Past Dark is an exploration into the the uncanny, the unsettling and the bizarre. Host Carmen Park revisits disasters, regimes, true crime, conspiracies and the unexplained for an atmospheric journey into the darkest heart of humanity.
National Human Trafficking HotlineSMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a weekLanguages: English, Spanish and 200 more languageshttps://humantraffickinghotline.org/IN CANADA: The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline24 hours, 7 days a week. 1-833-900-1010https://www.canadianhumantraffickinghotline.ca/IN BRITAIN: Human Trafficking Helpline UKThere could be victims of exploitation working in domestic servitude or forced labour on your street. If you suspect modern slavery, report it to the Modern Slavery Helpline on 08000 121 700 or the police on 101. In an emergency always call 999. Music Used in This Episode: Blear Moon: Ongoing Cases Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Humanfobia: Cold Nights on Route 182 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com/ Mansions of Wixxedness: Wntrrrrr Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Kevin Macleod: Satin Danger Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (incompetech.com) Silicon Transmitter: Drone Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Steinbruchel: Snowfall Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Unlogic Thing: Fear Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
Music Used in this Episode: whatfunk: Gravity/Hidden in Plain Sight Pt. III/Hidden in Place Sight Pt. II/Something is Following Us/ Lost in the Shadows Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://whatfunk.com/index.html Bode Frequency: Intensity/ Long Ride Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Crowander: Cascet/Poisoned Kiss Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Daniel Birch: Indigo Heart Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Docent: Mysterium Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Hinterheim: Depths of Time Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Humanfobia: Echelon Data Information via God Like Productions Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com/ Kevin Macleod: Anxiety/Unanswered Questions Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (incompetech.com) Unlogic Thing: Fear Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ MWIC: Eyes Closed Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/
Music Used In This Episode (In Order of Appearance) Humanfobia: Echelon Data Information via God Like Productions Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com/ Hinterheim: The Sun Never Lights Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ DASK: Arrival Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Filmy Ghost: Pollution Alarm Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Mansions of Wixxedness: Wntrrrrr Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ whatfunk: Gravity/Hidden in Plain Sight Pt. III/Jupiter/Something is Following Us Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://whatfunk.com/index.html Blear Moon: Few Survivors Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Crowder: Plashes/ Some Are Leaving/ Ghosts Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Kevin Macleod: Devastation and Revenge Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (incompetech.com) Zimoun: 11 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ *Mao Sareth; Oy Oun Os Chet (unknown track information) Blacksona: Fuel to Hallucinate(from the LP “The Silver Door” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://blacksona.bandcamp.com/ *Ros Sereysothea: Kaun Komsott (rough English translation: “The wind blows so cold. I miss Seav Hua and Seav Chhieng. Oh pitiful child! I am separated from father and mother like it blows the treetops. The trees strangely sway. The trees rocks and shake. I am like the leaves of a swaying tree. To quickly return to my mother's side.The light of day is hot, I miss Seav Hua and Seav Chhieng. Oh pitiful child! I don't have a father and mother. Time passes by and is not missed. Take my childhood. Take away time. A young child doesn't need to suffer. A child shouldn't be without a father and mother. To quickly return to my mother's side.) Audio trailer for the 1984 film “The Killing Fields” (Under Fair Use) Blacksona: 5 (from the LP “Pain Nerves Depression) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://blacksona.bandcamp.com/ Cheam Chansovannary- Oh! Phnom Penh from the soundtrack for the documentary “Don't Think I've Forgotten”, released April 16, 2016 Dust-to-Digital Records
Music Used in this Episode (In Order of Appearance)*Ros Sereysotea: Unknown Title (Traditional) Under Fair Use *Pen Ron: Angre Choeu Laor (no known information)Blacksona: End (from the LP “The Silver Door” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://blacksona.bandcamp.com/ Audio from President Nixon's Cambodian Incursion Address, Televised on April 30, 1970 Public Domain *Drakkar Band: Do You No Wrong Again/Jomreang Saoka (vocal by Mao Sareth) from the LP “Drakkar '74” rereleased November 2014, Metal Postcard Records Under Fair Use *Yol Aulorong: Come Again Tomorrow/Don't Be Upset/Brokenhearted Bachelor/Cyclo from the compilation “Cambodian Rocks” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cambodian_Rocks) Under Fair Use *Poev Vannary: Bong Mean Tmy Huey (You've Got A Friend) from the soundtrack for the documentary “Don't Think I've Forgotten”, released April 16, 2016 Dust-to-Digital Records Humanfobia: A Ghost Behind the Curtains Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com/ whatfunk: Hidden in Plain Sight Pt. II Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://whatfunk.com/index.html Hinterheim: The Sun Never Lights Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ whatfunk: Something is Following Us Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://whatfunk.com/index.html DASK: Arrival Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ whatfunk: The Times We Had Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://whatfunk.com/index.html Yoshimasu Kamiya: Interlude Limbo Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Zimoun: 11 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ Kecap Tuyul: 2 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://freemusicarchive.org/ *Note on Cambodian copyright: Cambodia did not have a copyright law until 2003. The fact that the country underwent a genocide meant that personnel, label info, recording dates etc were lost. Therefore specific information about the Golden Age of Cambodian pop is more often than not, missing.
