128 - Connecting the Dots
Slumberland
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. 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 The tracks Bluegray Vial, Checker Derby, Idle Bits, Leading Away, Relief of Movement,...
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127 - Safe and Sound
Slumberland
Thomas Edward M the freelance soundman disappeared from Slumberland Island. His current whereabouts are now revealed, and Oblivia Newton-Baum has come to visit. The tracks Burned From Above, Grease Cannon, Ile on Grentham and Sienna's Regression by Additional music by Alex Productions, Audiorezout, and Dee Yan-Key. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to 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,...
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126 - The Crimson Cobweb Faction
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. 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...
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125 - Spread the Word
Slumberland
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 about it! In return, you will be thanked in some way, shape or form. "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 contributors: sacredmatt and nyoz Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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124 - Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000 - Timeloops
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. This Slumberland version of the 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 Limbo Calling appears in trailer form courtesy Limbo Tapes. HIGHLY recommend...
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123 - Cozy LoFi Kopi Joe
Slumberland
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. Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at Songs by Cloudwarmer appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Cloudwarmer music at one // nine // from the album "LoFi Beats" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: lukeirl, yuval, pogmothoin, florianreichelt, daveincamas,...
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122 - Corbin's Cabin - Lozar's Most Dangerous Game
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) Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at The songs A Portal of Sorts // Breathe In Breathe Out // Don't Trust Your Memory are by the band Negativland, from their album Negativland's press release states: "As our marketing research suggests, these catchy tunes can work...
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121 - Frankenstein An Answer
Slumberland
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." Captain Delmar Silverfish performed by Catty Donnelly 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 Schizophrenic Trees / a storm from the album "Threnodies for Schizophrenic Seas" Stop it! You're Killing Me! was a...
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120 - Corbin and Mimsey - An Uncanny Correspondence
Slumberland
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. Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: amholma, x3nus, and christmaskrumble666. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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119 - Corbin's Cabin - DOGGOS
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. Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Drensel, Smulbrod, Snotop, TK Club, TK Shell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: pushkin, gmarchisio, splicesound, netpunk, cryanrautha, pp87, amholma, scogs, wlabarron, tosha73, mwsfx, ilmari, newlocknew, fmaudio, and joedeshon. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
info_outlineA period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter.
Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ensure the show runs smoothly, and special guest Tomas Anonymous will serve as master of ceremonies.
Everyone hopes a surprise guest two will make an appearance!
More about Slumberland at this link.
PERFORMERS
Jessica Syratt
Theater performer and creator of "Nowhere, On Air" audio drama podcast
nowhereonairpodcast.weebly.com
Returning to perform the role of Ella Minnow Pierce and also "Sophia's Song"
Debra Harrison-Lowe
Film performer
imdb.com
Returning to perform the role of Oblivia Newton-Baum, a character Debra first voiced in 2014
David Tamulevich
Founding member of the folk music group Mustard's Retreat
mustardsretreat.com
Performing an original song adaption of the 1889 poem "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field
Danielle Timmins
Voice over artist
Returning to perform the role of Flance Fleesel
Jacquelyn Landgraf
Performer, creator of "It Makes A Sound" podcast series
jacquelynlandgraf.com
itmakesasound.com
Jacquelyn performs the role of Kenbrooke Pierce and the poem "Thou dusky spirit of the wood" by Henry David Thoreau
George Sanger AKA The Fat Man
Award-winning composer and musician
fatman.com
Mr. Sanger performs an unreleased original song, "Which Way Does the Smoke Blow"
Mild Wild
Music group based in Florida
"Sounds composed freely and recorded straight to tape. Drenched in reverb and filled with half thoughts."
mildwildmusic.bandcamp.com
Mild Wild performs the song "Alright Okay"
Thomas R. Mansell
Cowboy poet
Returning to perform the role of Merlin Jebb, reading the cowboy poem "Boomer Johnson" by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Kat Hoil
Voice performer
unwellpodcast.com
Kat performs the role of Taos Woman
Jock Blaney
Voice-over Artist, vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991
jockblaney.com
2nu2.com
Returning to perform as Max MacGillicutty, a character Jock first voiced in 2018
Marissa Conniff
Stage and voice performer
Returning to perform as Beckett Pierce, a character Marissa first voiced in 2015, and performs the poem "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll
Abby Sher
Performer and author
Abby performed a character in a stage adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater's 1982 novel "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death"
abby-sher.com
Performing an original song in the persona of Penny
Jacquie Floyd
Actor, voice artist, playwright
jacquiefloyd.com
Performing the role of Vestigula Uridium, her third character role on Slumberland since 2014
Jeff Nicholson
Comic book writer, artist and self-publisher
Known for his works Ultra Klutz, Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, and Colonia
fatherandsontoon.com
Co-creator and co-performer of the original 1982 audio skit "Reality Hopping"
Jeff Priskorn
Actor, voice artist, improviser, writer, singer, musician
jeffpriskorn.com
Performing the song "Wonder" with his 90s band, Intense Silence. Jeff's first Slumberland performance was in 2014
Elsie Escobar
Podcaster and voice actor
elsieescobar.com
Performing the role of Chrysanthemum Jones, a character Elsie first voiced in 2014, performing the poem "Barata de calaveras" by José Guadalupe Posada
Petunia-Liebling MacPumpkin
20th Century Ghost and storyteller of strange tales from the past, future and present
electric-phantom.com
Petunia performs the song "Crawlspace"
Catty Donnelly
Voice over artist
cattydonnelly.com
Catty performs the role of Bosco Tomnus, the third Slumberland character Catty has performed since 2020
David P. Gray
Creator of PC games
dgray.com
David shares material from his 1990 game "Hugo's House of Horrors" as the basis for a poem performed by a robot
Michael Lanier
Pianist, guitarist, banjoist, autoharpist, jaw harpist, ukeist, mandolinist, psalterist, dulcimist, bassist, thereminist, violinist
soundcloud.com/banjo-boy
Michael performs the role of Farmer Friday, Junior and an original song adaption of the 1885 poem "Land of Nod" by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sarah Suboski
Performer
Sarah performed the role of Wencil Pierce in 2014 and Sarah's performance is re-used in the Bed Bug episode
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
This episode pays tribute to the musical genius and memory of Hardy Fox
The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: izkhanilov, leo153_100, gchase, kupp2, tomycatts, inspectorj, jvmorello, gchase, unchaz, kywr, alexmurphy53, jayfrosting, giddster, rvgerxini, neilraouf, j-zazvurek, georgesavic, tonywhitmore, richwise, shneak, littleboot, kyles, funwithsound, tosha73, cornwallis89, epicwizard, dkustic, connorm94, thewebbster, vartian, klankbeeld, moulaythami, fredbjammin, lchapman1980, joedeshon, tenkism, garuda1982, sandermotions, leo153, unfa, tim-kahn, xtyl33, processaurus, ch0cchi, fats-million, magedu, joedeshon, kinoton, zembacraftworks, lartti, guitarguy1985, tomlija, satoration, kwahmah, timbre, theshaggyfreak, forthehorde68, m1rk0, alexmurphy53, dspeight, shelbyshark, breviceps, and Jovica.
And thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!