Virtual Paradise by dhl

An experimental, musical radio documentary about virtual reality, produced in 1993 by Earwax Productions (Jim McKee and Barney Jones) and David Lawrence.

Track list links with voice credits:

1) Intro (featuring the voice of Lisa Palac)
https://goo.gl/HZucVC

2) '69 Santa Monica Pier (featuring the voice of Richard Whittaker)
https://goo.gl/qyOW3M

3) reality is reality (featuring the voices of Timothy Leary and Emily Bezar)
https://goo.gl/Y3l7rp

4) The Reality Wall (featuring the voices of William Bricken, Tyrone Cashman, John Perry Barlow, and Lisa Palac)
https://goo.gl/IIjrZN

5) interlude 1 (where do you begin?)(featuring the voices of Lisa Palac and Stara)
https://goo.gl/p9wlIi

6) Swirling Forms (featuring the voices of Jaron Lanier and Brenda Laurel)
https://goo.gl/TYvaF1

7) interlude 2 (that's really neat) (featuring the voice of Howard Rheingold)
https://goo.gl/AkCK5H

8) Language (featuring the voice of Terrence McKenna)
https://goo.gl/PfKDV5

9) interlude 3 (it's not that simple) (featuring the voice of Howard Rheingold)
https://goo.gl/zqe0Xz

10) interlude 4 (the biggest question) (featuring the voice of Lisa Palac)
https://goo.gl/yWoCEe

11) sex (featuring the voices of Lisa Palac, Stara, Wavy Gravy, Jaron Lanier, Jonathan Doff, Terrence McKenna, Myron Krueger, Timothy Leary, and Linda Williams)
https://goo.gl/SRCFSS

12) interlude 5 (back to the old days) (featuring the voice of Howard Rheingold)
https://goo.gl/acv2dX

13) drugs (featuring the voices of Mark Rennie, Timothy Leary, Brenda Laurel, Michael Rossman, Terrence McKenna, Debbie Harlow, Alison, Kennedy, and R.U. Sirius
https://goo.gl/T78D4o

14) Ethics (featuring the voices of John Perry Barlow, Debbie Harlow, Terrence McKenna, William Gibson, Jaron Lanier, Brett Leonard, Sallie Tisdale, and Timothy Leary)
https://goo.gl/OPg9sH

15) to the kids... (featuring the voice of Timothy Leary)
https://goo.gl/b3nuEM

16) interlude 6 (the secret)(featuring the voice of John Perry Barlow)
https://goo.gl/L6NS9j

17) Paradise (featuring the voices of Brenda Laurel, Jaron Lanier, and Lisa Palac)
https://goo.gl/mbQwa0

Credits:

Virtual Paradise would not have been possible without the many voices recorded at Cyberthon, a 24-hour virtual reality event presented by Whole Earth Institute at (Colossal)Pictures Studios, in October 1990.

Special thanks to Point Foundation, Whole Earth Institute, The Doc Squad (Ken Beckman, Michael Naimark, and Nick West), our shooters and crew, and the many Cyberthon participants.

Also thanks to Lisa Palac, Howard Rhiengold, Stara, and everyone else who provided their voice for this project.

Original music composed and produced by Jim McKee and Barney Jones.

Engineered by Jim McKee and Barney Jones.

Voice acquisition and transcription by David Lawrence.

Cover artwork by Grace Chen.

Virtual Paradise was funded in part by grants from The National Endowment for the Arts and New Radio and Performing Arts.

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 1993-2016 Earwax Productions and David Lawrence