Cities And Memory

  • Autor: Vários
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Sinopsis

Cities and Memory is a global field recording & sound art work that presents both the present reality of a place, but also its imagined, alternative counterpart remixing the world, one sound at at time.Every faithful field recording document is accompanied by a reworking, a processing or an interpretation that imagines that place and time as somewhere else, somewhere new. The listener can choose to explore locations through their actual sounds, or explore interpretations of what those places could be or to flip between the two different sound worlds at leisure.There are currently almost 2,000 sounds featured on the sound map, spread over more than 70 countries. The sounds cover parts of the world as diverse as the hubbub of San Franciscos main station, traditional fishing womens songs in 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.The sonic reimaginings or reinterpretations can take any form, and include musical versions, slabs of ambient music, rhythm-driven electronica tracks, vocal cut-ups, abstract noise pieces, subtle EQing and effects, layering of different location sounds and much more.The project is completely open to submissions from field recordists, sound artists, musicians or anyone with an interest in exploring sound worldwide more than 400 contributors have got involved so far.

Episodios

  • Paris

    19/06/2025 Duración: 05min

    "Just having some fun at 96 BPM in Ableton Live."  Protest in Paris reimagined by Hens Zimmerman.

  • Memories of the calm waters

    18/06/2025 Duración: 04min

    "Imagine that you are in a boat or canoe on the river, the water goes here and there, it starts in very calm waters, you listen to the birds and float along. Then, gradually, the voyage becomes slightly more agitated, or is it even changing direction? More waves come and the water run fast, but then suddenly you are in still waters again, back in the calm stillness of nature.  "This piece is inspired from the flowing of the St John River, the longest in eastern Canada that, like many rivers, changes speed and quality during its course, but is mostly calm except for some waterfalls. The recording of birdsong comes from the river, as recorded by Cathy McKelvey. The music was created with a Steinway B grand piano and Ableton Live." Birdsong at St. John River, Canada reimagined by Stefan Klaverdal.

  • Birdsong at St. John River

    18/06/2025 Duración: 02min

    Birdsong in a quiet rural spot on St. John River in New Brunswick, Canada. According to Birdnet, the species you can hear include the swamp sparrow, eastern Phoebe and Wilson's snipe. Recorded by Cathy McKelvey. 

  • Lumo

    18/06/2025 Duración: 04min

    "The sonic landscape of this audio recording felt very familiar to me, reminding me of wind chimes in my childhood home, and the many feathery neighbors who wake me up in the morning with their cheerful chirps. Special thanks to my friend for their help." Abandoned tower in Sao Miguel, Azores reimagined by Anni Elea.

  • Nesting in an old antenna

    18/06/2025 Duración: 08min

    On São Miguel Island in the Azores, there is a decommissioned satellite communication Earth station featuring a 32-metre parabolic antenna. It was once integral to satellite communications, given its strategic mid-Atlantic location. Though it is not explicitly documented, we can assume it became redundant from the mid-1980s onward due to advancements in satellite communication technologies and the expansion of digital ground optical fibre networks. I chanced upon the station when I was travelling around São Miguel in March 2024. Though visibly pronounced, I had not come across anything about it in my research before visiting the island. I was struck by many things as I walked around its grounds and climbed up the structure. Foremost, how this technologically derelict site had become home to a plethora of birdlife and other creatures. This recording is taken in one of the chambers just below the main parabolic dish, where I found many birds nesting. The microphones are inside the chamber, and in this recordi

  • Hymn for the holiday rain

    18/06/2025 Duración: 11min

    "The field recording brought back memories of camping holidays we took in Wales. It always rained (or seemed to). I added additional field recordings of some thunder storms and some drone and voices sounds generated by a selection of synths. The aim was to produce a hymn or lamentation for those wet holiday memories." Nant-Yr-Onnen rainstorm reimagined by Barry Cooper.

