Nico’s Grave

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Friedhof Grunewald (Forst), Havelchaussee, Berlin, Germany

Walking piece details

Language Intrumental
Duration 45 minutes
Cost Album is free to listen, digital download is £5 or £20 for a CD

In the late summer of 2018, I temporarily relocated to Berlin, furthering my interest in intertwining environmental sounds and improvisation.

I spent my early days getting a sense of place by following peaceful canal paths and navigating hidden hinterhauses, re-mapping my bearings away from the cars and traffic.

Soon I was drawn into the calm soundscapes of the Landwehr Canal in Neukölln – listening to the nuanced and distinct sounds – birdsong, echoes of a distant dog bark, rustling leaves, brief conversations heard here and there.

The music in this album is based around guitar improvisations and responds to those subtle environmental recordings and walks, merging the two into a hybrid form of harmonics, rhythms and atmospheres.

In the opening track, the footsteps and the ambience of the forest is from my walk to Friedhof Grunewald-Forst cemetery, where Nico, the German singer and model, is buried.

Credits

Composed, performed, recorded and mixed by Petri Huurinainen
Recorded in Berlin and London in 2018-2022
Mastered by: J. Ardron, St Austral Sound
Design and artwork by: Petri Huurinainen
Text by David Selden

Near Friedhof Grunewald (Forst), Havelchaussee, Berlin, Germany

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