Interestingly, the music was not initially noticed as it is not encoded using the standard Linear PCM format used by the HI-MD standard but, surprisingly, with the prior generation's ATRAC format. Thus, the software and hardware initially used to play the disc could not encode or read these files. No device is known to have ever been manufactured or sold commercially in this configuration. LMI has gone through great pains to extract the audio from the artifact, with special consideration given to fidelity, timing, and the subject matter. The more attentive listener may hear distortions and noise from this extraction process.

LMI, Rusted Nail, and hundreds of other labels and artist management firms have not identified the artists performing on this media. The songs seem to have been recorded from an external source, more than likely a radio, and include more than one artist. The format seems to follow what is typically called a "mix tape." However, this further adds to the mystery as no device that could record from radio to HI-MD was ever manufactured or offered commercially in North America. Further evidence of the songs being recorded from the radio are inclusions of DJ "bumper." Currently, neither the DJs nor the artist or artists that have written and performed these songs have been identified by any party.