The Overnightscape Underground

Check out a preview of Pocket Overnightscape

For the 10th anniversary of the show, I wanted to create a new collection of the complete archive of The Overnightscape Underground. Currently with nearly six month of audio and 5,000 tracks, organized into 97 Lots, and totaling over 200 GB, the main archive on Archive.org is an awesome permanent record, but a bit difficult to navigate.

So, I set out to create a new, compact version of the archive, containing the exact same set of audio. The result is Pocket Overnightscape. And while I still need to work on the guide and the introductory audio, you can preview the main part of Pocket Overnightscape at the above link. The page is a simple file browser with very basic audio playing abilities – so really only appropriate for a preview.

Pocket Overnightscape uses a new “patch” format, which is 12 to 24 hours of audio in a single file, with 20 hours being the target length. It uses the lo-fi MP3 audio format, so each patch is around 200 MB.

The set is organized into 8 channels, each channel containing between 21 and 41 patches, for a total of 225 patches.

So, a listener need only choose a channel, and then choose a patch from that channel to listen to. Patches are similar in length to a longer audiobook. Each track has a computer voice intro and outro, to orient the listener by sound alone.

Most audio players support a function of keeping track of where you last left off listening, to make it easier to listen to a patch over time.

Pocket Overnightscape is 42.4 GB, and can easily fit on a 64 GB flash drive, which currently sell at retail for around $30.

Like a book or a movie, Pocket Overnightscape is a static work. Any audio additions will be done as supplements or a completely new edition. It was a huge personal effort, taking a massive amount of time and energy, but in the end, I think it was worth it.

I will be releasing it to Archive.org in the next few weeks. And I am hoping to produce a limited series of flash drives containing Pocket Overnightscape.

If you want to download some patches, the file browser does have that functionality, or you can browse directly here:
pocket.overnightscape.com/Pocket_Overnightscape/

Note: The name “Pocket Overnightscape” was previously used for the Lo-fi Archive – but now it is exclusively being used for this release. The code name for this project during development was “Overnightscape Tavern”.

The archive of The Overnightscape Underground is current, up to the end of February 2013.

The Lo-fi Archive (formerly known as Pocket Overnightscape) (43.1 GB) is the same set of tracks as the main archive, but converted to lo-fi 24kbps mono MP3s. It can be downloaded loose or as ZIPs.

Overnightscape Handbook 97 is a PDF that contains detailed information about the archive.

I’m also working on:

Pocket Overnightscape (formerly known as New Pocket Overnightscape) – a reorganization of the archive to make it easier to find each show. It is current up to the end of October 2012. The site right now is a simple file browser and audio player, and is a work in progress. I am currently working on this project, with a new version that includes everything up to the end of February 2013.

Other Side Cask 1 is a collection of all the Other Sides from  January and February 2013.

Other Sides are unique collections of obscure audio and music. Each one was originally released as part of an Overnightscape episode. Here, they are collected on their own. Turn it on and listen all night long…

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43:57 – The first episode in an ongoing, daily prescription in Pop Culture, hosted by PQ Ribber!  This time there is old and new music with Donx O’Rourke, Old News Stuff, the first go at TV Guide Iconography, praise for Die Antwoord, and even a dose of Heck!!

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

Attribution by PQ Ribber

‘The Child Has Escaped’ (c) 1983 O’Rourke/Ribber

Owl (c) 2013 Heck

Released February 2013 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts presenting  an array of talk-driven programs that are prepared with the Magic of the Human Voice!

The archive of The Overnightscape Underground is current, up to the end of January 2013.

Pocket Overnightscape (42.2 GB) is the same set of tracks as the main archive, but converted to lo-fi 24kbps mono MP3s. It can be downloaded loose or as ZIPs.

Overnightscape Handbook 95 is a PDF that contains detailed information about the archive.

I’m also working on:

New Pocket Overnightscape is a reorganization of the archive to make it easier to find each show. It is current up to the end of October 2012. Development is on hold at the moment, but I do plan on returning to it. The site right now is a simple file browser and audio player, and is a work in progress.

The Paunch Stevenson Show has been added to The Overnightscape Underground Archive! A complete set of episodes from 2005 to 2012 can be found here:

archive.org/details/The_Paunch_Stevenson_Show_1_to_210

And I will be posting their new shows here as well.

You can also check them out at their site:

paunchstevenson.com

The archive of The Overnightscape Underground is current, up to the end of December 2012.

93 Lots
4,551 tracks
3887:19:45 (162 Days / 23.1 Weeks / 5.3 Months)
Average length – 51:15

Pocket Overnightscape (40.1 GB) is the same set of tracks as the main archive, but converted to lo-fi 24kbps mono MP3s. It can be downloaded loose or as ZIPs.

Overnightscape Handbook 93 is a PDF that contains detailed information about the archive.

I’m also working on these archive-related projects:

New Pocket Overnightscape is a reorganization of the archive to make it easier to find each show. It is current up to the end of October 2012. Development is on hold at the moment, but I do plan on returning to it. The site right now is a simple file browser and audio player, and is a work in progress.

The Paunch Stevenson Show – I’m working on adding all the episodes to the Onsug Archive. And also, I plan on posting the all the new shows here on Onsug, starting with the next episode, number 211.

The Overnightscape Underground Archive (on archive.org) contains 4,491 tracks, totaling over 160 days of audio, and 192 GB of data.

Pocket Overnightscape is the same exact archive at a lower bitrate to save space, currently at 39.3 GB.

The current archive is organized by month, which means it’s been very difficult to isolate a specific show – until now! I’ve spent a lot of time sorting through the files to come up with the new version of Pocket Overnightscape, which is now fully organized.

I’ve created a new website with a built-in file browser to explore the archive, and download files. This browser also lets you listen to the tracks. Go to:

pocket.overnightscape.com

This is just a temporary interface, but it works quite well (except for a few bugs) and it allow you to see an overview of the entire archive. In the future I’d like to create something similar but with more features.

Let me know what you think!

You can easily download all 4,491 tracks in The Overnightscape Underground…

Check it out!

Note: I’m still working on the reorganized version of Pocket Overnightscape, not sure when it will be done.

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Overnightscape Handbook 91 PDF – the ultimate guide to The Overnightscape Underground!

You can easily download all 4,448 tracks in The Overnightscape Underground…

Check it out!

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MyVirtualBand Featured Songs – a set of 113 songs I’ve been meaning to include in the archive for a few years now…

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Overnightscape Handbook 90 PDF – the ultimate guide to The Overnightscape Underground!