Slumberland | An Audio Drama

The tale of Badamo Del Becha on the Slumberland beach in the 1930s gets told again. This time from the very singular perspective of Delfina Del Becha. More about Slumberland at this link. Music: Rgrdlzz, Lostfrevr, Rlxnt, Prcsse by Ars Sonor. Creative Commons The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors ecfike, d-w, klankbeeld, neonaeon, dave-welsh, mangiedog, alaskarobotics, timbre, jimimod, kwahmah-02, hunter4708, fillsoko, bassboybg, robinhood76, aglinder, goolistener, moltenmustafa, hykenfreak, rosebugg, elliottmoo, owlstorm, ali-6868, adam320, robinhood76, maj061785 and Jovica. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Hear the final events leading to the origin of the Sandy Specter legend. Alva Pierce Jr tells the tale concerning Badamo Del Becha, two of his men and their stormy encounter with young Coyote in the 1930s. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors klankbeeld, neonaeon, dave-welsh, focusbay, timbre, hazure, speedenza, aglinder, ylearkisto, inspectorj, owlstorm, morganpurkis, spandau, jimbeaux, adam320, robinhood76, jpnien, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Alva Two (Alva Pierce, Junior) arrives on the beach to pick up the Badamo Del Becha / Sandy Specter legend, where his old friend Davis left off the tale. The fates of Bryce and Carlsbad, the missing Suffer Ink bottles and more about Badamo's history are all revealed. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors klemp, scotchio, tuben, klankbeeld, melissapons, slag777, soundmary, lonemonk, yuval, zoltoks, nofeedbak, jimimod, squareal, cuddlenucks, paulmessier, sethlind, darcydunes, el-bee, blu-150058, visualasylum, adamgryu, moai15, inspectorj, tc630, darranambler, pastabra, volivieri, euphrosyyn, kmash, tcpp, jpnien, zappa-was-god, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Davis X. Mackinaw relates tales of the town's ghost legend, a malevolent spirit known as the Sandy Specter. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Phaedra Pierce performed by Katherine Goffeney. Davis X. Mackinaw performed by Josh McDaniel. Helena Pierce performed by Allison Hetter. Oblivia Newton-Baum performed by Debra Harrison-Lowe. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors lth-stp, duckduckpony, julien-matthey, klankbeeld, dave-welsh, snarfdude, lonemonk, owlstorm, yammerhant, squareal, splicesound, claudius, darcydunes, oldguy67, yadronoff, sagetyrtle, inspectorj, volivieri, bajko, euphrosyyn, rutgemuller, blaufreuz, superex1110, dobriode, roofdog, bennychico11, braffe2, markb, jpnien, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas arrives at an isolated corner of Slumberland Island where Davis X. Mackinaw sweeps the beach with a special kind of metal detector. Davis records stories from when he was a boy and he and his friends were members of the Slumberland Scouts. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Phaedra Pierce performed by Katherine Goffeney. Davis X. Mackinaw performed by Josh McDaniel. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors dymewiz, klankbeeld, ignaciodinguez, duckduckpony, halleck, xtragamr, sithjawa and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas returns to the "Taos House" atop Slumberland's largest hill, where Jeepers MacGeepers holds his next instructions. A couple of other familiar voices also put in appearances. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Doreen performed by Jamie Sweigart. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors motion-S, eelke, jmjeffries2, rage91 and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas gets sidetracked into meeting Maxima McGillicutty, heiress socialite and submersible pilot. Maxima's family has a long and strange history intertwined with Slumberland Island. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Maxima McGillicutty performed by Theresa Carranza. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors Rutgemuller, jmorrisoncafe330, zimbot, alienistcog, vtkproductions-com, safetyrtle, adough1, pagancow, klangfabrik, primeval-polypod, abouch, thaighaudio, soundmary, maisonsoniue, diboz, soltoks, sonicboom-sfx, zovex, gkillhour, aldenroth2, ryanharding95, jay6waza, soundatadm, soundslikellem, theboatman, scriotxstudios, jone-oost, hy96, jimbeaux, rock-savage, theredshore, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

When last was heard about Oskar, he called to complain about a cursed wooden hand puppet that refused to let go of his arm. Now unconscious, and under house arrest, Oskar's friends enlist the help of Thomas Edward M. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Veronika Newton-Baum performed by Debra Harrison-Lowe. Philippo performed by David Leavitt. The Shaman performed by Dick Chrisman. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors hotlavaman, ftpalad, joedeshon, knova, kylepyke, jaylew1987, redcheek, claudius, rodincoil, syntheway, dcsfx, 1san, mwlandi, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

