{"id":4137,"date":"2014-11-28T18:33:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T17:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maurograziani.org\/wordpress\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:15:32","slug":"the-berlin-wall-of-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maurograziani.org\/wordpress\/archives\/4137","title":{"rendered":"The Berlin Wall of Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SoundCloud ha pubblicato un post commemorativo per il 25mo della caduta del muro di Berlino.<\/p>\n<p>Dal punto di vista musicale non \u00e8 particolarmente significativo (\u00e8 un collage di suoni e citazioni), ma probabilmente non era questo lo scopo. Il post, invece ha alcuni elementi interessanti sotto il profilo formale. Innanzitutto la durata: 7 minuti e 32 secondi \u00e8 il tempo impiegato dal suono per percorrere i 155 km della lunghezza del muro. Poi i commenti, che sono 107, ciascuno con il nome di una persona morta nel tentativo di oltrepassare il muro (dovrebbero essere 120, forse qualcuno \u00e8 collettivo).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0Marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.<\/p>\n<p>The Berlin Wall of Sound is an acoustic reconstruction of the Berlin Wall.<\/p>\n<p>Its duration of 7:32 minutes reflects the time sound needs to travel the 155 kilometres length of the Berlin Wall. Its sound wave\u2019s shape mirrors the wall of concrete and its watchtowers. There are no comments \u2013 the tags depict the victims and mark where they were killed.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall of Sound is not easy to bear. But 27 years locked behind the concrete Berlin Wall were unbearable.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 1989, SoundCloud\u2019s headquarters would have been part of the Death Zone next to the Berlin Wall. We dedicate the Wall of Sound to the 120 women, men and children, who lost their lives in their attempt to live in freedom. We will not forget.<\/p>\n<p>Major original quotes used:<\/p>\n<p>Walter Ulbricht (former leader of the GDR and responsible for the construction) saying a few days before the construction started: \u201eNobody has the intention to raise a wall\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Heinz Hoffmann (former GDR secretary of defense): \u201eTo those, who don\u2019t respect our border \u2013 they will feel the bullet.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Erich Honecker (longtime and most powerful leader of the GDR) celebrating 40 Years of the GDR in 1989: \u201eThe German Democratic Republic will exist another 40 years and beyond.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alla fine, comunque, devo dire che, se da un lato un muro che cade fa sempre piacere, non concordo con la retorica semplicistica che circonda queste commemorazioni, secondo la quale noi abbiamo la libert\u00e0 mentre loro erano un regime oppressivo.<\/p>\n<p>La <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/berlinwallofsound\/the-berlin-wall-of-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pagina originale \u00e8 qui<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/175613483&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-posts\">\n<div id=\"related-posts-MRP_all\" class=\"related-posts-type\">\n<h3>RELATED:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maurograziani.org\/wordpress\/archives\/4190\">The Only Good System&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maurograziani.org\/wordpress\/archives\/3336\">Bowie 66<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SoundCloud ha pubblicato un post commemorativo per il 25mo della caduta del muro di Berlino. Dal punto di vista musicale non \u00e8 particolarmente significativo (\u00e8 un collage di suoni e citazioni), ma probabilmente non era questo lo scopo. 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