- Soundscape
- Field Recording
- Spoken Word
- Pop
- Rave
- Atmospheric
- Celebratory
- Informative
Sounding the Beautiful Game is a sonic research project which investigates the many sounds associated with the game of Football, blending hour-long sound collages taking in everything from fan choirs and well known anthems, to recordings from the further reaches and lesser known corners of the football world.
The shows collage songs and music alongside field recordings, interviews, sound bites, documentary excerpts, poetry, sound walks and features with various experts and football lovers.
STBG aims to touch on the many facets and niches of the game, from the fervour of fan culture, to football’s huge political and societal impact amongst communities all across the globe, celebrating the inspiring positivity and diversity football can bring to the world while confronting some of the hugely problematic issues which are part of the sport.
Running each week for 5 weeks during the European Championship finals on Fridays 19:30-20:30 CEST
Listen at cashmereradio.com or in Berlin on FM 88.7 and in Potsdam on FM 90,7
Playlist
Kicking a football - slowed to 600%Kicking a football - Looped for One Hour (excerpt)
Soundwalks - Euro 2024:
Italy vs Switzerland - Band at Olympic Stadium, Alpine Horns serenade the Swiss fans arriving at the stadium, Croatian fans in Berlin - Fireworks, Pro Ukraine Chants, Songs, Police, Denmark v Germany public viewing in Struer, Denmark, Turkish fans in Kreuzberg as Turkey beat Georgia, Fan Mile Berlin - Boys wave German Flags and chant ‘Türkiye’, Spanish fans sing ‘viva España’, Albanian fans sing and dance, ‘Stop using fireworks immediately’
Euro Football - Euro 2024 out of context - Fans: England, Scotland,
Switzerland fans arriving in Berlin ahead of round of 16 match - Chanting, ‘Schieß ein Nazi’ ‘Que sera, sera die Schweitzer sind wieder da’
Doris Day - Que Sera, Sera.
Soundwalks - Euro 2024:
Alpine Horns play to fans leaving Olympic Stadium, Scottish Fans ‘If you hate the English clap your hands’, Saxophone Guy - Andre Schnura plays ‘Freed From Desire’ Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania fan chants.
Gala - Freed From Desire
Euro 2024:
Dutch fans pre-match party, dance and sing to Snollebollekes - ‘Links Rechts’
Ultras Del Feyenoord - Feyenoord Rotterdam Hooligans Song
Ukrainian Fans unite and march together
Andre Shevchenko speaks about football in times of war
The Fall - Theme From Sparta FC
Marcus Rashford speaks
Machinefabrik + Soccer Committee - Thole 1
Justin Fashanu - Goal of the Season
England Women ‘Lionesses’ beat Brazil
Field Recording - Urkki 69 - Football tournament for girls indoors
Interview excerpts - women talk of challenges in football
Crowd sound recordings of decisive goals : cup winning goals, goals to save relegation, goals to secure promotion
Billy Connolly - Football Violence (punchline)
Soundwalk Recording - Euro 2024 The Tartarn Army in Germany, Scottish fans march through Cologne
Soundwalk Recording - Euro 2024 - Pre-match - Croatia v Italy - Leipzig
Documentary excerpt/Sound Recording - Pavle Balenovic - The Wolf Man - Goat bells, wind, birds - five year old Luka Modric herding goats in Croatia
Documentary excerpt - Luka Modric - The adversity that created Croatia’s greatest star
Italian journalist pleads with Luka Modric never to retire - ‘you are the best I have ever watched’
John Peel - Fabric Mix excerpt - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart + Alan Parry BBC Commentary 1978 European Cup Final Liverpool vs FC Bruges (Excerpt)
Jurgen Klopp on saying farewell
Liverpool fans sing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ before Jurgen Klopp’s final game
Gerry and the Pacemakers - You’ll Never Walk Alone