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Recordist's notes
The recording was made at the Rathaus Lichtenberg tram stop. There is a polyrhythmic intersection there. The tram changes rhythm in time with the local traffic lights, all accompanied by the slow, monotonous tapping of the tactile traffic signal (“tok – tok – tok”); this signal indicates the location of the traffic light pole.
About the place
Friedrichshain is a city of about 117,829 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Berlin, Deutschland - Tramstation Rathaus Lichtenberg” by sam auinger – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0