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Cities and Memory - remixing the world

By: Cities and Memory
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  • 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
  • Tenmabashi blues (false canopy)

    Tenmabashi blues (false canopy)
    May 29 2024
    "The original recording had so much rich sonic qualities to it, so much that I decided to attempt to keep the original persisting throughout the reimagining as much as possible.

    "I wanted to obscure the boundary between the original recording and the reimaged. This blurring of which is which plays into the idea of the recorded birdcalls played throughout Temmabashi Station - the birds that sang those songs aren't present but their sounds are, a fragment of the real in the false environment.

    Much like the trains that service the station, the process was much about the arrival and departure of certain sounds, none staying for long before they go on their way; or coming back as a "later service" with subtle changes."

    Tenmabashi subway station reimagined by Aidan Lochrin.
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    8 mins
  • Tenmabashi subway station - bird chirping

    Tenmabashi subway station - bird chirping
    May 29 2024
    "Silence is often more than just quiet. In this Sounds of Silence module, I attempt to capture the silence within the noise – those moments of silence that are in constant battle with the noisy world, embarking on their own adventures.

    "The recording location for 'Tenmabashi Subway Station - Bird Chirping' is from Tenmabashi Subway Station in Tokyo, Japan. As I exited the train, I heard the echoing sounds of birds within the subway station. Later, I discovered that there was a small speaker installed at each staircase exit, and each speaker played different bird calls. Whenever a train arrived at the station, these bird calls would resonate throughout. These overlapping speakers created a surround-sound experience, making it feel as though real birds were flying back and forth within the subway station.

    "According to information, these bird calls are intended to assist visually impaired individuals in identifying directions and exits. However, for me, hearing pleasant birds chirping in such a noisy environment filled with the clatter of steel was a momentary respite, allowing me to briefly forget the weariness of the journey and enjoy a brief mental retreat."

    Recorded by Zion Bai.
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    8 mins
  • The fog

    The fog
    May 28 2024
    Amphitrite Point Lighthouse in Ucluelet BC on a foggy evening. You can hear the fog horn every 20 seconds. You can also hear a whistle buoy for starboard aid and a bell buoy for port aid. And of course the pacific ocean.

    Recorded by Timo Gormanns.
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    18 mins
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