Slumberland | An Audio Drama

Still in Greenland, Thomas Edward M spends a sleepless night cursing the noisy icebergs near his home. Relaxing Blue Dot Sessions music makes Thomas's mind wander. He reflects on his recent dreams, investigates the Atlas Absurda podcast, and shares what he knows about the mysterious graffiti artist known as Digby. More about Slumberland at this link. Britte Thynoire performed by Angela Yih Angela is a creative force behind the audio drama podcast Residents of Proserpina Park. Please dive into this wonderful show by visiting its website residentsofproserpinapark.com The tracks Bluegray Vial, Checker Derby, Idle Bits, Leading Away, Relief of Movement, Slapstick and Thoughtless Machines by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: jeo, mhtaylor67, dheming, duckduckpony, erikh2000, robinhood76, aglinder, toivo161, gtsorbo, ernst53, jknitter, rucisko, megmcduffee, margotdots, shamewap,ogsoundfx,bonnyorbit,kyles,bendrain, petebarry, 16gpans

Thomas Edward M the freelance soundman disappeared from Slumberland Island. His current whereabouts are now revealed, and Oblivia Newton-Baum has come to visit. More about Slumberland at this link. The tracks Burned From Above, Grease Cannon, Ile on Grentham and Sienna's Regression by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) Additional music by Alex Productions, Audiorezout, and Dee Yan-Key. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: joelaudio,danis-chapon,yuval, klankbeeld, bpayri, jonlakemusic, theshaggyfreak, owlstorm, vckhaze, pol_s005, jean_sander, richwise, scott_snailham, brunoboselli, kneeling, Jovica, papapjelly, sweet_niche, rempen, zhr, trp, theplax, maikkihapsis, marcelwagner, kyles, zrrion, forrestgregor, talktomegoose10, pyranic, and bennstir. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

A special investigator arrives in Slumberland to prove it's all about the interconnections. At long last some light gets shed on the mysterious disappearances of Thomas Edward M, Omar Evanston and others. But every answer reveals more questions, all of them forming an intricate web woven by enigmatic members of an organization called The Crimson Cobweb Faction. More about Slumberland at this link. Stavra Montinero performed by Addie Nofal Addie is a SWANA/MENA and Latine voice actor based in Chicago with a broadcast quality home studio. Addie's performed in several great audio drama podcasts including Soul Operator, Marsfall and The Strata. Visit Addie's website to learn more! Music by Cialyn appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Purchase music at Bandcamp The tracks Heath and Slapstick by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: dankopp, kklab5050, dobroide, bewagne, lex777, bajko, crafport, ghaelen, anthousa

A kindly mysterious gentleman enjoys stories about Slumberland and its residents. It'd be most excellent if you'd spread the word about Slumberland by sharing links to this episode. And please tell  Slumberland about it! In return, you will be thanked in some way, shape or form. More about Slumberland at this link. "5 Ghosts I" by Nine Inch Nails appears courtesy the creative commons license BY-NC-SA The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: sacredmatt and nyoz   Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!  

Tomas Anonymous and Chip Woode are trapped inside a sound recording studio with a strange robot forcing them to narrate imaginary music videos. The only way to escape this monotony is inter-dimensional time-space travel! Follow along to hear music by a doppelganger Devo band plus a trailer for the Limbo Calling podcast. More about Slumberland at this link. This Slumberland version of the Devo song "Shrivel Up" comes with apologies to Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerry Casale. This new version's music was produced by Kevin J Drieberg Check out KJD's music and more here! Limbo Calling appears in trailer form courtesy Limbo Tapes. HIGHLY recommend you listen to Limbo Calling here Also listen to Radio Limbo here Purchase Limbo Tapes music here "seven" from the album "LoFi Beats" by Cloudwarmer appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Cloudwarmer music at Bandcamp This episode is dedicated to the memory of David Lynch. Thanks for all the inspiration, David. Extra apologies to Daniel Pinkwater,

The Kopi Joe Coffee Company, once a small start-up in Slumberland, is now a global brand with a niche following. Owner Oskar Mielardeaux makes a webcam call to Tomas Anonymous, to check out the new "Cozy LoFi Kopi Joe" video streaming service. More about Slumberland at this link. Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at fiverr Songs by Cloudwarmer appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Cloudwarmer music at Bandcamp one // ten // from the album "LoFi Beats" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: lukeirl, yuval, pogmothoin, florianreichelt, daveincamas, djones, kevp8888, pnmcarrierailfan, etheraudio. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

