The Overnightscape Underground

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12:50 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to digitize more of my archives.

I have no idea how this tape came to be part of my collection – maybe I bought it at a flea market or garage sale. It’s unlabeled, and I don’t think I ever listened to it before. It’s a recording of a psychic reading for someone named Lisa. Information on the tape dates it to August 1992. The content of the reading is very generic, mostly about typical new age stuff and relationships. One interesting vision is that Lisa is associated with “seven universes”.

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2:20:49 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Mall art dream, a day in the life, snack combination (Utz Specials Original Pretzels & Violife just like Smoked Provolone Slices), The Twilight Zone, Whatchamacallit, plaques in the park, Bryant Park Pétanque, Hyas Polaklie Wawa, Chinook Jargon, The Pixies, Sorcerer’s Cave, Boards of Canada, Blackpink Magazine, UrbanSpace, the menu is a lie, life out of balance, Indian food, Shindig! Magazine, police dog, law enforcement, Streets of Dalaran, cigarillos, weed, 5th Avenue, game store, noisy trucks, Wacky Races, end of cycle, 33rd Street, disclosure, future phases of history, Pennsylvania Station, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:39:41)… Kathy Jones [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Phantom Of The Paradise Trailer [YouTube], Autopia / Announcements / Area Sounds (Chevron) [collection], Banned In Brazil by Lee Rosevere [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 3.0], Rich Hall – Supermarket Sniglets (1983) [YouTube], Spirit of Times by Platinum Sky [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 4.0], Make the Switch to Textfiles: A Parody [textfiles.com], Sesame St – Go & Stop [collection], Mark Twain Riverboat (Complete) [collection], In Our Time by Jeff Senn [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Dreamland (5/2/97) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], Hoppy, the Bunny: Background for Reading and Expression [Prelinger, public domain], Northern Winds by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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2:42:23 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Endless litter on a breezy morning, robot religion, screw, pole that fell over, orthopedics, Pure Morning, can’t remember the name of the band, “You can call me Ray…” 70s comedian, ants by the insurance walkway, birds on a lawn, Class of Nuke ‘Em High (1986), strange yellow lampshade, soul crushing fluorescent lights, Bayonne, New Jersey, Placebo, placebo surgery, Steve Martin, future listening systems, cyberpunk implants, jumbo jet, the magical sound of wind rustling leaves, Blow-Up (1966), morphic resonance, weird red curtain, dream trucking company, bus terminal art, a picture of a sign, Charley Weaver, Game of Thrones, ATM, flaming video billboard, Barry, HBO, false alarms in the psychic landscape, World Trade Center, Impossible burger, MEW, Hoboken bag ban, bizarre hot rod, bus system celebrity, Mary’s memorial, Lore of the Lost Universes, childhood toy box, show art, listening guide, old houses, the price of a cup of coffee, and more… plus the Other Side (at 2:01:58)… 80’s Faberge Organics Shampoo Commercial Wwith Heather Locklear [YouTube], Recording of IBM 7094 singing “A Bicycle Built for Two (Daisy)”, 1961 [textfiles.com], PSA – OG Readmore – I Read More Too [collection], Renata by Vadim Kotinskiy [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], BATUKE Annual Results, 1989: “A Changing World.” (excerpt) [Archive.org], Citytv Beauty and the Beast Bob Guccione 1970s [YouTube], Surfin Guru: SG101 Remix by SyndicateOfSurf [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Contradictions by Doug Rice [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Wind Blows High (6/18/04) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], Repo Man TV Version – Rodriguez Brothers [collection], Tori Amos 1996 interview UK pyjama party pt 2 [YouTube], Columbia Sailing Ship (Complete) [collection], Shaun Ryder Happy Mondays Interview on The Word (1992) (excerpt) [YouTube], Higgins Boys & Gruber (2-5) [YouTube].

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2:12:52 – Retrotricians, Chad Bowers, Frank Edward Nora, and Doc Sleaze monologize their way into the world of Retro!! PQ Ribber is your host and instigator!!

Next: Series

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Released May 2019 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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12:50 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to digitize more of my archives.

I have no idea how this tape came into my possession. It’s unlabeled, and seems to be a practice tape, with someone singing “Lullaby of Birdland”, “Mood Indigo”, “Bill Bailey”, “Basin Street Blues”, and “Autumn Leaves”.

