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Parallel Traces Of The Jewel Voice

Label Discrepant ‎– CREP88
Format Vinyl, 12", Single Sided, Mini-Album, Limited Edition
Barcode 5055869562584
Country UK
Released 10 Mar 2022
Genre Electronic, Hip Hop
Style Experimental, Turntablism, Noise
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Parallel Traces of the Jewel Voice by dj sniff is a project that takes inspiration from historical narratives and personal memories constructed around The Jewel Voice Broadcast (Gyokuon Hoso) that took place on 15th August 1945. Contrary to common belief, Emperor Hirohito did not speak live on air to announce the surrender of Japan on this day. Instead, two lathe-cut discs with his recorded voice were skilfully mixed and played by NHK engineer Shizuto Haruna. Harunas proto-DJ/turntablist performance was heard not only in Japan but also throughout the colonized territories in Asia, marking the end of World War II and Japanese rule.Interested in these aspects which often have been overlooked within the Japanese narratives of this historical event, dj sniff conducted research in both Taiwan and Japan. Over the course of 3 years he collected various materials that include, interviews and field recordings, audio samples extracted from phonograph discs and recordings sessions with improvising musicians, and a re-reading of the Imperial Rescript on Surrender in Chinese. These were used to compose two compositions that are paired differently depending on their distribution format. The vinyl release is a multi-sided disc with two parallel grooves cut on one side, which in effect plays a different composition depending on where the stylus is cued. The other side has no audio but features two silkscreened lines that refer to how Haruna played the original lathe-cut discs.

A1 Parallel Traces Of The Jewel Voice - Taiwan 8:15
A2 Parallel Traces Of The Jewel Voice - Japan 8:15
Adapted By (Text) [Copy-editing] – Keir Neuringer
Calligraphy [Cover Calligraphy] – Nakada Eihaku
Design – Rutger Zuydervelt
Mastered By – Oshiro Makoto
Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Alice Hui-Sheng Chang
Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Nigel Brown
Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Yannick Dauby
Recorded By, Performer, Composed By – DJ Sniff (Takuro Mizuta Lippit)
Text By [Booklet Text] – DJ Sniff
Voice [Voice Narration] – Tsai Wan-Shuen
Side A is multi-sided with two grooves. A different composition will play depending on where the stylus is cued. (Side B: Silk screen print, no audio). The tracks are listed as Side A / Groove I and Side A / Groove II.

This work was made possible with the support from Ting Shuo Studio in Tainan and the National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan.

Parallel Traces of the Jewel Voice by dj sniff is a project that takes inspiration from historical narratives and personal memories constructed around The Jewel Voice Broadcast (Gyokuon Hoso) that took place on August 15 of 1945. Contrary to common belief, Emperor Hirohito did not speak live on air to announce the surrender of Japan on this day. Instead, two lathe-cut discs with his recorded voice were skillfully mixed and played by NHK engineer Shizuto Haruna. Haruna’s proto-DJ/turntablist performance was heard not only in Japan but also throughout the colonized territories in Asia, marking the end of World War II and Japanese rule.

A booklet with text written by dj sniff accompanies the release. Sniff uncovers technical details of the recording and broadcasting of the emperor’s voice that took place over 75 years ago. He also reflects on his encounters with the elderly community in Taiwan who spoke fluent Japanese and shared their personal stories after listening together to records from their childhood.
Barcode – 5055869562584
Matrix / Runout – CREP 88 [a symbol similar to a Japanese Ki] DAM.
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