The Overnightscape Underground

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1:33:25 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Back in 1990, at age 22, I was working on a system called “Noyage”, which involved using the number 209 to alter reality. I made a series of tapes about the concept, often recording while driving. I’ve digitized and released four of these previously, and now here is the next one, from 2/21/90, where I’m driving back from Rhode Island to New Jersey in the middle of the night. It’s very strange for me to listen to myself as I was back then. I was in a very weird state of mind.

Notes: Part Two of “On Noyage”, Wednesday, February 21, 1990, 4:07 AM, in Connecticut driving on Route 95 back to New Jersey, the numbers, the name “Thinki”, in New York, Nomadi, Nomadic Velocity, motion and steering, system of reality alteration, the human body, boolean concepts, an interaction at all levels, interact directly with reality, eight specific practices, Vince Lombardi Service Area, “industry standard”, 4:39 AM, OutRun, Galaga, thin crescent moon, Blamnoom, cheddar cheese, chocolate, music samples, 4:58 AM, New Jersey Turnpike South, higher concepts, travel, thrust, jargon, rivet, clash, hobby, astral projection, toll, Route 78, decks of cards, 441 miles since Pheasant Run Shopping Center, left at 1:20 AM, planning to go through the tapes, “Symboroream” / symbol from dream, 39 essays and 418 symbols, 445 miles, 5:38 AM, arrived home, Noyage plan, creating online worlds for virtual reality, Do Nomadi, good night, the next day, 4:44 AM, Thursday, 2/22/90, dreams, a meeting in a city, bookstore, Nanobooks, object shrinker, elevator, video games and pinball machines, turret, heads transformed, weird goo, digging trenches in the neighborhood, birdbath, mule and goat, castle, 6:06 AM, unemployed, another dream, office building at night, Robert Palmer, good morning, 6:01 AM, Friday, 2/23/90, sleep patterns, Zope View-Masters, parking lot, generator model, weird hobby shop, video machine, “no, it’s legal, lady”, stairs, LCD fish game, Tetris, Turnpike tunnel, have to go back to high school, 2009, Cherry 2000 (1988), drawer, Menlo Park Mall, car is gone, apartment, “vague fake people”, sleep schedule, strange ideas.

I believe there are still more On Noyage tapes to digitize. Here are the ones I previously released:

On Noyage (2/14/90) [released 3/22/10] 1:34:56
Tape Land 105 – On Noyage 7 (3/23/90) [released 7/20/19] 1:34:35
Tape Land 159 – On Noyage – Tape 2 – Plus Dreams (Feb. 1990) [released 3/24/22] 1:33:40 
Tape Land 176 – On Noyage – Drive to Phillipsburg Mall (2/23/90) [released 1/5/25] 1:34:30

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Fuzzy Daupner – more info at onsug.com

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1:20:40 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of over 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! Very cool episode, with Daptin Gone, Nightstation, bombastic voiceover, and bus synchronicities.

Ref: 721-41, 112-35, 712-44, 919-03, 412-24, 957-13, 711-62, 968-06, 251-05, 133-05, 902-1, 225-05, 841-26, 954-18, 303-04, 111-106, 202-76, 988-26, 975-23, 225-07, 914-15, 613-16.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:24:11 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Star Wars, General Veers, Blake’s 7, Super 8mm films, rain, pinball art, pu-erh tea, news from Britain, Slant, tariffs, garage dream, moon dream, Office Chair Wheel Phantasie, bus observations, The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer, Jing Soda, picture books, The Flight of Dragons by Peter Dickinson (1979), Mythopoeikon by Patrick Woodroffe (1976), Unicorn by Tyrannosaurus Rex (1969), Chariots of Silk Cat Black (The Wizard’s Hat), Budgie, tricky trays, Now of Now – a new show on Onsug, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:43:35)… Good Night by Radioactive.Cake [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Ridiculous Fortune by Fuzzy Daupner [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The New Sound Of Music 1979 (part 4) (excerpt) [YouTube], Filler by Jon Logan [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Melody Canyon by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Night Cave by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], Googy-oo by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1909) [Archive.org, public domain], SEGA “Galileo Factory” [YouTube], Mini Tarot Cards by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Fox Valley Center – “Antique Showcase” (Commercial, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Black Paint by Garmisch Partenkirchen [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Happy Hugger (Commercial Offer, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], GO!GO!GO! by Emerald Park [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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19:09 – Welcome a new show to Onsug – Now of Now, by Sinister Purpose.

