From mnakamura@illinois.edu Sun Jul 28 00:17:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!illinois!mnakamura From: mnakamura@illinois.edu (Marisol Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul28.001732.8486@illinois.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 00:17:32 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month. The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape. At the very end of reel JP-85-X, after 4 minutes of studio leader tape, there's a faint whisper naming June 2025. Kamome sysop says there were three more reels in the box that haven't been dumped yet. Keep checking the FTP! -- Marisol Nakamura "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Amiga 3000T / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From ehughes@cam.ac.uk Sun Jul 28 03:14:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!ehughes From: ehughes@cam.ac.uk (Élodie Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul28.031432.6119@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 03:14:32 GMT References: <1996Jul28.001732.8486@illinois.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Jul28.001732.8486@illinois.edu>, mnakamura@illinois.edu (Marisol Nakamura) writes: > Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month. > The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape. I downloaded the .au files yesterday. Kamome FTP was crawling at 300 cps because everyone on Usenet is hitting it. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Élodie Hughes SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Hold for relay." From dkuznetsov@pipeline.com Tue Jul 30 02:13:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pipeline!dkuznetsov From: dkuznetsov@pipeline.com (Dong-hyun Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul30.021332.5836@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 02:13:32 GMT References: <1996Jul28.001732.8486@illinois.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Jul28.001732.8486@illinois.edu>, mnakamura@illinois.edu (Marisol Nakamura) writes: > Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month. Can someone please uuencode the .au files and post them to alt.binaries.sounds.music? The FTP site keeps rejecting my login. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- === Dong-hyun Kuznetsov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From tandersson@unam.mx Tue Jul 30 12:23:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!tandersson From: tandersson@unam.mx (Tobias Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul30.122332.3564@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 12:23:32 GMT References: <1996Jul28.001732.8486@illinois.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Jul28.001732.8486@illinois.edu>, mnakamura@illinois.edu (Marisol Nakamura) writes: > Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month. > The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape. The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- === Tobias Andersson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "They will send a copy in my place."