From clarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Aug 02 18:30:25 1994
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From: clarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Camila Larsson)
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Subject: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Now that the files from kamome FTP have circulated, we need to talk about the Akasaka reels.

Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.
The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape.

Who was the engineer at the Akasaka branch? The studio log only lists the initials 'M.H.'.

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Camila Larsson | clarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp
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"Keep the channels open."

From jbrennan@cern.ch Wed Aug 03 23:04:25 1994
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From: jbrennan@cern.ch (Joachim Brennan)
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Aug02.183025.3962@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, clarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Camila Larsson) writes:
> Now that the files from kamome FTP have circulated, we need to talk about the Akasaka reels.
> Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.

That whisper at the end gave me chills. It's in English, but with an inflection that sounds almost synthetic.

-- 
Joachim Brennan -- European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."

From kmuller@purdue.edu Thu Aug 04 09:31:25 1994
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From: kmuller@purdue.edu (Karen Müller)
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Aug03.230425.7597@cern.ch>, jbrennan@cern.ch (Joachim Brennan) writes:
> That whisper at the end gave me chills. It's in English, but with an inflection that sounds almost synthetic.

Line 11 in the relay table says: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The Akasaka reels prove the pitch was modified.

-- 
Karen Müller
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Purdue University Engineering Computer Network.
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