Listen to some of Peter Cusack's Favourite Sounds Of Berlin
July 2012

Stream a selection of location recordings made in Berlin as part of Peter Cusack's ongoing Favourite Sounds project. Cusack is the subject of The Wire 342 Invisible Jukebox, tested by Phil England.
Peter Cusack - Arminiushalle Accordist | 0:02:39 |
Peter Cusack - Football By Ear | 0:01:44 |
Peter Cusack - Midnight Nightingale | 0:03:10 |
Peter Cusack - Model Trains Puffs | 0:01:51 |
Peter Cusack - Mournful Fridge | 0:03:57 |
Peter Cusack - S-Bahn Bellevue | 0:02:48 |
Peter Cusack - Spreepark Ferris Wheel | 0:02:58 |
Peter Cusack - Synchrokites Tempelhof | 0:03:13 |
"Accordionist Outside The Arminius
Halle"
This accordionist often plays beside the entrance to the Arminius
market hall, saying "hello" as you pass by.
"Football By Ear"
In Berlin you can follow matches by ear. This is Germany playing
Greece in the recent European championships.
"Midnight Nightingale, Crystal Clear"
Berlin's nightingales are a joy to hear when coming home at night.
Their songs from the dark interiors of parks, cemeteries, railway
edges and playground bushes, are crystal clear even from a distance
and they don't seem to mind if you approach more closely to listen.
During late April and early May they are in full voice,
particularly on warm nights.
"Wonderful Model Trains In An Urban Garden"
The model train setup in a front garden heard here is stunning,
complete with stations, different types of German Railway
locomotives plus all the accompanying sounds. It attracts a small,
but admiring, crowd of adults and children alike.
"Mournful Fridge"
A particularly mournful fridge hum in my local supermarket. It's
especially nice around the yogurts.
"S-Bahn Train In And Out Of Bellevue Station"
The sound of Berlin. These descending or ascending tones,
which are totally characteristic of Berlin, can be heard all over
the city and at considerable distances.
"Symphony Of Groans, Spreepark Ferris Wheel In Abandoned
Fun Fair"
There are ghosts in the former East Berlin fun fair, now derelict
and overgrown. The magnificent and colourful big wheel is still
turning somehow. How I don't know – maybe wind, maybe a test of old
machinery. The whole ground is private and enclosed but there are
inviting holes in the fencing.
"Sychronous Kite Flying, Tempelhof
Airfield"
Two kite fliers practicing extremely precise synchronous flying on
a cold windy day, 25 November, 2011.
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