Slumberland | An Audio Drama

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!

Jeepers MacGeepers records his oral history session -- a tale of a boy fleeing war-torn Europe, and a certain pigeon carrying a coded message. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Original music by Tim Clark. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors hugobeaumont, laurent, robinhood76, typonnegatywny, cheeseheadburger, gerardcatala, pawsound, blaukreuz, abcopen, mario1298, omar-alvarado, metrostock99 ahill86, stinkpit, xavimuse, johnnybecrafty, squashy555, geldart, ylearkisto, thisisminime, travesia-sonora, emanuele,-correani, martian, johannesschmidt, xiiisamples, kinoton, anthousai, inspectorj, timmeh515, 14gpanskavalachristoffer, debsound, craigsmith, mozfoo, sacredmatt, sonsdebarcelona, mkoenig, maj061785, nmscher, tigersound, cgeffex, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Thomas ends a very long day dutifully filing the last of his recent recordings. But before sleep can be had, a late-night visitor has a few words to share. 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 duckduckpony, jaklocke, amaud-coutancier, jay6waza, dcsfx, bennychico11, maj061785 and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Jeepers MacGeepers plays another old tape recording of a CLOUD performance. For extra spice he also dishes on the synthesizer he found as a boy, as well as a Pacific Island "shared dream" ceremony. 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 pushkin, survivalbag, gurek, mboscolo, lex777, dee151, sandemotions, benjaminharveydesign, arnaud-coutancier, thisisminime, johnaudiotech, dr19, drummerman, amholma, redafs, krnash, inspectorj, apenguin73, andreas, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!

Jeepers MacGeepers plays an old tape recording of a music performance. The CLOUD band was a trio -- young Jeepers and his pals Noah Dahl and Jennie Weather. 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 sandermotions and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Stella Pierce is piloting her plane over Slumberland Island, searching for any clues related to the disappearance of Omar Evanston. Thomas and Jeepers listen to Stella's report over radio. Their meeting, atop the town's tallest hill, leaves them roasting in the summer sun. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Dae'Yana Jung performed by Vicki Morgan. Stella Pierce performed by Katherine Goffeney. Shelly Ruxpin performed by Kim Kreuzwieser. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors stintx, ftpalad, felipelnv, dheming, ahill86, phil25, kwahmah-02, omar-alvarado, freqman, cuddlenucks, jaklocke, zaneclampett, daveshu88, thisisminime, cabled-mess, timbre, stubb, baryy, sunnysidesound, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas bravely records Doreen, Slumberland's crown curmudgeon. She tells a tale of trailers and old flames. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Doreen performed by Alanna Elling. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors klangfabrik, ecfike, robinhood76, abouch, thaighaudio, captainvince, jmheffries2, lebaston100, nikhill-Kumar, panetronik, epicwizard, pto8ss, wilhellboy, dieselsiselmedia, link-boy, aceinet, settings, galame, thealmughtyaound, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!  

Thomas finds himself face-to-face with a certain pot-banging, foul-mouthed resident of Slumberland in the town's dumping grounds. For more info please contact: slumberland at outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Doreen performed by Alanna Elling. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors abouch, thaighaudio, jmjeffries2, coltures, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!