Level 115 is the 116th level of the Backrooms, the headquarters of the famed music company Multiversal Music Group (shortened to MMG).
One of MMG's recording studios.
Contents
Survival Difficulty: 0
Safe
Secure
Devoid of Entities (Generally).
Description
Level 115 takes the appearance of an large building, with doors leading to various recording studios. Three distinct floors can be seen. The lobby area is at Floor 1; one can see many couches and musical instruments laying on the ground, waiting to be played. Floor 2 and Floor 3 both consist of a long hallway in both directions consisting of numbered doors. The floors do not appear to contain any difference in general aesthetic, just the contents of the recording studios behind the doors. Vinyls and neon lights frequently line the walls of the hallways, which seemingly has no end.
While generally representing a normal Frontrooms music label headquarters building, the space appears to be non-linear — a few doors from Floor 3 suspiciously lead you to the lobby in Floor 1, but going back through the same door puts you in a recording studio. Despite our best efforts, such phenomenon cannot be explained. The recording studios themselves take the appearance of normal Frontrooms recording studios — they have microphones, instruments, and computers for music production. Surprisingly, these items replace themselves if damaged; the studios revert back to the condition you found them in upon leaving and re-entering.
The televisions in the studios are on at all times, but cannot transmit signals. However, upon playing a song on the laptop in the studio, the television will begin to the music video for the song. The songs on the computers are identical to songs made by artists in the Frontrooms, and the catalogue is constantly updating. As expected, the song catalogue does not include any songs without a visualizer or a music video. Electricity never runs out and battery never goes down.
Notably, the music videos for the songs are not the exact same as they are in the Frontrooms. For example, every music video starts with the music and ends with the music, with no additional scenes or noise. When you start playing the song on the computer, the song will start playing instantly; if the music video includes extra scenes, such as an intro before the song actually plays, those scenes will be cut and the television will start right from the point when the music starts. However, this is not the only change — the actual video itself will be slightly different from the original. In most scenarios, the lighting is more dramatic, the video synopsis takes a darker turn, and the video evokes an unsettling vibe.
We do not fully understand how the music videos work, but we have compiled a list of a few music videos below, which were modified from their originals. Hopefully, someone with more musical knowledge than me can make sense of them.
A basic description of the music video will be provided, as well as a link to the original song and a subsequent log from someone who was transported into the modified music video (if applicable).
Song: Kanye West - 24
Music Video Synopsis: 24 in Level 115 shares the same visuals of the original music video, with Kanye West levitating out of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. However, during this levitation phase, Kanye West is seen clipping from reality. He eventually no-clips into the Backrooms; still levitating, he traverses through Level 0, Level 1, and Level 2 before ending up in his final destination — The Void, where the video ends.
Log from Jamie Polinski: I felt at peace at myself for the first time. While levitating through the sky with Kanye, I saw the beautiful landscapes of Level 0, Level 1, and Level 2. The memories all flowed back to me like a rush of blood. I relived my first experience no-clipping here; it was around 6 years ago when I first no-clipped into the Backrooms into Level 0 from my living room couch. It was amazing, like a child seeing her parents again after school. I experienced the emptiness of The Void and everything in-between, and I finally saw how relaxing it was to be surrounded by absolute nothingness. Life is suffering, and death is empty. I would do anything… everything… to experience it again.
There is nothing more left for me in this world.
I have done it all.
I have achieved enlightenment.
[GUNSHOT]
Song: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)
Music Video Synopsis: Party Rock Anthem in Level 115 shares the same premise of the original music video, with an infection going around the town causing people to "shuffle" whenever Party Rock Anthem comes on. These so-called "Party Rockers" likewise ambush anyone not dancing to the song and attempt to infect them. However, the music video takes place during nighttime, the "Party Rockers" take the appearance of Partygoers, and the music video is told in the first-person perspective of an uninfected human who attempts to outrun the "Party Rockers" but ultimately gets infected himself at the end of the video.
Log from Jefferson Hoisnick: Look, I'm sorry. I had to. I've been stuck in the Backrooms for at least 3 damn years and frankly, not a day goes by when I miss the days of party rocking. So my friend and I decided to hit up the studio and listen to Party Rock Anthem, just for feelings of nostalgia. I think we got a little too invested in the music video, though. After a few instances of us shouting out “Everyday I'm shuffling" and "Party Rock is in the house tonight!", we were both transported inside the music video, where a bunch of "Party Rockers" (which suspiciously looked a lot of Partygoers) started chasing us. The rest of the song is a blur to me, but I remember my friend was caught in the crowd of "Party Rockers" and was infected. He ultimately became one of the Party Rockers. The song subsequently ended after a few more minutes of me running tirelessly so as to not share my friend's fate. I woke up on the couch back in the studio; the television had no signal, but my friend was nowhere to be found.
At least my friend died doing what he loved best — Party Rocking.
Colonies and Outposts
Anterior Six
An indie band recently formed in the Backrooms, Anterior Six consists of six musicians who decided to pass time in the Backrooms by creating music. They hang out in Studio 231, and you can frequently hear them playing their electric guitars or mixing vocals. They don't like to be disturbed — their craft is much too important for anyone to meddle in their process.
Instruments consist of cowbells, electric guitars, drums, and keyboards. Their primary genres are pop, rock, and alternative.
Entrances and Exits
Entrances
- Enter a building labeled MMG in Level 11. This is the headquarters.
Exits
- Exit out the front door in Floor 1.
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