A mysterious foreign investor wants to purchase the entire islet called "Fleabite" that sits near Slumberland. Tomas needs to learn more about Lozar Antonai and his intentions. This episode's alternate title: "Zaroff, Volkov & the Wizard of Baum" (American Authors Series, Volume 2) More about Slumberland at this link. Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at fiverr The songs A Portal of Sorts // Breathe In Breathe Out // Don't Trust Your Memory are by the band Negativland, from their album Speech Free Negativland's press release states: "As our marketing research suggests, these catchy tunes can work well for you as both new jingles and musical beds, perfectly suited for voiceovers discussing anything from commercial products to political campaigns. Most target audiences regularly indicate a preference for moderately subversive content and confusion, and you’ll find that this release provides that target with precisely the right amount of each. Because every second

Tomas takes the secret staircase back down into the Slippery Shanty! A meeting with Captain Delmar Silverfish, a mysterious postcard written to "Dear Mim," and a rambling conversation meant to "Frankenstein An Answer." More about Slumberland at this link. Captain Delmar Silverfish performed by Catty Donnelly visit Catty's website! This Slumberland performance of The Flaming Carrot's poetry comes with apologies to Bob Burden. Music by The F_cked Up Beat appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase this music at Bandcamp Schizophrenic Trees / a storm from the album "Threnodies for Schizophrenic Seas" Stop it! You're Killing Me! was a music project by Izmir, Turkey artist Murat, who sadly passed far too soon. The song "iki balerin gibi uctuk ve hayatlarimizi kurtardik" appears here as a tribute to Murat's work. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Three Stories creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to

Tomas Anonymous notices the name "Mimsey" appearing many times in the dream journals written by Corbin Corvus. Then Tomas investigates the "Corbin and Mimsey Love Letters." Answers are elusive and mysteries deepen. More about Slumberland at this link. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: amholma, x3nus, and christmaskrumble666. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

A dream journal entry left by Corbin Corvus and an audio diary entry left by Thomas Edward M. Tomas Anonymous ponders the thematic similarities in these two tales involving subterranean robotic canine creatures. More about Slumberland at this link. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Drensel, Smulbrod, Snotop, TK Club, TK Shell. creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: pushkin, gmarchisio, splicesound, netpunk, cryanrautha, pp87, amholma, scogs, wlabarron, tosha73, mwsfx, ilmari, newlocknew, fmaudio, and joedeshon. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

It's time for yet another gut-chilling adventure! They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage! Tomas and Rupert perform a dramatized dream selected from Corbin Corvus's journals. More about Slumberland at this link. This story is adapted from the comic book "Fission Chicken: They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage" by JP Morgan, published in 1988 Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Code Entry, Cross Purposes, Germanius, Grey Hat, Offset Edge and Runerode Ruller. creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: waveadventurer, greenhourglass, erdie, sengjinn, felix-blume, mzui, yuval, qubodup, greekirish, klankbeeld, paul368, mshahen, epicwizard, momedelport, stormwaveaudio, nichols8917, apallot, marissrar, jgrzinich, ogsoundfx, soundholder, jjdg, kyles, brunoboselli, ludwigmueller, florianreichelt, sheyvan, xilthcom, rutgemuller, historicode97, bitlab_coop, bikensbassboi, fmaudio, nox_sound, newloc

In which Tomas Anonymous visits Corbin's cabin and discovers what Corbin left behind. More about Slumberland at this link. Music by Blue Dot Sessions The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: ripper351, cosmicembers, keweldog, cower, adriann, anthousai, amholma, straget, jomse, pax1!, funwithsound, timkahn, lydmakreren, georgehopkins, 5ro4, everythingsounds, sagetytle, ethanssounds, and surrey_film. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Tonight the Slippery Shanty is closed for a special reason. The box that plays mysterious music might be more important than Tomas imagined. An archivist from Ohio named Beckey Mountweazel has arrived in Slumberland to expertly examine the box. More about Slumberland at this link. Beckey Mountweazel performed by Kelsey Painter. Hire Kelsey for your voice project at fiverr Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Interstate 70 Rain Chants // Hope Song for the Rust Belt // Paper Hearts in Youngstown from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: noisecollector, ftpalad, keithpeter, echocinematics, incarnadine, duckduckpony, reitanna, ekfink, liamg, klankbeeld, nicola_ariutti, eipeiknip, amholma, dcelliott, rafaelpicoli, y3w_tree, soundholder, franciscopcoutinho, fission9, clusman, ahrii

