Slumberland | An Audio Drama

While Thomas is busy working on the oral history project, two residents of Slumberland enter the do-it-yourself recording booth. Their mission: to spread information about the man named Tango, who stole a "Del Becha tape" and then went missing. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast at outlook dot com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell Romeo performed by David Wills, AKA The Weatherman This episode pays tribute to the talents and career of Richard Sala. Music by Bluedark The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: jknitter, alexy621, klankbeeld, lebaston100, jpkweli, mrpeet, d-w, spenceomatic and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

A new day breaks and Thomas revisits the Slumberland Food Co-Op to meet Jeepers. Instead he chats with barista P.D. Singh, who has an extensive knowledge of breakfast cereal history. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast at outlook dot com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell P.D. Singh performed by Katabelle Check out Katabelle's website! Chrysanthemum Jones performed by Elsie Escobar Music by Vincent Sermonne and Tri-Tachyon The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: rico-casazza, sidequesting, plumforestpodcast, robbeman, toklant, jodybruchon, mrauralization, cosmicembers, gchase, tempouser, sfxsource-com, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

The enormous metal sculpture of a woman's head floats in an expanse of water. Surrounded by fog, beneath cover of storm clouds, one man clings to the statue and faces a supernatural siren call. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast at outlook dot com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: nachtmahrtv, tbsounddesigns, quedicemipez, eli-emmett, shatterstars, gigaura, jodybruchon, dudeawesome, owlstorm, inspectorj, oldguy67, youandbiscuitme, owl, duckduckpony, julius-galla, felfa, adough1, joelaudio, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

At long last, Thomas sits down with the statue to see if his sound recorders will pick up any audible message from the sculpture of a woman's head. But the mission gets disrupted by an unexpected guest and a strange handwritten letter. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast at outlook dot com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell Magic Elvis performed by Adam McMillen. Check out Adam's work at AAA1Films.com The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: tosha73, ienba, sjonas88, leonelmail, johnzwick45, samsterbirdies, spacejoe, usamah, jomse, alineaudio, alexbuk, inspectorj, nioczkus, harveyjnz, fabuafrica, alexmurphy53, ruonvniekerk, vate, youandbiscuitme, lebaston100 bewagne, lloydevans09, pushkin, adough1, halleck, jasonelrod, redjim, tweeterdj, pagancow, timbre, and Jovica. Music by VYVCH and Lobo Loco. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Thomas Edward M had a plan to pause his Slumberland work and travel to a job interview, but that plan gets canceled by a fresh batch of raging storms over the island. In the meantime, Thomas agrees to meet with longtime resident Lorde Logan, and give her copies of all the oral history recordings he's made so far. Lorde contributes her own tale, involving a close encounter with the Sandy Specter, long ago. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast at outlook dot com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell Samwell Plumsweater performed by Catty Donnelly You'll enjoy Catty's creative work over at cattydonnelly.com Noel F. VanDerButz performed by PawPaw Greg Gidney Hear more of Greg's work at SoundCloud Lorde Logan performed by Lenore Hume Visit Lenore's site at Lenore Hume This episode pays tribute to the talents and career of Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: petebuchwald, clearwavsound, nomerodin1, leonelmail, samsterbirdie

At a career crossroads in Slumberland, Thomas reflects on his early days as a freelance sound man. In New York City, seeking a mentor, young Thomas tracks down famed radio journalist Silas Tranzam. Thomas becomes his intern and begins a short but memorable stint assisting the brilliant but unconventional Tranzam. This trip down memory lane dredges up a shocking memory from Thomas's past, thanks to a sound recording recovered by Tranzam's niece, Lima. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Silas Tranzam performed by Catty Donnelly. You'll enjoy Catty's creative work over at cattydonnelly.com. Dr. Heller Del Becha performed by Falk Werner Sparrow performed by Erica Griffin The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: tigersound, glaneur-de-sons, freqman, bassmatiker, redjim, mrwolf14, engreitz, lewk, snakemarney, xxqmanxx, burnsie289, unfa, symphoid, oddworld, morosopher, crater-rf, jason130178, laft2k, soundsli

