I more or less stumbled upon this fine, five-part audiodrama from New Zealand that seems to have made little splash even in the world of non-corporate audiodrama in podcast form.
It mixes a lot of elements that are very much catnip to me: the fake documentary format, the traces of a one cassette "outsider artist"-type musician, strange prophecy through music, mental illness, and the weight of the past on people responsible for very little of it; hauntings without ghosts.
It's very well realized too, with mostly sharp and effective writing that never tries to do too much or too little with its material, and a highly effective soundscape, where the sound itself of old tapes becomes rather important.
Plus, the music we hear does actually sound and feel a lot like what it is supposed to be, providing an extra layer of reality to the story.
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