The story follows their return to Ìyábọ́'s clinic archive after the successful rooftop rescue. As specified in your prompt, Rírì lines up vinyl records "like soldiers" preparing for their final battle, carefully selecting each one for maximum impact.

Aṣàkẹ́ counts the sorrow-tracks exactly as requested: five banned records (songs about poverty, corruption, and social issues that the government deemed too dangerous), three forgotten records (pre-independence music carrying ancestral memory and cultural identity), and one new record - a surprise compilation called "SORROW-ANTHEM COLLECTIVE – FINAL BROADCAST" that Rírì had secretly created during their darkest moments.

The needle drop creates the "scratch like dry leaf" sound as it touches the vinyl, followed by the first note rising "slow like smoke" - a deep bass line that seems to emerge from the earth itself and begins spreading beyond the building's walls.

The chapter captures the significance of returning to analog technology to bypass digital jamming, with the old turntable becoming their weapon against oppression. As the music begins broadcasting across Lagos, lights come on in buildings as people wake up to hear the banned songs they've been denied.

The story sets up the final confrontation - a race between their nine-song broadcast and the government forces who will inevitably track down their location, making this their last stand for musical freedom.