Archival update: Sadly the website that contained these images is not closed. I don’t have a copy of them, but if anyone does, then let me know and I’ll host them on Fourtheye. hellboy – 14-Jul-2015
Mr. Beadle emailed me this morning with this long email outlining the Stereoscopic Ark hoax that he perpetrated in the leadup of the release of Tool‘s 10000 Days.
OK, seeing as the real thing is leaking now – and there is nothing I can do about that – I think its time I stepped up and owned up to this. Its been fun.
When the first tool scans leaked I saw an opportunity, it started as a game, a bit of fun because I didn’t for one second think anyone would buy what I was doing. But you did. Lots of you did, so I went further, I did more. Im flattered by all of you who debated my shit, whether you liked it or not. I’de like to apologize to all the people who may have been staring into computer screens believing the following images to be stereoscopic, they are not – but you know what they say; “lie to yourself enough and it becomes truth” – im flattered.
I’de also like to add that Tool are a fucking great band. I didn’t do this to rip them off. I did it out of curiosity, nothing more.
Right, now I know there will be the inevitable doubters out there, so I better set about proving myself, along with a bit of shameless self promotion.
The first image, the ark;
http://www.seanjamesmiller.com/tool/leak.jpgthis is from a 3D model i did whilst at university, and haha yes it does look like a chevy, here is a freeze frame from the original animation i did, http://www.seanjamesmiller.com/tool/me/ark.jpg
infact you can see clips of this in motion here:
large: http://seanjamesmiller.com/largemov.html
small: http://seanjamesmiller.com/smallmov.htmlleak number two:
http://www.seanjamesmiller.com/tool/crpdTscan06.jpg
this is from two pictures that both come from the same ark animation, some stills
http://www.seanjamesmiller.com/tool/me/fire.jpg
http://www.seanjamesmiller.com/tool/me/muscle_1.jpg
right the last one,
http://www.seanjamesmiller.com/tool/lastleak.jpg
The original:
http://www.seanjamesmiller.com/tool/me/meadmit.jpgThanks y’all its been fun. If anyone is interested;
www.seanjamesmiller.comhave a gander, or ya can just peep this
large: http://seanjamesmiller.com/largemov.html
small: http://seanjamesmiller.com/smallmov.htmlIf anyone wants to send hate – http://www.myspace.com/igneouspen
Thanks everyone, fun was had.
xxx
Mr Beadle
So there you have it. Hope everyone had a good laugh. Presumably the rest of the stereoscopic pics we’re seeing are real, since it’s kinda hard to fake Maynard and Adam.
Very nice job ! respect ! 🙂
Most of those were weak anyone, though I rather enjoyed the third.
this post makes me happy , i was really afraid that tool were going to make a horrible booklet…
the pics arent bad….but if i use alex grey s artwork in the previous cd…its like 10000 steps backwards
Just to clarify, only ONE of the stereoscopic pics has been proven as a hoax. This dopesn’t disporve the entire stereoscopic thing, in fact I believe the other stuff we have seen is all legitimate.
I work for the printer and have a copy of the packaging – all other stereoscopic artwork is real, the packaging you saw that incorporates the lenses is the real deal.
am I the only one or do some of the links crash firefox for anyone else?
What a sneaky bastard!
ah well fooled some people I guess, I didn’t want to speculate on the artwork until its actually in my hands. Seriously though, what other band would have fans faking artwork before the release?
youre right there gerard. the fact is… tool fans suffer from severe forms of neurosis… almost bordering psychosis. its almost like an evil cult.
or perhaps because tool are so easily faked and predictable that smart arses like myself can’t help but cause chaos.
*rubs hands and laughs a sinister laugh.
hey jonas, get a life u pretensious nerd. your cynical views hold little merit. The claims u make stating that u r a intellectual r laugh able.
never said i was an intellectual. did i einstein. i said i was a smart arse. not an intellectual. you CAN have an iq of 2 and still be a smart arse you know.
“hey jones, you pretentious nerd… your not an intellectual!”
nice. real nice. considering how paradoxical and contradictory this statement is.
😀
But is a nerd really an intellectual?
jonas my friend,do your self a favor and buy a copy of the oxford dictionary.
P>S Being pretentious does not make u an intellectual.
no there are a lot of dumb nerds out there.
hey hellboy, i went to jb hi fi today at kawana and they said that there is no need to pre order because they r getting 100 copies of the cd.
umm im not sure how to go into this but Ive been thinking about the pics of the new album and about Adams new deal with sterescopic photos’
and then i noticed how easy my newly downloaded itunes plays in sync with my media player.
i played these to songs at the same time and ttp://blog.mysyou are going to shit your pants!!!
maybe im hearing more then …. nevermind just try it and see if you can make it through the whole thing..
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well done mr beadle or whatever yr called..couldnt give a shit if its tool art, salvadore dali or yr good self.
the cover art could be an aids ridden whore vomiting into an open sewer for all i care…tis the music i like and nothing more. did yr tiny little penis get hard off this then?! u must be able to wank that little spastic stupid after yr big clever (zzzzz) rouse. what a good advert for abortion u are. seriously liked it tho…imagine if i hated u. later dude.