Cities and Memory - remixing the world

By: Cities and Memory
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  • Summary

  • Cities and Memory remixes the world, one sound at a time - a global collaboration between artists and sound recordists all over the world. The project presents an amazingly-diverse array of field recordings from all over the world, but also reimagined, recomposed versions of those recordings as we go on a mission to remix the world. What you'll hear in the podcast are our latest sounds - either a field recording from somewhere in the world, or a remixed new composition based solely on those sounds. Each podcast description tells you more about what you're hearing, and where it came from. There are more than 6,000 sounds featured on our sound map, spread over more than 120 countries and territories. The sounds cover parts of the world as diverse as the hubbub of San Francisco’s main station, traditional fishing women’s songs at Lake Turkana, the sound of computer data centres in Birmingham, spiritual temple chanting in New Taipei City or the hum of the vaporetto engines in Venice. You can explore the project in full at http://www.citiesandmemory.com
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Episodes
  • Island Gardens

    Island Gardens
    Nov 21 2024
    "I often focus on the visual nature of sound and music, and when working with field recordings, my aim is always to find the hidden or unexpected connections between the sounds of the recording, musical sounds and other natural sounds. I always try to create expansive musical landscapes that can trigger memories and associations - and hopefully invite the listener to create their own mental images and stories.

    "Trams and trains have music in them. Their electric motors hum and sing, the brakes howl operatically, and the rails and hinges wail and weep. I often lean my head against a window so that the vibrations can sing loudly through my body, and I imagine a choir rising up through the droning hum.

    "In this case, the name of the stop “Island Gardens” was my visual cue - and any further interpretation is left to the listener."

    DLR ride in London reimagined by Kari Telstad Sundet.
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    4 mins
  • DLR from Island Gardens

    DLR from Island Gardens
    Nov 21 2024
    Aboard the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) line of the London Underground, travelling from Island Gardens to Westferry. Announcements, doors closing, the thrum of passengers sounds and the drone of train engines.

    Recorded by Cities and Memory.
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    4 mins
  • Street market and Thai announcements

    Street market and Thai announcements
    Nov 21 2024
    The bustling sounds of the street market with a public announcement in the foreground.

    Recorded in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Alex Boyesen.
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    7 mins

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