Pödelwitz Snippet by Anna Schimkat published on 2021-05-03T20:07:40Z Pödelwitz Since World War II, over 300 villages in Germany have been devastated in order to mine lignite among them. Pödelwitz is located south of Leipzig on the edge of the active opencast mine “United Schleenhain”. Pödelwitz was also to be dredged. Most of the residents have already left the place. It is quiet, nature noises share the listening environment with the constant humming of the excavators from the open pit. Since January 2021 it has been clear: In cooperation with climate activists, the “Pro Pödelwitz” citizens' movement was able to save their village from devastation. The audio piece tells about the development and the 700-year history of the location in the form of a composition made of field recordings, found sounds and specific instruments developed by me. Sounds and fieldrecordings: Anna Schimkat, Voice: Anna Sophie Rommel, Recording Voice: Alexis Berthelot, Thanks to: Pro Pödelwitz, AAA Pödelwitz, Heimatverein Groitzsch, Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Groitzsch, Bergbautechnik Park e.V., MIBRAG – Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlegesellschaft mbH 2021 https://www.d21-leipzig.de/ausstellung/ab-raum/ http://www.festivalreflux.com/ Genre radiophonic
