A gripping mind warp in space-time and sound. The adventures of the Nervejump and its initially unsuspecting crew, who come to learn they've been generated entirely for the experience of others. 24 episodes follow the unravelling of HARNESS's best laid plans, and the coming of age of the surviving crew members. The first season is set on board the Nervejump, with a few off-craft forays. The second season is entirely set on Bocklat, where we begin to learn more about the murky workings of HAR ...
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There's a major situation in the Situation Room, Nowhere Beasts very much there and massing on Bocklat's plains, and the assorted bodies inside the Wayfarer Station needing to find a serious way out. And all intent, once again, on the Nervejump... It's the finale of season two, packed full of alarm bells and ominous bass noise... With vocal relief …
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The writers are out of options, the Curator nears the ReCast Depot and Chaser nears the sphere. But what's become of Palos? And for that matter, Nervejump? Find out now, in the penultimate episode of Season Two. Featuring: Lucie Ryan-Donnelly, Mary-Lou McCarthy, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Sara-Jane Power, Daithí O'Donnell, Niamh Kavanagh and John McCarthy…
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The Thaw Train closes in on its destination. At the other end of the tunnel the Display Globe tries to educate the sole remaining soul of the ReCast Depot. Outside, our hastily assembled search team of two EarthFranks, a Chaser and three Teamus put their differences aside in the search for Palos. Yes, you guessed it: it's the twenty second episode …
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`They're waiting, they're waiting, and they'll be good as new'... Palos sits in the Thaw Train, for an audio trip down memory lane. Meanwhile, one of the writers is prepped as Nowhere bait and Nervejump's radio readings need re-scanning... It's In Darkness Vast, Episode XXI: Suspicious Mouse. All our vocal talent gets an outing here, in this order:…
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Yes, stories have a habit of concluding, and this one will. But not before you listen to this episode, and the one after, definitely not before then. Palos navigates the innards of the ReCast depot, on her way to the Thaw tunnel. Doom-Buggy gets dragged back into Driver mode on board his greatest enemy, and, in the Wayfarer station, wary and wearin…
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`Don't worry about me. I'm done for; I've got no body' --- Torrens. Torrens has no body, he's done for, he's not to be worried about. But other concerns remain, embodied and undone. Because EarthFrank's been given a Skinthetic and a Nervejump Flowdose and he's about to Flow as himself... Here you hear Lucie Ryan-Donnelly, Daithí O'Donnell, John McC…
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`Every Teamus is summoned. We have a situation' --- Beltup. At last, after 17 episodic units, we have arrived at a Situation: the Nowheres are lowing, and it's not a nice noise. Meanwhile, EarthFrank waits for another EarthFrank, and Nervejump's mass increases suddenly. It can only be another episode of In Darkness Vast, unless a remarkably similar…
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Twenty minutes of more eked out of the liminal, turned by hand and for a limited time only: Myrtling meets the mysterious machine on the Bocklat Plains, Chaser of Groves comes out of Flow, and there's a disturbing development at the ReCast Depot. This episode arranges Daithí O'Donnell, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Lucie Ryan-Donnelly, Niamh Kavanagh, Sara-J…
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Chaser of Groves Flows for the first time. We all get to listen in. Myrtling's dropping his cargo at the Teamus HQ, and a familiar voice from Season One makes new noises, from a new place... It's the punchiest eleven minutes of audio we've produced yet. It's In Darkness Vast, Episode XVI: Night-Mesh & the Blades. This episode contains Sara-Jane Pow…
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Rangefountain's out of HQ for the day, braving the Bocklat Plains. She's meant to be dropping by a depot to pick up an EarthFrank. It couldn't be as easy as that though, could it? Seventeen minutes and fifty-one seconds of aural attention will answer, conclusively. It's Hammergrin's In Darkness Vast, Episode XV - with a title its cast don't deserve…
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What happens on this remote planet, and why does the Curator pay so little attention to it? Are Harness meant to be looking after this? For that matter, who are Harness? Episode XIV has many answers to questions you didn't know you had. This episode features Mary-Lou McCarthy, Lucie Ryan-Donnelly, Ciaran Fitzpatrick and Niamh Kavanagh. Story, scrip…
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Who is the Curator? Why does she need a Hoverview? And what the Jupiter's become of the Nervejump crew? We told you there was more. There is more. It's In Darkness Vast: Season Two. This episode features Niamh Kavanagh, Mary-Lou McCarthy, Sara-Jane Power and Lucie Ryan-Donnelly. Editing and sound design by John McCarthy. We like hearing from you, e…
