The Overnightscape Underground

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1:56:48 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Alphabetization, the grizzlycorn with the copper horn, Megadeth, gaming laptop, gouges on a metal pole, the snow starts, computer pinball, Dead Cells, control issues, surprising massive umbrella, Artifact, breakfast, napkin situation, Blizzard, teas, the Onsug Radio Handbook improvement project, Subheadquarters II, Mr. Rogers, somatic adornment, psychedelic slush, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:16:26)… Hyperfun by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com, CC BY 3.0], TVOntario Magic Shadows Elwy Yost on location (1977) [Retrontario, YouTube], Middlesix – The Phantom Planet (1961) [Archive.org], Dill Pickles by Heftone Banjo Orchestra [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0], Drop of Honey by musicfornothing [Soundcloud, CC BY-ND 3.0], top 100 scary logos part 4 [YouTube], Walking With The Sun by Minnie Tempel [Soundcloud, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Wave Beyond by Dash McIvor [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], ABC News Viewpoint – The Day After – “Start of Panel Discussion / Sagan Interjects Nuclear Winter” (Part 2, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV].

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36:50 – 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 made this tape driving home in the middle of the night after one of the NAVA video game collectors meetings at Video Game Connections in Howell, NJ. I recorded “Classictronica: Arcade Memories (3/2/02)” at that meeting (available in Onsug). On the drive, I’m talking my ideas for “Obliviana Wander Radio”, an early concept of what would eventually become Onsug. A lot of my ideas here are based on technological limitations in 2002 that no longer exist.

Notes: 3/3/02, 2:37 AM, driving in the rain up Route 9 North, Obliviana Wander Radio, history of recorded audio entertainment, Bluffcosm, Internet radio, RealPlayer, audio streaming difficulties, detour, lost, iFilm, toll, downloading vs. streaming, file management, CD-R, the “Wander Radio” concept, the interactive factor, intelligent playlists, audio computer games, 65-hour CDs, 100% cool.

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2:22:23 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Cybernoctium, vaping, tobacco, immortals, cars driving by the bus stop on a rainy morning, Zoroastrianism, expensive and vague, Tangerine Dream – Destination Berlin (1989), musical rabbit holes, Grateful Dead, Lionsgate Entertainment City, Kind Heaven, indoor entertainment worlds, Nightstation, AE_LIVE series (Autechre Live), Boards of Canada, tulpas, Flea Devil Solitaire, noodles, PySol Soother solitaire, Boardwalk solitaire games (Hopscotch, Lucky Seven, Scotsi, Chesire), battery incident, Black Tigers playing cards, carpe diem, Seize the Day, Living Worlds, enlivens, Tori Amos B-Sides, Politaire.com, The Overnightscape Underground, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:42:15)… Yellow Frog Legs by Five Starcle Men [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Night Lights: How Retroreflectivity Makes Our Roads Safer (excerpts) [FedFlix, public domain], uchuu rider by ahlnold [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Reading Is Fundamental (1973) [archive.org], Showbiz intro (1970s) [YouTube], Squabbling Gods by Globular [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Cherry Skies by The New Mystikal Troubadours [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Tournament Of Roses Parade (1974) (excerpt) [archive.org], Street Fighter II – Intro [MAME].

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2:59:13 – Frank in NJ and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Waning crescent moon, Lunar New Year, Steam, gift giving, The Orville, street event, high concept, Star Wars conspiracy theory, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, seaweed weirdness, Sam Donaldson, umeboshi onigiri, Japanese beverage review (Ito En Oi Oicha Cold Brew Macha Green Tea), Overwatch League, Super Bowl LIII, Hyundai Vegan Dinner Party, teleporting to France dream, Grow Something Different, the terrarium craze, Video Action magazine, Petland Discounts closing, Gateway 2000, Horn & Hardart, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:15:31)… Street Musicians by J. Koho [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Alice In Wonderland (1973) Animated (excerpt) [archive.org], Dreamer by TFSL [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0], Tomruk – trailer [Archive.org], STRIKE IT UP ! 82’s style version by ALANDRA “lightflower” JONES [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], You And Your School (1973) 16mm [archive.org], Nightstation Revival 1 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Q.C.T.L. by Ryu Takami [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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1:28:02 - Frank Edward Nora and Chad Bowers, ping-pong their way, sonically through these deep concepts with their ONSUG Magic!! PQ Ribber hosts!!

