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Recordist's notes
The Hinterhöfe, cemeteries and small green spaces in this part of Pankow are very secluded and quiet. A few tiny sound may occur nearby - a leaf falls or a small bird calls - but predominantly one hears distance. On this occasion it is children playing somewhere far away. At this spot the buildings channel sound mainly from two directions about 60 angle to each other. The children are from one, a ball sometimes bounces from the other. Unusually there are absolutely no planes. Other recordings from this area are partof the 'A study in distance' series, e.g. https://aporee.org/maps/?loc=58458&m=satellite
About the place
Pankow is a town of about 65,375 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 44 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Sparse sparrow, a heavy train, distant musical machine
Pankow, Germany
Magpies very close and intricate twitterings
Pankow, Germany
The nightingale's perspective
Pankow, Germany
Leaves fluttering on the central poplar tree, trains and dogs
Gesundbrunnen, Germany
Street traffic, in front of a bread shop
Pankow, Germany
Teenagers in the backyard, hanging around on a Sunday afternoon
Pankow, Germany
More by Peter Cusack
Singing Fountain, Prague Castle
Prague, Czechia
Sound inside the rail plus a displaying hoverfly
Černý Most, Czechia
Symphony of Groans, Spreepark abandonned fun fair
Rummelsburg, Germany
Water pumps
Jüchen, Germany
Walking over a dead village, Opencast atmosphere
Jüchen, Germany
Whistling windgenerator
Grevenbroich, Germany
More birdsong & dawn chorus recordings
Sources & credits
- “A study in distance, children from afar, In den Floragärten 30, 13187 Berlin, Germany - A study in distance, children from afar” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0