Music Used in this Episode (In Order of Appearance) Blacksona: Day One (from the LP “The Silver Door”)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/https://blacksona.bandcamp.com/ Alexander Nakarada: Hor HorLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/http://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com Kevin Macleod: Lost Frontier/Night on the Docks/Backed Vibes CleanKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ *Sinn Sisamouth: Season of Bloom (duet with Ros Sereysotea)/ Just Love Me from the compilation “Cambodian Rocks” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cambodian_Rocks) Under Fair Use *Pen Ron: Jom Nor Trocheak from the LP “Pebbles Volume 6: Cambodia Part One” Under Fair Use Audio from “Royal Ballet of Cambodia”, 1965National Archives and Records AdministrationIn the Public Domain *Yol Aulorong: Don't Be Upset from the compilation “Cambodian Rocks” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cambodian_Rocks) Under Fair Use *Sinn Sisamouth: Beloved Girlfriend/ Apart from Beloved Lover Sromol Neang Akara/Under the Sound of Rain Under Fair Use *Baksey Cham Krom: B.C.K./ Pleine Lune (Full Moon) Under Fair Use *Chum Ken: Kampuchea Twist (Twist! Twist! Khnyom) Under Fair Use *Liev Tuk: Dance Soul Soul (Rom Sue Sue) from the compilation “Cambodian Rocks” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cambodian_Rocks) Under Fair Use *Mao Sareth: Thporl Khuoch Under Fair Use *Pen Ron: No Need to Be Ashamed/I'm Unsatisfied (Knyom Mun Sok Jet Te) from the compilation “Cambodian Rocks” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cambodian_Rocks) Under Fair Use *Ros Sereysotea:Title Unknown/ ផ្ការីកលើមេឃ រស់ សេរីសុទ្(Flowers in the Sky)/I'm 16/Wicked Husband/Haircut/Hand Tied Rice All but “Flowers in the Sky” and "Hand Tied Rice" from the compilation “Cambodian Rocks” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_Rocks) Under Fair Use *Note on Cambodian copyright: Cambodia did not have a copyright law until 2003. The fact that the country underwent a genocide meant that personnel, label info, recording dates etc were lost. Therefore specific information about the Golden Age of Cambodian pop and rock is, more often than not, missing.
Music Used in this Episode: Kevin Macleod: Himalayan Atmosphere/Eastern Thought/Dhaka/Ancient Rite(incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mic: Eyes ClosedLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Schemawound: A Spoonful of Honey/If You Can't be the Sun Be the SunLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Julie Felix: Brain Blood VolumeFrom the LP “Changes”, Fontana, 1965Used under Fair Use Doctrine Additional Original Music by Skillpak
Music Used in this Episode:whatfunk:The Earth RumblesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Kevin Macleod:The Machine Thinks(incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Schemawound:Time Travel Is PossibleLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Various numbers stations recordings used in this episode derive from The Conet Project on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/ird059
Music Used in this Episode: Kevin Macleod:New Direction/Shores of Avalon/Satin DangerKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Blacksona:Fuel to Hallucinate/ Eye of Light/Pain Nerves Depression Whatfunk:Something is Following Us/The Times We Had/Lost/Gravity/Lost in the Shadows Steinbruchel:SnowfallAll music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music Used in the Episode: Kevin Macleod: "Anxiety”/“Lightless Dawn” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Drake Stafford: “Weirder” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Chris Zabriskie: “I Am a Man Who Will Fight for your Honor” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Steinbruchel: “Snowfall” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/flyingdeadman: “I see you…” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Audio Excerpts from KING5 News Report, May, 2018and the Peabody Award winning radio presentation “Winter's Fear”,WXYT Radio, Detroit,t Michigan, 1977 Additional Music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park.
