Sam Vinterberg ReadsThe amazingly creepy "Bloodchild", where I've gone all in with editing and special effects. Let me know what you think, and if I should do this kind of story again.
I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
Hope you enjoy it.
Octavia E. Butler's "Bloodchild", first published 1995
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Music used and in that order:
Jóhann Jóhannson - None Zero Game from Arrival Hildur Guðnadóttir - Bridge of Death from Chernobyl Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein - The Upside Down from Stranger Things Jed Kurzel - Bring It To My Turf from Alien Covenant Max Richter - Musurgia Universalis from Ad Astra Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - The Alien from Annihilation Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch - Hijack from Bladerunner: 2049 Jed Kurzel - Dead Civilization from Alien Covenant Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein - Danger Danger from Stranger Things Ben Frost - Kein DeLorean from Dark Jóhann Jóhannson - First Encounter from Arrival Abigail Mead - Leonard from Full Metal Jacket Jed Kurzel - Incubation from Alien Covenant M83, Anthony Gonzalez, Joseph Trapanese - Temple of Our Gods from Oblivion
Sam Reads Bloodchild by Octavia E. ButlerSam Vinterberg Reads2020-11-29 | The amazingly creepy "Bloodchild", where I've gone all in with editing and special effects. Let me know what you think, and if I should do this kind of story again.
I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
Hope you enjoy it.
Octavia E. Butler's "Bloodchild", first published 1995
All rights reserved by their owners used under Creative Commons
Music used and in that order:
Jóhann Jóhannson - None Zero Game from Arrival Hildur Guðnadóttir - Bridge of Death from Chernobyl Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein - The Upside Down from Stranger Things Jed Kurzel - Bring It To My Turf from Alien Covenant Max Richter - Musurgia Universalis from Ad Astra Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - The Alien from Annihilation Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch - Hijack from Bladerunner: 2049 Jed Kurzel - Dead Civilization from Alien Covenant Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein - Danger Danger from Stranger Things Ben Frost - Kein DeLorean from Dark Jóhann Jóhannson - First Encounter from Arrival Abigail Mead - Leonard from Full Metal Jacket Jed Kurzel - Incubation from Alien Covenant M83, Anthony Gonzalez, Joseph Trapanese - Temple of Our Gods from OblivionSam reads Colin Nissans The Scariest Story Ever ToldSam Vinterberg Reads2021-09-18 | A bit early, but here's a story for Halloween.Sam reads The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinSam Vinterberg Reads2021-03-17 | The first time I read this short story it hit me like a truck. Let me know what you think in the comments!Sam Reads Pandemic by J. F. BoneSam Vinterberg Reads2020-12-12 | It's hard to think of a more relevant science fiction short story than J. F. Bone's "Pandemic" (1962). I hope you enjoy it.
I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.Sam reads The Vampire Maid by Hume NisbetSam Vinterberg Reads2020-11-23 | A 120 year old gothic short story about a vampire. If you are not intrigued by now, let me just say it has one of the best openers I ever read. Could soooo much relate. I hope you enjoy it. Love to you all "The Vampire Maid" by Hume Nisbet first published 1900.Sam reads All in the Mind by Gene L. HendersonSam Vinterberg Reads2020-11-19 | Reuploaded this video to upgrade the sound quality. Oh man, the plot and whole idea behind this story is so cool. I always love when authors, many years ago, describe how they think the future will be. The words they choose, the times they are surprizingly accurate, and the times they - almost hillariously - inlude artifacts from a long gone age. In this story for instance, when Gene Henderson writes about an operator patching a call. I hope you enjoy this reading, and don't forget to like, sub and of course let me know what you think in the comments.
"All in the Mind" by Gene L. Henderson. First published 1954.Sam reads The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellSam Vinterberg Reads2020-11-13 | Let me know what you think in the comments!
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connel. first published 1932.Sam Reads 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Sam Vinterberg Reads2020-10-22 | I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
Let me know what you think in the comments!
"2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. first published 1962.Sam Reads The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe (Studio version).Sam Vinterberg Reads2020-10-14 | I'm in the process of re-recording all the live takes, and replacing them with better versions. This is the first one in the process.
I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
Hope you enjoy it.
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death", first published 1842Sam Reads The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe (Live Recording)Sam Vinterberg Reads2020-10-05 | I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
This is a live recording done in one take on Happy Tentacle Radio. I uploaded it with warts and all. Hope you enjoy it.
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death", first published 1842Sam Reads Raymond Carvers Cathedral (Live recording)Sam Vinterberg Reads2020-09-29 | I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
This is a live recording done in one take on Happy Tentacle Radio. I uploaded it with warts and all. Hope you enjoy it.
Sam Reads Raymond Carver's "Cathedral", first published 1981 (reuploaded with the right picture).
To hear full podcasts: http://mixlr.com/happy-tentacle-radio/showreelSam reads A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.Sam Vinterberg Reads2020-09-28 | I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
This is a live recording done in one take on Happy Tentacle Radio. I uploaded it with warts and all. Hope you enjoy it.
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez., first published 1955.
To hear full podcasts: http://mixlr.com/happy-tentacle-radio/showreelSam reads The Egg by Andy WeirSam Vinterberg Reads2020-09-24 | My good friend, Tan, suggested I read this. This is the first time I experiment with a bit of reverb on my voice. Let me know what you guys think in the comments.
I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
This is a live recording done in one take. I uploaded it with warts and all. Hope you enjoy it.
Andy Weir's "The Egg", first published 2009.
Listen on SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/sam-vinterberg/the-eggSam Reads Hans Christian Andersens Its Quite TrueSam Vinterberg Reads2020-08-13 | I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
This is a live recording done in one take on Happy Tentacle Radio. I uploaded it with warts and all. Hope you enjoy it.
Hans Christian Andersen's "It's Quite True", first published 1863.
To hear full podcasts: http://mixlr.com/happy-tentacle-radio/showreelSam Reads Octavia E. Butlers Speech SoundsSam Vinterberg Reads2020-08-12 | I will try to upload another version of this that isn't live. So you can hear it without the occasional stammering. But it will of course be a different version with a bit different energy for that same reason. The recording live and recording multiple takes and editting them together doesn't create quite the same flow for good and bad reasons both ways.
I love music, I love literature. I try to combine the two, so that the cadence of the story matches the music and vice versa.
This is a live recording done in one take on Happy Tentacle Radio. I uploaded it with warts and all. Hope you enjoy it.
Sam Reads Octavia E. Butler's "Speech Sounds", first published 1983