This is Graukaue (Gray Coe), a podcast studio at the Fürst Leopold Colliery in Hervest-Dorsten.
I'm the coe's custodian (Kauenwärter).
Pits
The podcasts. There's Graukaue 1, which comprises three levels, and there's Graukaue 2.
Graukaue 1
This is the German-language pit; see graukaue.ruhr.
Graukaue 2
This is the English-language pit.
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Big city whisper Under the roof of Graukaue, there's a microphone for everybody, provided that she has a story to tell. Maybe she doesn't really take herself serious, but she's serious about whatever she does. Maybe she's rhetorically unreliable, but she's open and honest. |
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Log
The blog. This documents the advances at Graukaue 2.
See also the log of Graukaue 1.
Bell system
The contact to the outside world. This is how I communicate with you.
Butty system
The wage packets. This is how you facilitate advances.
Pitmen
The butty gang. These are the miners' dog tags.
Mine
The Fürst Leopold Colliery. Graukaue is located at this abandoned coal mining plant in the North of the Ruhr in Germany.
Access
The location in Dorsten. The mine is located north of the Lippe, in a part of town called Hervest.
Inbye
The entry to Graukaue. The studio is located in the "Lohnhalle".
Tools
The hammer and the pick. This is the recording equipment.
Extraction
The colaboration with amateurs. This is how I go about recording with guests.
Consolidation
The combined mines. These are the commissioned productions. This is how to rent the studio.