Next: Book Series

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Released February 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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1:53:12 – 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 made this tape to record my thoughts on the status of my creative projects, and to come up with plans for the future. This was just a few months after I started The Overnightscape in 2003. My ideas were all over the place and quite unrealistic, but somehow, all these years later (February 2019 now), it’s all kind of worked out…

[4:26 PM, Thursday, July 10, 2003], going on a trip to storage, The Master Cleanser, suspended Obliviana, got laid off from my job, plans for the future, Fonosta Device, massively multiplayer online role-playing games, MUDs, Garden State Parkway toll plaza, Dashic Deeds, bring Obliviana back?, cult, creative projects, Zope, new batteries, Bob Grant, Iselin, Bluffcosm, Severe Repair, arrived at storage, release the waste, accumulating junk, Toys “R” Us, The Overnightscape, Blufftoons, Thinkfang, New Fonjo, Internet radio station, new travel weathervanes, [Monday, July 14, 2003, 1:26 PM], thoughts, passions, Obliviana, trying to do something innovative and different, science fiction writing, a new way of playing with the world around you, 2-XL, the audio entertainment factor, 209, Forge of Wander, game system with entertainment, the urge for control, look at the world in a different way, creating entertainment, phone calls, self-publishing, total control, core passions, life goals, a new kind of radio, looking for a new direction, going over it again, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, eight subdivisions, the keystone idea, a simple addictive little game which could scale up into the complete system, Interweb, [Tuesday, July 22, 2003, afternoon], walking outside in the rain, sitting in my Jeep in the parking lot during a thunderstorm, smoking a cigar, thunder, Office Space, Bluffcosm.com streaming live, Super Objects, Jean Shepherd, radio stations selling their own products, the idea is sound, watching the birds, blue animals, let’s go inside, listen to the stream.

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1:55:07 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Super cold day, top hat mini golf, bus ticket buying, the loitering deranged, file folder, The Room, Super Bowl LIII, NJ quarter, wacko repellent, disturbed bus driver, Nirvana, lowered expectations, Classix Nouveaux, Comfortable Weird Audio Travels, Michael Jackson, Utah, and much more…plus the Other Side (at 1:14:51)… Weird October Hitchhiker [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Four Miniatures for Violin and Cello Duo (excerpt 1) by Tim Reed [SoundCloud, CC BY-NC 3.0], Swaying – Ndntst feat. Mxe Przmo [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Pigeons Rule by linde [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], A Look Into The 23rd Century (1976) [archive.org], 1973 McDonald’s Commercial [archive.org].

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2:11:08 – Frank in NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Kaboom cereal, Babar, bourbon air freshener, cuisine of Afghanistan, bus pass, Yellowknife trivia, tea and walnuts, Tangerine Dream – Force Majeure (1979), napkins, Leadfoot, AI, sculpted goons, Rent Live, Gentle Giant, The Carleton Branch alternate timeline, monetary policy, business demon dream, disaster in another 2009, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:30:20)… pearl groove -Очень Длинный Кот [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WCIU Channel 26 – The Ginny Tiu Show (Part 1, 1969) (excerpt – pen ads 1) [Fuzzymemories.tv], The Gibbering Thing by Space God Ritual [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 1977 Christmas TV Adverts (excerpt) [archive.org], taiga by stinkbug [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Great Race (1965) trailer [YouTube], Kings Island 1980 – Part 2 [archive.org], Pretend by Malyssa Bellarosa [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0], Walking Alone by Orange Magnolia (3/20/10 – Live at Gottrocks – Greenville, SC) [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], House Report by NICOCO [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

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2:48:17 - Dave in Kentucky!! Doc Sleaze!! Frank Edward Nora!! Rubinerd!! Chad Bowers!! An amazing audio assault focusing on the 1950s!! PQ Ribber is your host and agent!!

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Released January 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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1:01:12 – 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 had a tradition for a few years of recording weird music on New Year’s Eve. This tape starts off earlier in the year, in June, and I’m “seeing visions” to try and understand the nature of 209 (11×19=209). On 12/31, I’m playing music on my Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard. One segment, “Walking Along”, wound up on the Little Frankie Nora album “Shatter Cider Suite” (previously released in Onsug). In fact, I had given the date for that album as 1987, but with this new information, it must be 1991 or later (though much fo the music was from circa 1987).

Other than that, this is the first time any of this stuff is being heard.

9:39 PM 6/19/90, in bed, visions about the nature of 11 and 19, [14:17] 6/21/90, 7:50 AM, more visions, [31:32] 12/31/90, playing with a synthesizer and talking about my dream, [33:16] walking around outside, drumming on something, [35:03] synthesizer, [43:24] “Walking Along” from Shatter Cider Suite, [44:01] synthesizer, [46:57] singing, [57:36] outside lying on the ground, 10 minutes to midnight, [1:01:09] happy new year.

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