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`The walls... they are opening!' Tally discrepancies, rear sections, thruster rewirings and mutinous specimens. It's the Season One finale episode! Will the crew outwit Nervejump? What's up with Palos? And what exactly does this supply emissary supply? Find out this time... In Darkness Vast, the Sci-Fi serial, features Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Lucie Rya…
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It's time for last ditch plans, creaking gangways and emotional farewells... The crew decide whether or not to reboard the Nervejump, EarthFrank is worried, gravely; and Palos wracks her brain for memories of childhood: "Can anyone remember anything about their parents?'' Doom-Buggy: "There were two of them.'' It's nearly over. But for who? In Dark…
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This one has a sobering realisation about just how many times the crew have completed the same two days, a startling revelation about Chaser of Grove's past, and a profound struggle for a shimmering relic... With bonus wristwatch alarms, muffled interrogations and blast-proof prison cells; it can only be In Darkness Vast, Episode X. ``For the life …
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This one has alien craft, escape pods and weapon turrets. It also has a lot of sleep. And an epiphany: "This may well be the first time in decades we're thinking new thoughts"... Meanwhile, the workings of the Spheroid become ever clearer. It can only be IDV, Episode IX. In Darkness Vast, the Sci-Fi serial, features Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Sara-Jane Po…
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Chaser of Bullen takes a mysterious glass sphere and hides it, mysteriously. A massive video archive is uncovered. EarthFrank says, `If we do enter that craft again, and I'm not sure we'll want to after seeing this, we'll enter it as different people, profoundly different.' Nothing is quite the same as it was an episode ago... It can only be IDV, E…
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Nervejump crashlands, there's a new character and the Chaser of Bullens are missing. Meanwhile EarthFrank mispronounces Palos' name and there's a significant amount of mouth frothing... It can only be IDV, Episode VII. In Darkness Vast, the Sci-Fi serial, features Sara-Jane Power, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Lucie Ryan Donnelly, Donnchadh O Conaill and Joh…
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Nervejump finally enters the anomaly. There are external floodlights, some kind of walkway system and EarthFrank getting carried away... It can only be episode VI: Neither up nor Down. In Darkness Vast, the Sci-Fi serial, features Sara-Jane Power, Donnchadh O Conaill, John McCarthy, Lucie Ryan Donnelly, and Ciaran Fitzpatrick. IDV Season One happen…
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There are glaring errors in the mind-firings of Doom-Buggy, a startling question about room-ceilings, and EarthFrank is in harness and standing by... It can only be IDV, Episode V. In Darkness Vast, the Sci-Fi serial, features Ciaran Fitzpatrick, John McCarthy, Lucie Ryan Donnelly, Sara-Jane Power and Donnchadh O Conaill. IDV Season One happens in …
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EarthFrank discovers a docket in the Supply Room and learns a new word; Crew-member Bullen won't ever be the same again; there are space-suit stains, scent bubbles, lettuce sandwiches and dilated pupils... It can only be In Darkness Vast. Featuring Donnchadh O Conaill, Lucie Ryan Donnelly, Sara-Jane Power, John McCarthy and Ciaran Fitzpatrick. IDV …
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The creature talks, and she has something extraordinary to say... Featuring Donnchadh O Conaill, Sara-Jane Power, John McCarthy, Ciaran Fitzpatrick and Lucie Ryan Donnelly. Season One of In Darkness Vast is a thing of bits and bytes, that thrives on duplication. Make it multiply, by SUBSCRIBING for your weekly installments on Soundcloud, iTunes and…
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There's something waiting in the Gallery View Room. And it has a space satchel... Featuring Lucie Ryan Donnelly, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, John McCarthy, Donnchadh O Conaill and Sara-Jane Power. Season One of In Darkness Vast is fueled entirely by the clicks of mice and trackpads. SUBSCRIBE to Hammergrin on Soundcloud or iTunes for weekly installments. V…
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The craft Nervejump wakes its unsuspecting crew from their space slumber... Featuring Lucie Ryan Donnelly, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Donnchadh O Conaill, Sara-Jane Power and John McCarthy. Season One of In Darkness Vast is brought to you by the magic of the internet. SUBSCRIBE to Hammergrin on Soundcloud or iTunes for weekly installments. Visit hammergri…
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