
About this episode
Case ########-20
Considerations of grief and respite.
Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.
Content warnings:
- Second-person perspective
- Death & mortality
- Violence (inc SFX)
- Undead (zombies)
- Religious abuse
- Child abuse (descriptions of)
- Mentions of: knives, gaslighting
- SFX: persistent droning
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Edited this week by Annie Fitch, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall
Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Performances:
- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall
- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims
- "Annabelle Cane" - Chioma Nwalioba
- "Mikaele Salesa" - Ray Chong Nee
Sound effects this week by Spanac from freesoundslibrary.com, klankbeeld, tedlundwall, Anthousai, huskpodcast.com, LamaMakesMusic, nebulousflynn, Jamitch2, supreme1197, Lightnessko, Taira Komori, michael_kur95, saturdaysoundguy, 3bagbrew, TheHiraHira, mlsulli, Suburbanwizard, bbrocer, vckhaze, lunchmoney, gezortenplotz, voho , sagetyrtle, FocusBay, InspectorJ, thanvannispen, yadronoff, worthahep88, avakas, XxBirdoxX, dheming, cclaretc, ThatMisfit, crcavol, IPaddeh, bsung88, SleepyCatSound, sturmankin & previously credited artists via freesound.org
Music:
https://freesound.org/people/IESP/sounds/340062/
Recording date February 06, 2016
University of Lethbridge, Canada.
Recorded by The IntraEnvironmental Sound Project
Beethoven:
Piano Sonata No.31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
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