From jsmirnov@clari.net Thu Apr 07 08:16:46 1994
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From: jsmirnov@clari.net (Jens Smirnov)
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Subject: Discussion: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month.

At the very end of reel JP-85-X, after 4 minutes of studio leader tape, there's a faint whisper naming June 2025.
Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.

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

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From lramirez@kiae.su Sat Apr 09 11:36:46 1994
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From: lramirez@kiae.su (Lars Ramírez)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Apr07.081646.4747@clari.net>, jsmirnov@clari.net (Jens Smirnov) writes:
> Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month.
> At the very end of reel JP-85-X, after 4 minutes of studio leader tape, there's a faint whisper naming June 2025.

The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect.

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Lars Ramírez
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From jrodriguez@hanse.de Sun Apr 10 01:32:46 1994
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From: jrodriguez@hanse.de (Ji-woo Rodríguez)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Apr07.081646.4747@clari.net>, jsmirnov@clari.net (Jens Smirnov) writes:
> Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month.
> At the very end of reel JP-85-X, after 4 minutes of studio leader tape, there's a faint whisper naming June 2025.

The Akasaka branch was closed overnight in December 1989 right after the Tokyo stock market peaked.

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Ji-woo Rodríguez -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg
"There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."