Akustische Kuriosa
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This curious 1961 collection from Gravesaner Blätter captures sounds that exist at the margins of what we'd call music—a fascinating document of early field recording practice and the experimental impulse that drives it. Alongside a reproduction of Emile Berliner's pioneering 1892 phonograph recording, you'll find the patient work of termites, the nocturnal drama of jackals and dogs in conflict, frogs composing their own concert under cover of darkness, and woodpeckers at their rhythmic labour. These aren't nature recordings in the modern sense; they're evidence of a time when simply capturing sound itself felt revelatory, when the phonograph made audible a whole hidden world that human ears had always overlooked. The record sits at an intriguing intersection between scientific documentation and artistic enquiry, inviting us to reconsider what we listen for and what deserves preservation on vinyl.
Item Details+
| Genre | Non-Music |
| Style | Field Recording, Experimental |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Generic |
| Label | Gravesaner Blätter |
| Year | 1961 |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | 7" |
Tracklist+
A1. Trommeln Und Pfeifen (Erste Grammophonaufname, Dr. Berliner 1892)
A2. Geräusche Von Termiten An Der Arbeit
A3. Nachtkampf Zwischen Schakalen Und Hunden
B1. Nächtliches Froschkonzert
B2. Hämmernde Spechte
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