A story of moments in a moment. Sometimes work/life balance has to happen on the job.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:45:22 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Rock boat, Livingston No. 331, chronoscopes, timelines theory, is it all stories, explanations, computer backup, flash drive and SSD prices have increased dramatically, snow melting, nut.com order, macadamia nuts, Thomas Dolby, new music for the cars, Howard the Duck (1986), The Warp Subheadquarters, Weird Little Highway, Tape Land 193 – The Audio Field Trip Zero (10/20/01), Snow Crash (1992), new eyeglasses (Oakley Sway Bar 0.5), Slant from Simon Tatham’s Portable Puzzle Collection, wheels dream, digital watch, Seaboardesque, AI, Round 1 at Menlo Park Mall, opening ceremony, TextSavvy, upcoming trips, Zope Comics at https://franknora.com/stash/Last_Obliviana_Site/content/obliviana/ZopeTV/001/index_001.htm, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:04:42)… Cosmos: War of the Planets (excerpt 27) [Archive.org, public domain], Erica Ehm in Much Environment. [YouTube], Gentlemen Without Weapons Interview [YouTube], MST3K on The Comedy Channel (4/14/90) (Break 4) [YouTube], ABC’s Wide World of Entertainment Promo [TV Obscurities], Too Much Mustard by Polar Lion (using midi from pianola.co.nz) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], X’s & O’s (Bally, 1984) [PinMAME], Micronauts Rocket Tubes By Mego (Commercial, 1979?) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Devil’s Darning Needle by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Chat with John Lennon (12/12/68, BBC Radio 1 “Night Ride with John Peel) [collection], Metropolis Street Racer | 100.4 THE UNDERGROUND (excerpt) [YouTube], Freckles by Billy Murray (1919) [Archive.org, public domain], Carl Sagan introduces the library of Alexandria [YouTube], Bravoesque by Copper Man [collection], The Evil Farm (Episode 2 “Cop”) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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52:40 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives.

Notes: Sat. 10/20/01, 8:38 AM, Nutley, NJ, in the apartment parking lot in my Jeep, supposed to be at paintball at 8:30 AM, doing sequential/overlapping Stormjaunting today, Storm Codex, new audio Stormjaunt system, Flip 4, Dire 5, Storm 81, don’t really want to go to paintball, calling Mike, 9:30 AM, on Route 46, 9:59 AM, arrived at paintball place, new Storm, Flip 7, Dire 12, Storm 183, 1:30 PM, done with paintball, didn’t really enjoy it all that much, new Storm, next stops: Rockaway Mall, cigar store, somewhere else, Flip 10, Dire 3, Storm 98, very sluggish today, 1:51 PM, dawdling at a strip mall, GNC, Hollywood Video, tea tree lip balm, 2:26 PM, Route 80 East, alcohol, Ping Pong, 2:33 PM, Area 61 of the Rockaway Townsquare Mall paring lot, new Storm, Flip 6, Dire 15, Storm 72, 4:30 PM, spent way too much time in the mall, Who Dunnit pinball, Hydro Thunder, Skee-Ball, new Storm, Flip 2, Dire 13, Storm 13, Cinnabon, another ginseng, trying to find Route 10, Neverbeen, Dover, map, K turns, 4:59 PM, on Route 10, a range of hills in the distance, I’m zonin’ on 13, Powder Mill Plaza West, outlet zone of lights, license plate synchronicity, nice looking foliage, Metro Quest Road, 5:24 PM, J.R. Cigars, heading to Madison, Madison High School, college radio show, in Madison, 5:53 PM, bookstore was closed, but I got three books for a dollar, creating audio communities in Obliviana, heading down to Video Game Connections, Burger King, 6:08 PM, was reading Snowcrash on my Palm, new Storm, Flip 3, Dire 5, Storm 157, Payroll Mill Road (good name for a character), Route 124, Route 24, merged onto Route 78, turn your Thinkfang on, on the Parkway, lava cave dream, unearth, Axelrod Vampire, there has to be more entertainment in vehicles, 7:00 PM, Route 9 South, hoping to sell Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1, strobe lights, 7:16 PM, dust or sand on the road, Sun. 10/21/01, 2:39 AM parking lot of Video Game Connections in Howell, NJ,, had some samosas, zeroed out the last Storm, trying to find my hairband, change for the Parkway, combining Bluffcosm and 209, World Trade Center, 9/11, Audio Stormjaunts.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Fuzzy Daupner – more info at onsug.com

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1:18:28 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! Taken from the complete Onsug archive of over 16,000 hours, here are 22 random 3.5 minute clips! Rain synchronicity. Weird glitches.

