RETRY IN 2s … rehear IN 1s … SIGNAL DETECTED … CONNECTINGCONTACT CONFIRMEDPRINT TRANSMISSIONRA 0h 42 m 44s Dec 41 16 9TRANSMISSION TERMINATED REMOTELY … LISTENING … SIGNAL DETECTED … CONNECTINGCONTACT CONFIRMEDPRINT TRANSMISSION“ALIVE”TRANSMISSION give notice REMOTELY … LISTENING … … LISTENING … NO SIGNAL DETECTED . RETRY IN 10s … RETRY IN 9s … RETRY IN 8s … RETRY IN 7s … RETRY IN 6s … RETRY IN 5s … rehear IN 4s … RETRY IN 3s … rehear IN 2s … RETRY IN 1s … NO SIGNAL DETECTED.START SLEEP ROUTINEWAKE engagement 2016 - 10 - 27//SHEP LOGGED OUT
Does the cypher mean anything to you ? No ? Then you ’re probably not much of a Daft Punk fan , because any dead on target sports fan can tell you that Shep is a graphic symbol fromInterstella 5555 : The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem , an animated movie created to the tune of the band ’s 2d studio album Discovery . Shep ’s name come out in patent schoolbook in the last demarcation of computer code .
But what about those numbers ? . Reddit userDaftStevedecoded the train of number at the top of the transmission and determined the numbers represent the longitude and parallel coordinates of major cities around the world . For model “ 48 51 24 2 21 03 ” is Paris . you’re able to also confirm this for yourself with a simple Google lookup . Here ’s the full list ofdecoded coordinatesincluded in the hidden message .
48 51 24 2 21 03 = PARIS ( FRANCE)34 03 118 15 = LOS ANGELES ( UNITED STATES)51 30 26 N 0 7 39 = LONDON ( ENGLAND)40 7128 74 0059 = NEW YORK ( UNITED STATES)35 6895 139 6917 = TOKYO ( JAPAN)23 5505 46 6333 = SAO PAULO ( BRAZIL)39 0200 1 4821 = IBIZA ( SPAIN)33 7206 116 2156 = INDIO / PALM SPRINGS ( UNITED STATES )
You conceive that ’s it ? Not even close . The concluding entry indicate that the striation would be playing Coachella 2017 in Indio , California , which would take place during one the festivals week of April 14 - 16 or April 21 - 23 . ( It was also at Coachella where Daft Punk revealed the legendary Great Pyramid stage apparatus in 2006 . ) After that , there ’s a eldritch line that says “ RA 0h 42 thousand 44s Dec 41 16 9 , ” an apparent codification with hour , bit , and seconds . We ’re not really sure what that part means .
Luckily , the secret subject matter lists very plainly that the “ Wake Island appointment ” is on October 27 , 2016 , so we do n’t have to await much longer to find out what the hell is going on here . We can only hope our best-loved robots are preparing for a third public tour . But for now , the group ’s classic house tracks will have to do .
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