  • Nant-Yr-Onnen

    18/06/2025 Duración: 19min

    This recording was captured from the second floor of an open window while it was raining in Wales. The listener can feel the rain drops lick the window sill as they slide to meet the muddy grass down below.  Recorded in Nant-Yr-Onnen, Wales by Shaye Thiel.

  • Wazirpur industrial

    18/06/2025 Duración: 03min

    "My initial listening to the source sound evoked strong feelings of nostalgia, (when I was younger, I spent many months travelling around India and stayed in Chandni Chowk near the Wazirpur Industrial Zone a couple of times.) The hubbub of the crowd and general sense of a 'kinetic buzz' would be familiar to anyone who has spent time on the sub-continent. I recalled the feelings of awe and fascination that accompanied my travels. "My piece attempts to distill something of my emotional reaction to, and the industrial nature of the sounds; as well as capturing something of the atmosphere of excitement and pure human energy in the original recording (including the background din of massed humanity, industrial sounds and the repetitive, amplified voices.) "This piece is another step in my series of works centred around the interrogation of the space between cultural appreciation and appropriation, influence and pastiche."  Wazirpur Industrial area, Delhi reimagined by Dead Kousin.

  • An evening in the Wazirpur industrial area

    18/06/2025 Duración: 03min

    Wazirpur is one of the 29 industrial areas spread across Delhi – NCR. The place is overrun with hundreds of small-scale factories which have attracted thousands of low-income migrant workers – usually from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Bengal. Scattered among the factories are the jhuggis/ slums which these workers call home.  The recording is made one evening on a busy street in the Wazirpur Industrial Area. Vendors walk by, selling all sorts of things from clothes, slippers, utensils, cosmetics, old radios, meat, vegetables, and bangles. Most vendors have smalls mics or recorded tapes through which they advertise their prices. One such vendor is heard through a mic saying ‘Pyaaz das rupiya kilo’ (Onions 10 rupees per kg), whose sound by the end gets mixed with its own organic delay.  Photo Credits – Jignesh Mistry. Recorded by Bariya.

  • Spirited away

    17/06/2025 Duración: 07min

    "I initially wanted to pick a sound from nature to work with, but the Reitaisai Festival grabbed my attention as soon as I came across it. I didn’t want to manipulate the recording too much so I kept the clip I worked with intact and didn’t chop it up to keep to a certain tempo. I wanted to preserve the energy of the recording and for it to feel as if I was joining in spirit, swooping in to play with my friends and then floating away again.  "We sometimes slightly fall away from each other rhythmically and then come together, as you would do if playing and chanting through the streets. I used keyboard, synth, hammered dulcimer and tongue drum to play along from afar.  "At the end I imagine going into a house, running up the stairs and opening a window onto the streets below, getting a last burst of the crowd chanting “Reitaisai” before retreating back through whichever portal I came through." Reitaisei festival, Tokyo reimagined by Jess Bryant. IMAGE: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 <

  • Camargue serenade: flamingo nuptial dance

    17/06/2025 Duración: 04min

    Immerse yourself in the enchanting soundscape of the Camargue, a region in southern France renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and iconic wildlife. This recording captures the mesmerizing nuptial dances of flamingos during their reproduction period, as they perform an intricate ballet of courtship rituals. The distinctive calls and gentle murmurs of these majestic birds create a symphony that is quintessentially Camargue. The sound is instantly evocative of this unique region, where white horses roam free, black bulls graze in the marshes, and pink flamingos add a touch of vibrant color to the landscape. Recorded by Colin Hunter.

  • What grandmother taught

    17/06/2025 Duración: 02min

    "I used the field recording of the flamingos to inspire my composition. I mimicked their clatter and calls with rattle, whistle and drum. Over the top of this I added one of my older poems, a triolet titled: What Grandmother Taught. "I brought the flamingos recording in at the end, merging the two pieces into one song – as my bit faded the flamingos take over."   Flamingoes in Camargue reimagined by Allis Hamilton.