Music Used in this Episode:Kevin Macleod-"Clean Soul", "Comfortable Mystery 3", "Covert Affair", "Creeping to Ship", "LightThought var 2", "Lightless Dawn", "Music for Funeral Home - Part 11", "Nervous", "Reawakening",“Shores of Avalon", "Sunset at Glengorm", "Unnatural Situation”, “Virtues Instrumenti”, “Hillbilly“Swing”, “I Knew a Guy”, “Clean Soul”, “Devastation and Revenge”Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Drake Stafford- “Weirder”Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/From www.freemusicarchive.orgflyingdeadman- “I see you”Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/From www.freemusicarchive.orgSteinbruchel- “Snowfall”Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/From www.freemusicarchive.orgAdditional incidental music by SkillpakThe Davis Sisters-“Crying Steel Guitar Waltz/Taking Time Out for Tears”Demo, Late 1952 or early 1953, possibly WJR radio studio, 3011 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit,Michigan (Betty Jack Davis: vocal; Mary Frances “Skeeter Davis” Penick: vocal; unknown: guitar“Takin' Time Out For Tears” )“Skeeter Davis-“Set Him Free” (RCA Victor, Nashville, February 1959)“My Last Date” (RCA Victor, Nashville, 1964)under Fair UseFAIR USE:Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—(1)the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;(2)the nature of the copyrighted work;(3)the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and(4)the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.Past Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music Used in this Episode:Kevin Macleod-"Clean Soul", "Comfortable Mystery 3", "Covert Affair", "Creeping to Ship", "Light Thought var 2", "Lightless Dawn", "Music for Funeral Home - Part 11", "Nervous", "Reawakening", “Shores of Avalon", "Sunset at Glengorm", "Unnatural Situation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Drake Stafford- “Weirder” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ From www.freemusicarchive.orgflyingdeadman- “I see you” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ From www.freemusicarchive.orgEyes Closed by mwic (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mwic/58714Steinbruchel- “Snowfall” Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ From www.freemusicarchive.org Additional incidental music by Skillpak Clarence Ashley- “Coo Coo Bird”Girls of the Golden West -“Barn Dance of Long Ago”Buell Kazee- “The Butcher's Boy”Grand Ol' Opry Broadcast, 10-14-1939XERF Radio Broadcast, Del Rio Texas, 1953 Public Domain, from www.archive.org The Davis Sisters-“Crying Steel Guitar Waltz/Taking Time Out for Tears” Late 1952 or early 1953, possibly WJR radio studio, 3011 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan (Betty Jack Davis: vocal; Mary Frances “Skeeter Davis” Penick: vocal; unknown: guitar “Takin' Time Out For Tears” ) “I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know” (RCA Records, Nashville) 1953Skeeter Davis-“Set Him Free” (RCA Victor, Nashville, February 1959) “The End of the World” (RCA Victor, Nashville, December 1962) under Fair Use FAIR USE:Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—(1)the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;(2)the nature of the copyrighted work;(3)the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and(4)the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. Past Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music Used in this Episode:Memories of Scotland- Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra(Public Domain)Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music and Audio Used in this Episode:Drake Stafford- WeirderClaude Debussy- Reflets dans l'eau/Nocturne/RèverieChris Zabriskie-I Am a Man Who Will Fight for your HonorKevin MacLeod- Midnight in the Green HouseBeethoven- Piano Sonata #14 All music not in the public domainis Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License Additional Audio from the VHS “An Investigation into the paranormal murders at Corpsewood Manor”Produced by Joanne Thompson, under Fair Use Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music and Audio used in this Episode:Alexander Nakarada- Hor HorKeshco- Orange Nightmare Record FairSchemawound- If You Can't Be the Sun Be the Sun All music is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License from freemusicarchive.org Additional audio from “The Changing Face of Florida”and “Color Me Fun”, produced by the Tourist Development Authority of Miami Beach,under Fair Use Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music Used in this Episode: Kevin Macleod: Backed Vibes (Clean)/Sleep and Then/Sunset at GlengormAftermath/Anxiety/Cherry Blossom/Lightless Dawn/Creeping to Ship/Vibe Ace/ Shores of Avalon/Nervous/Reawakening/Local Forecast (elevator)/Opportunity WalksC418-WhatSchemawound-Time Travel is PossibleYoshidas Kamlya-Interlude LimboThe Lights Galaxia-While She Sleeps (Morning Edit)Alexander Nakarada-Hor Hor All music is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License from freemusicarchive.org Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music Used in this Episode: Kevin Macleod: Backed Vibes (Clean)/Sleep and Then/Sunset at GlengormAftermath/Anxiety/Cherry Blossom/Lightless Dawn/Creeping to Ship/Vibe Ace/ Shores of Avalon/Nervous/Reawakening/Local Forecast (elevator)/Opportunity WalksC418-WhatSchemawound-Time Travel is PossibleYoshidas Kamlya-Interlude LimboThe Lights Galaxia-While She Sleeps (Morning Edit)Alexander Nakarada-Hor Hor All music is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License from freemusicarchive.org Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music Used in This Episode:Kevin Macleod: Dark Fog/The Machine Thinks/New Directions/Ancient RiteWhat- C418All music is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public Licensefrom freemusicarchive.org Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park
Music and Audio Used in this Episode:Yoshimasu Kamiya- Interlude LimboSchemawound- If You Can't Be the Sun Be the SunSix Umbrellas- The And of the WorldMonplaisir- Weird Serious Jingle of DeathDrake Stafford- WeirderApache Tomcat- By RequestKevin Macleod-Ancient Rite All music is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License from freemusicarchive.org Additional audio from Whicker's World episode “Papa Doc- The Black Sheep”, hosted byAlan Whicker, originally broadcast 17 June 1969 under Fair Use. Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park