Thomas returns to the Community Dome and confronts a young woman named Lima Tranzam. She's traveled to Slumberland with a cassette tape that contains jarring revelations from Thomas's past. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Lima Tranzam performed by Sherrie Shan. Check out Sherrie's awesome voice talents at her website. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: dj-burnham, pbickh1, stereostereo, cosmicembers, avakas, owlstorm, harrietniamh, spookymodem, sithjawa, mornedelport, iesp, mixxythepixxy, mariadrrs, benjamin152, kyles, aviziv, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Thomas is flustered from discovering a strange woman sharing his temporary home. Since the house belongs to Oskar, Thomas calls him up and demands to know what's going on. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at Fiverr. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: redjim, bennstir, originalmaja, aderumoro, yap audio production, barnface, inspectorj and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Long ago, town founder Coyote carved a coded message into a rock. Determined to finish recording the story of that carved message, Thomas arrives at the town's Sip Zip Café. Owner Skip is full of caffeine and ready to tell the tale using a photo slide show! For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Skip performed by Tim Sniffen. You can hear Tim as the Mysterious Man on the fantasy improvised podcast, Hello From The Magic Tavern. Find more of his work at timsniffen.com Simsala Del Becha performed by Melissa Medina. Witness Melissa's amazing voice work at hearmelissa.com Original music by Tim Clark. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: pagancow, pushtobreak, rettalo, superex1110, mkoenig, icesound, qubodup, soundslikewillem, satanicupsman, yoh, bone666138, zorrobms1001, mmaruska, kwahmah-02, jagadamba, nlm, bassboybg, zaneclampett, epicwizard, magnus589, domainhunter, blimp66, vovere, zziggystardust72, cra

Thomas needs a respite from his weird misadventures. The Supper Shack sounds like a good place to grab a bite. But Thomas is roped into a lively chat by Stella Pierce, the local pilot. Stella and Thomas have only spoken over radio, now it's time for a proper introduction and a beer. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Stella Pierce performed by Katherine Goffeney. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: pagancow, martian, kyster, jpkweli, abouch, mohomran, inspectorj, zembacraftworks, robbeman and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

In desperate need of healthy cell phone signal, Thomas rides with Rupert back to the time capsule. Rupert and his team work to widen the Community Garden's hatchway into the capsule. Meanwhile, Thomas phones a mentor from his past. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Yodel DuPrix performed by Jacquie Floyd. Visit jacquiefloyd.com! The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: adough1, plingativator, timbahrij, lwdickens, inspectorj, danrules213, kyles, janrou, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Thomas revives from the session with Alva Two that went very awry. Now it's time to learn much more about the woman once known as Simsala Del Becha. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Shelly Ruxpin performed by Kim Kreuzwieser. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: luffy, mystiscool, connum, robinhood76, voltae, benboncan, d-w, cameronmusic, allanz10d, sclolex, spookymodem, vitouliss, bareform, yottasounds, noisenoir, jergonda, sforsman, aderumoro, inspectorj, ali-6868, agc66, scorpion67890, drfx, blimp66, alineaudio, magdaadga, kinoton, ells, craigsmith, coral-island-studios, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

