There's been an incident, but what exactly has happened? No one is talking. Professor of Linguistic Violence Horace Murgatroyd believes this to be the wilful obfuscations of the state delimiting human thought. But one inebriated resident is determined to make it home to his wife and baby. Deliciously dark folk horror.
1 May 2021
Ep. 7 - Cthulhu Is Not Your Homeboy
Was Mahler's 9th Symphony inspired by a sighting of the eldritch abomination in the Atlantic Ocean in 1908? And can self-styled cosmic weirdo Cthulhu escape the logics of capitalism by starting an 80s tribute band, Great Dreamer & The Mediocrities?
24 Dec 2020
Ep. 6 - Laughter In A Time Of Mass Extinction
Delve deep into the roadkill of the A6195. Discover magpie-cop duo, Esco & Orrison. And prepare to shed tears over Barry Higginbottom's 'driver tizer'.
In this relic from the future, robot voices recite the exhibition catalogue of 'Laughter in a time of mass extinction', the final work of one-man art collective What About Me?
Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bXuCe9KagyqHFonxaw8ygd7Knz-QpmJBUDlDBCsxzdY/edit?usp=sharing
Closing music: Every Second Darker by No Demons Here.
11 Dec 2017
4 - Funny Business
Who shot Stan 'the Yeoman' Yeo? A devastating account of what really happened the night the standup comedian was gunned down on stage, which also provides an eviscerating look at the automated future of tomorrow's laughter.
Opening music Black to Comms - Hotel Freund is used with kind permission of the artist.
Credits to music and all sound effects used, as well as links to bands/songs/files, can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdm9dUbZH8N4-DwJNUchhAw1kvv2YLsaAFJm9lLxJ14/edit?usp=sharing
6 Nov 2017
3 - A Problematic Supper with Slavoj
A despairing journalist tries to steer the so-called 'Elvis of nose-tweaking, T-shirt tugging and cultural theory' Slavoy Zizek away from the magnetic conversational pole of Castro's penis.
Written, performed, recorded & produced by Cornelius Fitz
7 Jul 2017
2 - Brexyt Is Icumen In
Brexyt Is Icumen In examines the disturbing reaction of the villagers of Oughtiton when a suspected saboteur doesn't put any bunting out on Brexyt Day.
Written, performed, recorded & produced by Cornelius Fitz
TRIGGER WARNING: ample use is made of a Morris Dancing field recording.
Credits & Acknowledgements: All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZryOwRDDCSpjPRLo-C1T8e_8WLRc1V-Lm3ZdIwAeQc/edit?usp=sharing
Other samples used under Fair Usage rights include:
Benjamin Britten - String Quartet No. 1 (Maggini String Quartet)
Sumer is icumen in - Ernst Stolz
End song No Demons Here - Every Second Darker is used with kind permission of the artist
20 May 2017
1 - New Nature Writers Wit' Attitude
New Nature Writers Wit' Attitude concerns a failed attempt to ride the New Nature Writing gravy train with A Year In A Puddle.
TRIGGER WARNING: mention is made of 'Driver Tizer', 'hedge-porn' and tree fetishism.
Written, performed, recorded & produced by Cornelius Fitz
Credits & Acknowledgements: All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see link:
The following sound FX are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. All sound FX sourced on freesound.org. For links to individual files, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Psou6NGTVAV2QX9ev-II0fMXEB7KjljYPbjVoy7HEF8/edit?usp=sharing
Other music samples used under Fair Usage rights include:
Arnold Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht (Boulez/Ensemble InterContemporain)
Thee Midniters - Chicano Power
Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere Pt. 1
Real Estate - Pool Swimmers
Das Rheingold - Prelude - Solti/VPO
End song: No Demons Here - Every Second Darker is used with kind permission of the artist.
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