The Slippery Shanty underground bar features a Shelf of Honor. On that shelf you'll find impressive objects like a one hundred year old bottle of bourbon. The shelf used to display Slumberland's Poetry Trophy, which is a man-fish statue with a curious history. This episode's alternate title: "Hem & Howie" (American Authors Series, Volume 1) More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Waltz Ohia // Lake Eerie Wolves // Always Dreaming of Sandusky Bay from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: avakas, ahill86, victorcenusa, sithjawa, nlm, littlerobotsoundfactory, robinhood76, klankbeeld, eipeiknip, qpiee, farbin, kinoton, kev_durr, brianobush, devern, grd-music, jovica, bojan_t95, lydmakeren, tosha73, s-light, saliln

What inspired Tomas Anonymous to create the metal cube sculpture titled "Coyote's Vox Box?" Tomas visits his sculpture in Slumberland's Memorial Garden while he tells this story, which involves a mysterious book known as The Acronymicon. More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Down and Out On 9th and High // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: rutgemuller, aarongnp, rkeato, d-w, burnsie289, pagancow, sunboy, simpsi, hank_richard, mario1298, vumseplutten1709, mangiedog, abbahoot, dj-chronos, thebrendanbrown, sophiehall3535, hoerpspielwerkstatt-hef, inspectorj, marissrar, patobottos, waveplaysfx, australopithecusman, forthehorde68, 14gpanskavalachristoffer, jomse, emilzendera98, kyles, jovica, mike_leister, psychetorics, nox_sound, taure,

Tonight at the Slippery Shanty, Buddy Friday Junior and Tomas Anonymous try to help their pal Captain Delmar Silverfish. The Captain's in bad shape due to drinking a mysterious concoction known as "Fish Eye Serum." Buddy tells tales of his high seas adventures with Captain Silverfish and the origins of the mysterious drink. More about Slumberland at this link. Michael Lanier performs the role of Buddy Friday Junior and also performs the original shanty "Royal Blue Vinegaroons" Please sing along using the lyrics included in these show notes! And please listen to Michael's other music on soundcloud.com/banjo-boy The drink recipe featured in this episode is courtesy of its author, Kaci Hansen "The Homicidal Homemaker." Please please PLEASE visit the blog, and also try out Kaci's recipes! Link to the Jelly Shot recipe! Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Always Dreaming of San

In the town of Slumberland there's a semi-secret underground bar called the Slippery Shanty. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The background music you hear is comes from a small wooden box with a speaker. The box sits on a high shelf and seems innocent enough but there's something mysterious about the box. Its owner, Tomas Anonymous, tells the story of how he found this box. More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Our Summer of '04 // Midnight In Glen Echo Hollow // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: kangaroovindaloo, felixblume, klankbeeld, revolt2563, cell31, szczur_banshee, caquet, joozz, tosha73, and jink82. Thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!

You're invited down into the semi-secret underground bar located beneath the Supper Shack. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The nominal proprietor is Captain Delmar Silverfish, but his current catatonic state prevents you from really getting to know the good captain, just yet. Something sinister could be involved, and it's up to Tomas Anonymous to sort it out with some help from Omar Evanston and Chip Woode. More about Slumberland at this link. Audio Tape Narrator performed by Catty Donnelly visit Catty's website! This Slumberland version of The Red Eye legend comes with apologies to Ben Edlund. This Slumberland version of the Devo song "Red Eye Express" comes with apologies to Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerry Casale. This new version's music was produced by Kevin J Drieburg Check out KJD's music and more here! Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Always D

The day before Thomas Edward M first arrived in Slumberland he recorded his conversation with Japhet Allergy, a strange man calling himself the "Ten Year Professor." This recording has never been shared before, but now it's part of Slumberland's Oral History Project, and you're welcome to hear it. You might also ask, "where do you see yourself in ten years?" More about Slumberland at this link. The music is "Dorothean" by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive and a CC BY-NC license. Professor Japhet Allergy performed by Jock Blaney Voice-over Artist and vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991 jockblaney.com 2nu2.com The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: aldenroth2, genvious, y3w_tree, airblock, rodincoil, didi0508 and Jovica. Thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!

It's time for the regional dog bikejoring race! Tomas Anonymous is your commentator, focusing on the two Slumberland residents competing in this year's race, which takes place on Slumberland Island. Only one dog / bicycle rider team can win first place, who will it be? For more info click here The song "More Than One Answer" is by the band Negativland, from their album Speech Free Negativland's press release states: "As our marketing research suggests, these catchy tunes can work well for you as both new jingles and musical beds, perfectly suited for voiceovers discussing anything from commercial products to political campaigns. Most target audiences regularly indicate a preference for moderately subversive content and confusion, and you’ll find that this release provides that target with precisely the right amount of each. Because every second of Usable Music (TM) on this record has been personally guaranteed, by everyone still here in Negativland, to be Speech Free." The sound design in this episode owes th