The Oral History session with town electrician Merlin Jebb. It's a fish tale partly told by song. Also includes a tour of Slumberland's substation. There's an ever-present hum in the building that annoys a sound man like Thomas Edward M. Also a mysterious green glowing power source, left running by the island's long-vanished resident genius, Stig Gorgonsdottir. His brother Sigmund once visited Slumberland and helped build the Community Dome. "Siggy" also left behind some data tapes. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Merlin Jebb and the song "The Ballad of Grandfather Sturgeon" performed by Thomas R. Mansell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors dariachic, pagancow, timbre, zott820, abouch, dapperaniel, martinimeniscus, runey, n-audioman, bastard-fish, studenttantia, ivolipa, luiiiiii, crafport, marissrar, jrhodesza, xtyl33, j1987, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas prepares for his next oral history session. Before heading off he learns of a new situation concerning the shell phones in Slumberland. After that, he bumps into Doreen. She's a colorfully off-color local with a keen sense of smell. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Roger performed by Josh McDaniel. Doreen performed by Jamie Sweigart. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors noisecollector, ikbenraar, daboy291, letssfx, dapperdaniel, yuval, runey, jmeffries2, aglinder, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Jeepers plays Thomas a message left by a Slumberland woman named Sierra. An expert tracker, she goes off in search of Tango and the cassette tape he stole from Mr. Sound. What Sierra finds is both unexpected and unsettling. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Sierra performed by Amanda Sari Perez. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors nfsgit, zbyhek, bradovic, klankbeeld, motion-s, ndhfilms, kwahmah, 33xtyl, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

An old friend of Jeepers named Noah Dahl tells a rambling tale. It's everything he knows about the mysterious giant metal sculpture of a woman's head, now locked away on Slumberland Island. Noah connects the dots between a fake Statue of Liberty, bat droppings and a cargo cult. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Noah Dahl performed by Jere Stormer. Delfina Del Becha performed by Kim Kreuzwieser. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors turkitron, joelaudio, daimon-zero, krytosss, kevint1001, klankbeeld, noisecollector, il112, soundmary, srrecords, maxwiley, owlstorm, transitking, guitaryguy1985, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas Edward M's health exam turns into an unexpected mission to find a hidden record album. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Delfina Del Becha performed by Kim Kreuzwieser. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors ecfike, pagancow, klankbeeld, nickrave, srrecords, sinatra314, alaskarobotics, rivernile7, jaklocke, allanz10d, cmoms035, neohylanmay, iesp, timbre, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas is still recovering from recent strange events. Jeepers meets with him to apologize and also to give an explanation of "what is happening in our island community" and how Thomas may be part of events much larger than just the Oral History Project. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors Ashfox, klankbeeld, ahill86, ndhfilms, luannwepener, sethroph, jasonelrod, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

A pause in the events unfolding in Slumberland town. A reading of the short story by Ambrose Bierce, "The Difficulty of Crossing a Field." For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors foxen10, unfa, adamwaynegistarb, craftport and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

A sudden reappearance by an old friend -- a REALLY old friend -- who spills the beans about Thomas's true purpose for being on Slumberland Island. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors pawsound, klankbeeld, jaklocke, oscaraudiogeek, sethroph, joelaudio, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Skip at the Zip Sip Hooray Cafe records a story. More about Slumberland at this link. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors anneswannerberger, corsica-s, and Jovica. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Thomas finds the oral history session with Phaedra Pierce takes a very unexpected turn thanks to: 1) a prophetic journal kept by (a different) Phaedra Pierce, and 2) a time capsule within a time capsule. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Phaedra One performed by Katherine Goffeney. Phaedra Two performed by Lana Jerome. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors Ecfike, safetyrtle, martinimeniscus, thecityrings, bradovic, owlstorm, jimimod, squashy555, adamwaynegistarb, ndhfilms, aglinder, rodincoil, kvgarlic, lampeight, worthahep88, sinjohnt, natemarler, j-zazvurek, atha89, jaide714, cgeffex, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

A mysterious young woman leaves a recorded message in the sound booth built by Thomas Edward M. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Mystery Girl performed by Tessa Loates. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors Spenceomatic, d-w, susychristiansen, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas records a session with Chrysanthemum Jones -- she reveals details behind the histories of three men she knew while growing up on Slumberland Island: 1) Uncle Omar, the astronaut werewolf. 2) Stig Gorgonsdottir, genius school teacher, and 3) Magic Elvis. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Chrysanthemum Jones performed by Elsie Escobar. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors Ftpalad, eelke, unchazz, adam-n, melissapons, irad, avouch, readeonly, klankbeeld, snarfdude, jimimod, nebulousflynn, Kyles, joelaudio, kyster, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!