In the middle of summer, Slumberland celebrates the winter holidays! A recording that Thomas discarded is presented to spread the holiday spirit. Come on down, the supper shack is decorated, frosty mugs are served and knit hats are required. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. "On a Good Old Time Sleigh Ride" recorded 1913 by The Peerless Quartet. Provided by Archive.org and the Free Music Archive. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: Sunboy, amholma, inspectorj, kyster and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Alva Two runs out of journal entries written by his father, the late Alva One. However, within the pages of the journal books, Alva does come across an ominous entry written in jagged black ink. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Simsala Del Becha performed by Melissa Medina. Witness Melissa's amazing voice work at hearmelissa.com The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: Duckduckpony, adough1, mario1298, julias-galla, vitouliss, bareform, foad, vladnegrila, dcsfx, inspectorj, toddcircle, wavjunction-com, petebarry, florian-reinke, ephemeral-rift, tymaue and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Alva Two contributes to the Oral History Project by reading his father Alva One's journal entries. These are the 1940s war-era tales of how young Alva One got his glasses, met Phaedra Pierce, and the mysterious military man Coyote. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Alva One performed by Brian Dewan. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: Zesoundresearhinc, ftpalad, gusgus26, aliensitcog, modulationstation, adough1, davidbain, bewareofkites20, orginaljun, d-w, semccab, ramston, symphoid, ultradust, audionautics, altfuture, krisboruff, claire-h, monotraum, robinhood76, lezaarth, runey, jimimod, ekfink, spookymodem, maxwiley, bird-man, rudmer-rotteveel, squashy555, epicwizard, mickfire, btherad2000, craftport, berdusmith, inspectorj, amholma, margotdots, mc-minnaar, dcsfx, klankbeeld, the-bizniss, vithormoraes, julius-galla, inspectorj, micronmark, craigsmith, luzanne0, emilzendera98, arbernaut, bwarpu

Thomas discovers a perplexing feature of the Slumberland time capsule: a Doomsday Clock and a spoken explanation for it recorded long ago by Alva One. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Alva One performed by Brian Dewan. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: adough1, ultradust, cydon, agfx, greekirish, inspectorj, dcsfx, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Thomas is guided into Slumberland's time capsule by Walter Fustmensch, who reveals the "stele" -- a stone covered in carved, coded writings. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Walter Fustmensch performed by Jeff Priskorn. Visit jeffpriskorn.com! Original music by Tim Clark. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: adough1, d-w, primeval-polypod, ultradust, richerlandtv, timbahrij, ryandarding95, soundatadm, redder01, inspectorj, passaimangrace, jsandvik, imjeax, supersound23, breviceps, timbre, j1987 and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

A mysterious man named Walter Fustmensch describes his simple daily routine on Slumberland Island. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Walter Fustmensch performed by Jeff Priskorn. Visit jeffpriskorn.com! The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: rhumphries, kbnevel, duckduckpony, semccab, smartwentcody, vmgraw, rivernile7, davidjgurney, redjim, danelle, rynostols, inspectorj, nioczkus, leonelmail, jonnythedonkey, parkersenk, brendansound12, justinvoke, kyles, carrieedick, florian-reinke, legato87, harpoyume, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

A large metal sculpture of a mysterious woman's head -- this statue sits in a storage shed on Slumberland Island. How did it get there and where did it come from? These questions are explored by Oblivia Newton-Baum. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Oblivia Newton Baum performed by Julia C. Thorne. Bailey performed by Mark C. Holden. Phaedra Two performed by Erin King. Jennie Weather performed by Dr. Michelle Booze. Music courtesy of these artists: Timbre, Ars Sonor The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors rutgemuller, chimerical, ftpalad, vtkproductions, bansemer, dave-welsh, jakobthiesen, bone666138, gutek, microsome, deleted-user-44011 niedec, omar-alvarado, lwdickens, psychopancake, lonelmail, passairmangrace, vcspran, piggimon, djlprojects, inspectorj, leandri140029, bluedelta, florianreichelt, kyles, figowitz, atha89, cognito-perceptu, A43, cgeffex, bmaczero, juskiddink, and Jovica. Thank you for

Thomas shows up for another unforgettable meeting with Oblivia Newton-Baum. This odd couple reenacts a classic bit of a radio interview gone awry. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Oblivia Newton Baum performed by Julia C. Thorne. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors filmfan87, pagancow, bewagne, lyndseymel, deleted-user-4401185, onlytheghosts, jvmorello, kyles, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!