Random 35 Tracks Tape refers to a collection of 35 tracks leaked on P2P networks in 2000 and 2001, with it reaching the majority of fans around September of 2004.
Unlike the "Old Tunes" tapes, the tracks are completely unlabeled; however, a few match known tracks from other sources, including commercial releases. No liner notes or tape scan have ever surfaced.
Despite its uncertain provenance, the tape is believed to be authentic.
Random 35 Tracks Tape seems to have been sourced from a cassette containing pre-BoC Maxima tracks given to friends and family of the group. The leaking of these tracks to P2P networks (Soulseek, originally) provided much drama on WATMM.
All files are encoded as 320kbps MP3.
For a long time, it was assumed that this tape was the missing Old Tunes Vol. 1 (since A Few Old Tunes and Old Tunes Vol. 2 were already known), although this was never confirmed. This was finally proven false when, on 8th August 2009, Twoism forum member dealer posted new photos of a cassette and liner notes showing that A Few Old Tunes and Old Tunes Vol. 1 were, in fact, the same release.
MDG has said that it is not known who compiled the tracks, calling it "a mystery, just a mixture".[1]
Zoetrope, a user on radiomute.com, referred to not only the commonly known A Few Old Tunes and Old Tunes Vol. 2, but also a third volume, which he appeared to refer to this leaked release as. Some also seem to believe that this is a 'Closes Vol. 2'.
In 2026, two lossless rips were made available online by Samamdj.
Discovery
These tracks appear to have first surfaced on Soulseek under various names, such as "random 35 tracks tape (rarities and the best of - not old tunes v1 or v2)" and "A Few Older Tunes Disc 1/Disc 2", reflecting the uncertainty of the collection's provenance. Early sightings include:
On 26 May 2026, two new lossless rips appeared on YouTube, courtesy of Niski and Samamdj.[2][3]
v1 (lossless download) is faster, bit quieter, ripped using a different deck, source for a rather obscure real audio leak from the early 00s that is audibly faster
v2 (lossless download) is the source for nearly every other leak of R35TT, but obviously lossless and without any post-processing like NR