Ad Astral Podcast, Episode 13:

Dance of the Mirrored Souls - Shownotes

Submitted by DJ Burnham on Tuesday 19th July 2011

(Dance of the Mirrored Souls was written in January 2010 in Northern Kerala. This podcast is the first time it has been published.)

The inspiration for this story came from when Sue and I travelled to Kerala in Southern India about eighteen months ago and towards the end of our visit we stayed in the North of the State. We had a splendidly restful time at the Kannur Beach House and were made very welcome by our hosts, Rosi and Nazir. One of the things I’d read about in the guidebook was Theyyam – a ritual form of Hindu worship in which the central participants undergo spirit possession. Rosi was kind enough to arrange for me to see one of these events, which only happen in this Northern region of Kerala, so I set off in the dark at four in the morning and the first part of the story is a fairly accurate description of what occurred – apart from the bit where I introduced the mirror.

The original artwork for this story is a photograph I took at the Theyyam ritual.

You can see a short video I made of the Theyyam ritual below:

Our Guest Voice Actors:

 

 

Tom Andrews plays drums in a variety of bands including (as of 2011) The Fold, The Unquiet Things, Tortishhead and the Doctors of Philosophy; he also played drums for Peter Green for a short period. You can see Tom's biog HERE.

 

 

Here's a video of Tom in action playing with Linda Game at a Fold gig:

 

Chris Beaumont is an actor and director who has latterly been appearing mostly at the world famous "Greys" pub in Brighton which he has also run for the last eight years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Zaloumis is a thoroughly charming fellow who loves martial arts and car's (rarely simultaneously), enjoys reggae, ska, & r&b. He was born and bred in Zimbabwe and has lived and worked in and around Brighton for the last 20 years He has been married to his lovely wife Lisa for 17yrs and has 2 children - both of them a credit to him and Lisa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martyn Ford - Hostmother, performer, author and icon of Englishness – Mrs Joyce Hoover extends the hand of international friendship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound Effects

Many come from The Freesound Project.

Other effects:

Various from Apple’s Garageband library.

Other effects tailor-made by Ad Astral.

Scene 1
Indian Gourd flute played by DJ Burnham
Theyyam sounds recorded by DJ Burnham
Walking through the coconut palms = DryLeavesWalk.wav by HerbertBoland of the FreeSound Project


Scene 2
Background music from Apple Garageband archive


Scene 3

Theyyam sounds recorded by DJ Burnham
Tuts by Ad Astral
Early morning bird sounds = More forest sounds2.wav by Genghis Attenborough of the FreeSound Project
Sounds of jangling headdress = Keys.wav by Razzvio of the FreeSound Project
Red Spirit’s vexed vocal by Ad Astral


Scene 4
Background at Roger’s place = Temple percussion.mp3 by Genghis Attenborough of the FreeSound Project


Scene 5
The mirror taking hold = ambienta-soundtrack_crystal_airlines_c4-100bpm.wav by suonho of the FreeSound Project
Rapid breaths by Ad Astral
Alien craft sound = ufo_atmosphere.wav by Erratic of the FreeSound Project
Alien console lighting up = Rhino-15.wav by patchen of the FreeSound Project
Smashing vase = Smashing #1.wav by Timbre of the FreeSound Project
Girl crying = cry.wav by silversatyr of the FreeSound Project
Dog yelp = WHINE1.wav by Sruddi1 of the FreeSound Project
Air rifle sound = Pumping and shooting a Pumpmaster 760 .177 BB gun.wav by CGEffex of the FreeSound Project
Plastic plane exploding = Sharp Explosion, Lots of Debris.wav by Superex1110 of the FreeSound Project
Small boy crying = sound_crying1.mp3 by nigelnix of the FreeSound Project
Girl attacked in alley = Adrianna Scream5 different.wav by Vampirella17 of the FreeSound Project
Running = running hard surface.wav by bevangoldswain of the FreeSound Project
Punches = Fist Punch 3.mp3 by CGEffex of the FreeSound Project
Drunken fight = drunks fighting.aif by tigersound of the FreeSound Project
Heart beat = heart.wav by garotasimpatica of the FreeSound Project
Sudden intake of breath by Ad Astral
Collapse onto sofa by Ad Astral


Scene 6

Door closing by Ad Astral
Unwrapping the mirror by Ad Astral
Chair scraping as the Primeminister takes the mirror was chairscrape4.wav by sinatra314 of the FreeSound Project
Sound of mirror being taken by Ad Astral
Sobbing man = snobbing man.wav by klankbeeld of the FreeSound Project
Nameplate being knocked over by Ad Astral
Epaulets being torn off by Ad Astral

 

Scene 7
Background music = Toronto Bloor Subway Thumb Piano Busker_01.wav by jakobthiesen of the FreeSound Project
Hercules aid aircraft = C130 Hercules_5439.wav by Microscopia of the FreeSound Project
Hercules under attack = 01446 machine gun triple 1.wav by Robinhood76 of the FreeSound Project
Battle in village = Background shooting 120.wav by cam.dudes of the FreeSound Project

 

Scene 8
Background sound of President Mambo’s garden was parrot_jungle.wav by of the FreeSound Project
Mambo falls to the floor = tumble_downstairs_b.wav by malexmedia of the FreeSound Project


Scene 10
Background music = Sitars and Sonic Resonance.aif by hammerklavier of the FreeSound Project
Dawn birdsong = Red whiskered bulbul.wav by Genghis Attenborough of the FreeSound Project
Skuttling alien craft legs = by Ad Astral
Alien mirror craft irises over = Minolta_600si_focusing.wav by FreqMan of the FreeSound Project
Legs ping as saucer lowers = bullet ricochet.wav by aust_paul of the FreeSound Project
Undercarriage sucked back into the spacecraft = Slurping.wav by mookie182 of the FreeSound Project
Jackdaw = crow.wav by vixuxx of the FreeSound Project
Electrical discharge = dischrge.wav by Sergenious of the FreeSound Project
Mirror craft hum = dronnee.aif by Corsica_S of the FreeSound Project
Mirror craft takeoff = spaceship.aif by fonogeno of the FreeSound Project
Dog barking = dogs.aiff by Heigh-hoo of the FreeSound Project

Scene 11
The fleet out in space = rarexport-05.wav by plagasul of the FreeSound Project
Mothership fly pass = plane_pass_by_01.wav by m_O_m of the FreeSound Project
Mothership interior = Mothership.mp3 by genghis attenborough of the FreeSound Project
The Dances flood towards the light = weirdbreath.wav by Wolfsinger of the FreeSound Project
The swirling ball of human emotions = sparkles.wav by LS of the FreeSound Project

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