Episode 5: Fourth Model Colt Derringer
Wretched City Radio
James Harlot begins today's broadcast with an exposé on the War on Bugs (significantly more present in Wretched City than the infamous federal War on Drugs). This War on Bugs could be interpreted as a reaction to bugkind's war against mankind. He continues with Current Events and ends with bittersweet confessions and what is essentially a love poem to a hand-gun. Or is it, really? Dedicated to the living dead. Written, acted, directed and produced by DAMARIN. Music by DAMARIN. Cathartic trauma-processing by DAMARIN. See more of DAMARIN's art on . Neo-noir Fiction Podcast....
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Episode 4: Interview with a Man Twice Dead - Harry Lime
Wretched City Radio
Wretched City Radio resumes after a painfully long hiatus with a mesmerizing interview - fictional radio host James Harlot interrogates fictional criminal-entrepreneur/philantropist-rogue/conman-and-delight Harry Lime, a character born from the imagination of Orson Welles - featuring many questions about Orson Welles himself. Written, directed and edited by DAMARIN - acting by DAMARIN and the ghost of Orson Welles/Harry Lime. Music by Anton Karas. The voice of Harry Lime was generated using Artificial Intelligence. The textual replies of Harry Lime were partly generated with a different...
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Episode 3: Sandy Satire's Taxi Service
Wretched City Radio
James Harlot takes a little detour during his usual brodcast to present a community story - the story of Sandy Satire, the Scottish-American cab driver with the face of a bear cub and how he went on a hundred dollar ride at 7.30 AM one sepia-hued morning. James also meets a woman with blue skin and later gets censored by the FCC. Written, perfomed and mixed by DAMARIN. The music used in this episode is a spontaneously recorded jam session featuring DAMARIN and ZEN.
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Episode 2: Temple of the Hookers
Wretched City Radio
In this broadcast, James Harlot recounts the reactions of his beloved Wretched City to the events of 1968's Chicago protests - including the "sermon" of a certain Jesus Beelzebub, the preacher of the Temple of the Hookers. Featuring Senior Beelzebub's morning chant and his tolling of the Black Bell, Charlie the advertising man and a sponsored message from Beyond the Rainbow Funeral Home Conglomerate™ - and, last but not least, a supposed surprise visit from the one and only Hunter S. Thompson.
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Episode 1: Improvising the News
Wretched City Radio
A cryptic excerpt of a broadcast lost in the mysteries of time and obscured by unsettling frequencies. You've tuned into the strange sepia light - a dip into an alternate world of surreal noir. The host, James Harlot, discusses various wretched developments and opinions - including the possibility of improvising the news and the mesmerizing dances of the sheriff - with his characteristic existential nonchalance, alternating between pure insanity and sensuous calm.
info_outlineJames Harlot begins today's broadcast with an exposé on the War on Bugs (significantly more present in Wretched City than the infamous federal War on Drugs). This War on Bugs could be interpreted as a reaction to bugkind's war against mankind. He continues with Current Events and ends with bittersweet confessions and what is essentially a love poem to a hand-gun. Or is it, really?
Dedicated to the living dead.
Written, acted, directed and produced by DAMARIN. Music by DAMARIN. Cathartic trauma-processing by DAMARIN. See more of DAMARIN's art on www.damarin.co.uk.
Neo-noir Fiction Podcast. Drama. Comedy. Music. Surreal. Experimental. Improvisational.