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2:47:14 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Exotic woods, camphor burl, The Fixx, take the ledge to the hedge, sacred photo warning, fake Lego Brookfield Place (formerly World Financial Center), Golf Blitz, Godzilla, Anthony Phillips – Slow Dance (1990), 209, The Overnightscape Underground is now available on Stitcher (thanks to Peter Bernard), Blackpink House, vegan cheese review (Dr-Cow Aged Cashew Cheese – Smoked), beverage review (GT’s CocoKefir Pure, Twist Shake Matcha Now), a feast among the cultists, The Dalaran Heist, The Pixies, Public Atrium, Fee Vigoda, Phish, solarpunk, The Banana Splits, weird grey bird, Generation X, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:07:05)… Running by Zack and Hope [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], NBC Pine Canyon is Burning promo 1977 [YouTube], Nite-Owl [FuzzyMemories.TV], Zayre – “Take Another Look” (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], No Road Is Freedom by Smersh [collection], WMAQ Channel 5 – Gavilan – “The Guns of Harry August” (Opening, Break & Ending, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Sound Off by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Ingrid Schumacher, CHUM-FM Toronto (11/29/80) (excerpt) [Airchexx], Cheese Monkeys by NYLOC REX & Doctor Knox [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Gift Star coupons for cigarettes (1968) [archive.org], Senja Menggila by White Shoes and the Couples Company [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Fox Fire by Renzu [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Leave A Legacy [collection].

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2:12:00 – Doc Sleaze and Frank Edward Nora join PQ Ribber to examine and dismantle the concepts of shopping!

Next: Retro

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.

Attribution by PQ Ribber. All guests appear courtesy of themselves.

Released May 2019 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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2:56:58 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Joe’s Tears (recreating bad coffee from the 20th Century), dead bird, litter, animal control, Phrivls, root beer, lost my umbrella, Game of Thrones, water cooler discussions, prequels, Avengers: Endgame (2019), fin de siècle, the art of rampling, new fictional jester: Noxenjossles, lunch places, AF, Aiwa TPR-950H boombox, Hello Activated Charcoal Mouthwash, time travel dream, nuclear war, Marty the Robot, Confounders in the Freeing-Deal Days, The Cartersash Story, Pesh-A Scout, Drearian, Bosch, new umbrella, Death May Be Your Santa Claus by Second Hand (1971), Post Toasties, Design Pavilion, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:16:21)… Repo Man TV Version – Buzz Aldrin [collection], Submarine Voyage (Stereo) (Remixed) [collection], Darling Days (2017) by MISTA DORINZI [Jamendo, CC BY 4.0], Comedy Channel Onion World promo [YouTube], littlefugue (1964, Dan Smith’s PDP-1 Music Collection) [textfiles.com], 80s Commercials – Minolta Talking Camera [YouTube], It’s A Blizzard Out There by The Surfusions [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Grow With Ontario intro 1976 [YouTube], AngloZulu by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], TV Guide commercial 09-07-79 [YouTube], Key To Your Room (6/19/04) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], Zithro to the Max by Shnabubula [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Gloucestershire Wassail by IKOS David Clifton with the choirs of Peterborough Cathedral [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

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6:13 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to digitize more of my archives.

Inspired by “The Audio Kitchen” (a show on WFMU), I spent a few years (around 2001) buying used answering machines with cassettes in them, hoping to find interesting audio for my Internet radio project, Bluffcosm. I got this tape at a flea market in Lyndhurst, NJ, on April 29, 2001. It’s short, but has some interesting stuff on it. I bleeped out phone numbers and last names.

Notes: Dinner arrangements, message for Dad, message from Mom, cracks in the concrete, slosh the paint, seating arrangements, carpet installation, shower disappointment, air conditioner, call me when you get a chance, poor guy swallowed a puzzle piece, message from Joe.

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2:14:44 – Frank meets up with fellow Onsug host Mike Boody (The Midnight Citizen) in Midtown Manhattan! Plus, the Other Side (at 1:34:31)… The Comedy Channel promo (1989) [YouTube], Letterman – End [collection], Interlude by Herr Doktor [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], GTE a whole world of answers 1985 [YouTube], AT&T announcement [textfiles.com], The Movie Channel 1981 promos – bumper [YouTube], Disneyland Hotel Tram (To Disneyland) [collection], Barbara Bain Martin Landau Space 1999 Breakaway remarks [YouTube], Montage & Bonus Tracks by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], 1984 SHOWTIME – Showtime Movie Presentation [YouTube], Eulalie (6/18/04) by Robert Hunter [Gravity’s Rainbow compilation, Archive.org], Gold or Rock? by The Cholla [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Oakbrook Center – “What I Want For Christmas” (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at TheOvernightscape.com