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The Corona Pandemic had a devastating effect on New York City. The city has become a ghost town, with business closed, streets empty and the iconic skyline eerily quiet. The city had s seen a drastic decrease in visitors, with most of the major attractions closed and the streets devoid of the usual hustle and bustle. The yellow cabs were nowhere to see, and the usually crowded subways were a mere shadow of their former selves. The city somehow reopened, however, the effects of the standstill will be felt for long time to come.
During the standstill Geoff Gersh realized that the city was entering into its quietest period ever seen/heard in modern times. The sound of this huge city reached a near halt around 20th of March 2020. Geoff documented the iconic parts of the city that would normally bustling with tourists and locals alike. He made field recordings in all 5 boroughs of the city to document the new sonic.

Geoff has created a documentary masterpiece with these field recordings.
In this second part of NYC Standstill I have only tried to evoke moods with a few sounds.

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released February 22, 2023

NYC Sounds recorded by Geoff Gersh.
Electronics played and produced by Volker Lankow in his World Ambient Studio in Berlin Kreuzberg.
Cover picture created by Rémi Chabanel

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Volker Lankow Berlin, Germany

Percussionist since the late seventies, Volker Lankow lives in Berlin, plays and collaborates in many diverse projects, such as together with Bernhard Wöstheinrich, David Rothenberg, to name a few.
Volker works on many Solo projects, using mainly electronics and as well percussions, to develop his own vison of experimental sounds, drones and as well world music.
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