Ref: 641-12, 601-10, 110-25, 141-26, 127-26, 223-1, 141-16, 304-11, 823-070, 403-16, 703-39, 1013-21, 970-27, 954-01, 976-05, 957-42, 942-28, 920-40, 980-38, 979-09, 1014-08, 982-25.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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4:10:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: A phantom EPCOT, pinball auction, new time travel method, The Peripheral (2022), Kick-Ass (2010), health concern update, Kick Man (1981), Sinistar (1982), Voltan Escapes Cosmic Doom (1979), more on the time travel idea, conspiracy theories, Look Around, It’s Been Here For Awhile, the pinball auction is live, I won “The Bally Game Show Pinball Machine Original Sketches, Color Designs, & Production Art Lot of 9 (Bally, 1990)”, AI, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:29:48)… WMAQ Channel 5 – NewsCenter5 – “ElectroNewsMusik” (Ending, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pioneer Express by Jennifer Avalon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Nite-Owl [FuzzyMemories.TV], history of Cineplex Odeon Theatres–Coming Attractions (1985-1997) (excerpt) [YouTube], Meta-Ph-List (1997) (excerpt) [collection], The Fantastic Food Factory [YouTube], Video Devil Jr. Station ID #1 (3/3/01) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Oral Unit by Arbo Sako [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], Repo Man TV Version – Shove Off [collection], Pulse FM advertising [via Webm8 productions], NBC Fantastic Journey promo 1977 [YouTube], Take Us To The Nearest Starbase by Astrometrics [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC 4.0], TV Guide commercial 09-07-79 [YouTube], That’s the Fellow I Want to Get by Billy Murray (1910) [Archive.org, public domain], WFLD Channel 32 – Newstalk with Wanda Wells – “Psychology and the Vote” (Part 1, 1984) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Mazenweed 1 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:15:14 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Crazy winter, on Sunday some of my pipes froze and one burst, circuit breaker, AI getting much more capable, version history, bus mishaps, transit meltdowns, new socks (Bombas), new glasses (Oakley Sway Bar 0.5), Super Bowl, Pokemon ad, K-Pop, Bad Bunny, politics, Swisspassported, the Phish subreddit, TIFU, Sanford & Son, Device Ember, Roger Excoffon, Excoffon Book, Cassandre font, pinball auction, Tape Land 192 – Poison Liqueur & Witchcraft Magazines (11/9/01), Stormtoon, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:34:29)… WFLD Channel 32 – The Three Stooges – “Uncivil Warriors” (Commercial Break #3, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Oodles Of Noodles (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ultraverse Commercials (Firearm, Prime, Hardcase, Wrath) [YouTube], Still Stuck by Asaguare [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], E07 Travel by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Up In a Cocoanut Tree by Billy Murray (1903) [Archive.org, public domain], Rat Music / The Chair (from The Compleat Polarized Worlds (Summer 1985)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], GTE PHONE COMMERCIAL Perry Como Special 1975 (excerpt) [YouTube], Rainmaker Jam by August West (Live at Main Stage Hemp Fest II – The Hempire Strikes Back!!! on 2010-07-10) [Archive.org], Brown 2nd Fun & Wrestling (11/9/85) (excerpt) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:14:39 – Dave in Kentucky brings back his Killer Serials series, transitioning from Old Time Radio serials to magazine serials, and from homemade song parodies to AI-generated songs. First up: Dashiell Hammett’s The Dain Curse, as it appeared in the pulp magazine Black Mask from late 1928 to early 1929. This first installment (“Black Lives”) is from November 1928, and is thus in the public domain, in this timeline, at least. The reading is by Dave in Kentucky, with occasional feline ambience by Mr. Bean.

Words by Dave in Kentucky, music by Suno.ai (v4.5, except #1 is v5). Soundtrack is thought to be available on Alternate Timeline Records.

Show art: Public-domain covers of the November and December 1928 issues of Black Mask, which contained the first two episodes of the serialized version of The Dain Curse.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International license. Attribution: by Dave in Kentucky – more info at onsug.com.