Near the Friesenplatz, in a bit of weed near the foot of a tree
in the pavement (see picture), and wound around a metal pole alongside a taxi
stand. When I stripped that second piece off the pole and held in my hand
it struck my as looking very much like a crown of thorns (see picture)
... German and east-european rap.
447.
04/03/2007 15h15 Köln - Neuköllnerstraße
In fence and verge along part of the road leading under the
Cäcilienstrasse, opposite the Sternengasse.
Turkish pop.
446.
04/03/2007 12h40 Köln - Amsterdamerstraße
On the corner of the Florastraße, near the Zoo, in the verge along
the road, there were it passes under the Innere Kanalstraße. (see picture).There
was a part of the plastic of the cassette among the tape rests, which suggests
we hear parts from the album Paramparça, of the turkish (folk) singer Müslüm
Gürses.
445.
04/03/2007 10h25 Köln (Germany) - Thürmchenswall
Caught in a bike lock wound around the pole of a traffic sign (see
picture). Rock. Souds likeBob Dylan, but I'm not sure.
444.
04/02/2007 23h55 Köln (Germany) - Aachener Straße
Spotted on the corner of the Rudolfplatz, while biking with the
Tapemosphere
boys to the Aachener Straße, to drink some beers hanging around in a shop's
porch. On it there's a brass band playing marching band and carnival's music.
443.
04/02/2007 18h55 Köln (Germany) - Justinianstraße
Another bit of tape wound around a Löwenzahn
(see picture), on the corner with the Deutz-Kalkerstrasse. Turkish pop.
Trapped in and around a dandelion's
leaves. Béla's mother taught me the flower is called Löwenzahn in
german. It was at the foot of a tree in the pavement in front of an agency of the Citibank, nr. 150.
(see picture). African music.