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2 Saxophonists entertain the street from above

Berlin, Deutschland

A 13-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Berlin, Germany on 28 March 2020, in the evening. Soundscape: wind, church bells and streets & traffic.

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2 Saxophonists entertain the street from above
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Recordist's notes

I just happened to be cycling past when 2 saxophonists started playing from high windows on opposite sides of the street and people stop to listen. So a hurried recording to capture the moment. Traffic still passes and there's a rare plane. My area has had none of the mass applause for health workers or coordinated bell ringing describe from elsewhere. But spontaneous individual sonic acts definitely fit with the Berlin character and this is one of them. I really like that until the applause happens in the recording you have no idea other people are there. The clapping reverberating from the walls reveals not only them but the size and dimensions of the street.

Written by Peter Cusack on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Berlin is a city of about 3,426,354 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 700 field recordings from here.

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