E01 Bethany Muerte

In Part Two of the Origins Backstory, Digger Mett awakens to learn he has been savagely betrayed. Penniless and alone, he aimlessly roams the land till he rediscovers his only purpose: vengeance. He wants to find Vector and Delilah, and when he does, he wants to kill them! He reinvents himself again, as Jensen Cake, Private Dick, and tracks his nemesis, who has by now evolved into supervillain, Stinko Fist, protected by an outfit of monsters and mercenaries. Finally, after months of planning, Jensen sets Operation Thundergoat into effect to murder his once best friend, and exact his revenge.  Will he succeed? Find out right now! A dense, rich and often downright funky soundscape creates the backdrop for a riveting adventure both epic and very silly. Always surreal, engaging, and funny, entertainment is guaranteed.  Please subscribe and share if you enjoy Gus, and tell your friends! Also check out Kanter Loop’s other audio project, Spam Jam Radio, Five Minute Jams for Short Attention Spans, here or wherever you get your content, for a dose of comedic variety in very short format.  Transcripts and other good stuff available at gustulip.com Original artwork by @noone

In this, Part One of the Origins Story, we leave the current narrative and jump back in time to visit events that shaped it. At Broken Soul Manor, a grim orphanage that forces slave labor on children, two boys develop a bond of deep friendship. As they toil day and night, mining the red sand quarries and milking cave spiders for sperm, they plot their escape, but the road to freedom promises to be long and treacherous. They will have to get past The Cave of Deep Dismay and The Stinking Woods of Regret before facing the toughest test of all: The Snartus. Will they make it? What does the future hold? Find out right now! A rich soundscape creates the backdrop for a scintillating adventure both epic and very silly. Always surreal, engaging, and funny, entertainment is guaranteed.  Please subscribe and share if you enjoy Gus. And tell your friends! Also check out Kanter Loop’s other audio project, Spam Jam Radio, Five Minute Jams for Short Attention Spans, for a dose of comedic variety in very short format. Link above or find it wherever you get your content. Transcripts and other good stuff available at gustulip.com Original artwork by @nooneisdrawing  

In Episode 5, Gus wakes up in his own apartment with brutal hangover and heavy memory loss. What happened in the days he lost since floating off into space while on the Cross Pod Express? He uncovers clues: a voicemail from a creepy new employer, and a set of tantalizing photos on his phone, but why is there a live octopus in his toilet? More is revealed with another visit from The Laughers that Fall, who share information about the dastardly mastermind, the ultimate fiend and nemesis: Stinko Fist, who has been a very busy boy.  Transcript available at gustulip.com Original artwork by @nooneisdrawing

In Episode 4, the trippiest one so far, Gus rides The Cross Pod Express through the cosmos from Pod A to Pod B, meeting several bizarre characters and receiving a message about an old nemesis who is up to no good. Is this where Gus finally catches up with Bethany Muerte, who might be on board too? And what in the world is a rollassis of moop? Transcript available at gustulip.com Original artwork by @nooneisdrawing

In Episode 3, Gus spends more of his advance on debauchery and sin before following a new lead to The Unusual Inventions Convention: and enormous event, bustling with eccentric personalities and mad creations. Gus eventually arrives at an impressive booth manned by Dr. Jonas Stinkwolf, who is doing groundbreaking work in the field of organic content replication (but don’t call it cloning!). In fact, Stinkwolf is just about to perform a live demonstration.  Transcript available at gustulip.com Original artwork by @nooneisdrawing

In Episode 2, Gus scopes out The Chubby Quiche, the café where Dops Fabulon recently saw Bethany Muerte. There, Gus encounters a host extraordinary characters, including his waiter, who outlines a very peculiar menu. Gus then speaks to a man who knew Bethany years ago while attending a school for aspiring spies. But what does the Macarena have to do with it all? Transcript available at gustulip.com Original artwork by @nooneisdrawing

In Episode 1, Gus takes on a new case. The obnoxious Dops Fabulon hires him to find femme fatale, Bethany Muerte, who has suspiciously reappeared in town. And what’s with the warped doppelgängers that have also begun showing up? Gus gets right to work after indulging just a handful of his many vices for a day or two. His first item of business is checking in with his number one informer, Pedro Beans. And so begins a manic, surreal adventure. Transcript available at gustulip.com Original artwork by @nooneisdrawing Sound effects and music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com