  • Reitaisai festival, Tokyo

    17/06/2025 Duración: 15min

    Reitaisai is an important festival held by Shinto shrines in Japan. People from the town where the shrine is located gather and carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) as they parade through the streets. This is a recording capturing the mikoshi approaching and then moving away. Recorded in November 2024 by Miyu Hosoi. IMAGE: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Irregular ellipsoid

    17/06/2025 Duración: 01min

    "The natural sounds were highly rhythmic in a complex almost unsettling way. I pulled key elements from the soundscape and highlighted them as percussive and rhythm sections.  "These play along with the entire unaltered original soundscape, as a highlighter to particular aspects of its own patterns. I also added bells and bass to serve as tour guides." Jellybean Pool, Australia reimagined by Heather Spence.

  • Cicadas at the Jellybean Pool

    17/06/2025 Duración: 01min

    Cicadas at the Jellybean Pool, Blue Mountains, Australia. Recorded by Richard Watts.

  • The earth and I spring at each other

    16/06/2025 Duración: 09min

    The original field recordings is symphonic in its beautiful showcase of nature at its finest, with birds, frogs and insects interweaving in the atmosphere of a spring evening - a perfect recording to choose as part of the annual Spring Project.  Wanting to keep that feeling of the natural soundscape being a live performance, this composition is also a live performance, with various different synth and instrument parts laid down onto a Torso S-4 sampler, then performed live in response to the natural sounds. Its aim is to embellish and sit alongside the natural sounds, and to create an immersive nine-minute experience in which the listener can lose themselves equally in the natural or the synthesised sounds (and their interaction).  The title comes from this wonderful Tomas Transtromer poem:  In February life stood still. The birds refused to fly and the soul grated against the landscape as a boat chafes against the jetty where it’s moored. The trees were turned away. The snow’s depth measured by the stubb

  • Terranova

    16/06/2025 Duración: 10min

    The soundscape captures the vibrant symphony of a late spring evening. The serene ambiance unfolds with the rhythmic calls of frogs resonating across a nearby pond, blending harmoniously with the melodic chirps of evening birds. Crickets add a delicate, persistent undercurrent, enriching the texture of the soundscape.  In the distance, the low, rumbling echoes of an approaching storm introduce a sense of anticipation, subtly intensifying the atmosphere. This recording encapsulates the interplay of nature's voices, evoking a profound connection to the shifting moods of the evening landscape.  Recorded by Martina Testen & Simon Šerc. 

  • Wailing Wall, Ha'it al-Buraq

    16/06/2025 Duración: 10min

    Sound of Jews performing a ritual at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem on a special day during Jewish Easter celebrations. The recording is done in the middle of the crowd of bystanders, mostly children and family of the praying men.  This soundscape-composition is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no © Anders Vinjar, 2025 Recorded by Anders Vinjar. 

  • Bring them home protest, Jerusalem

    16/06/2025 Duración: 11min

    This recording is the intense sound from a "Bring them home"-protest march in Jerusalem, the crowd shouting, chanting,talking, demanding the Netanyahu-government do what's necessary to "bring home" the Israeli hostages. The microphone is placed right in the centre of the large crowd, recording the extreme intensity and strong presence of frustrated people protesting their Israeli political leaders failing to do whats necessary to get the hostages home. The recording is of the sound of frustration and anger amongst a large part of Israeli people during Israels latest war with Hamas. This protest took place around 9 o'clock in the evening of 27th. April 2024 in Jerusalem. This recording is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no © Anders Vinjar, 2025 Recorded by Anders Vinjar. 

  • At-Tur, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

    16/06/2025 Duración: 07min

    Recordings of ambience from Aṭ-Ṭūr (Mount of Olives) overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. The Al Aqsa temple-mount in the distance, the jewish graveyard close by, site of important historic and contemporary events. The recording is from April 2024, while the catastrophic war in Gaza was going on full speed.  This soundscape-composition is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no © Anders Vinjar, 2025 Recorded by Anders Vinjar. 

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