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Recordist's notes
During all the building work of 2021 the 'Friendship of the Peoples' fountain remains Alexanderplatz's focal point. Tourists from all nations still group here, sitting around the edge, chatting, looking at maps, checking phones, deciding what next. The fountain water fizzes. Several musicians play. Rock ballads, classical music, Arabic drumming. It is a warm day and the reverberant acoustics are soupy, made less clear by hums, whines and bangs from the building site. An older man, slightly drunk, very briefly strokes the fake fur of my microphone wind shield, and walks on. Friendship?!
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.
Recorded nearby
Wekend night, restless abandonment
Berlin, Germany
Berlin. Alexanderplatz – Berolina-Haus
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End of the platform
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Alexanderplatz, an endless building site
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Helping a woman feed the birds
Berlin, Germany
Fernsehturm quiet observation floor at the top
Berlin, Germany
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Symphony of Groans, Spreepark abandonned fun fair
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Walking over a dead village, Opencast atmosphere
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Sources & credits
- “Friendship of the Peoples' fountain, Alexanderpl. 9, 10178 Berlin, Germany - 'Friendship of the Peoples' fountain” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0