Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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Cities and Memory - remixing the world episodes

  • In the chamber
    Dolomite mountain stream reimagined by Nicolo Scolieri.

    "In looping sections, searching for rhythms in the noisy stream, and adding some tones and pitching them together, it seems like the interlocking waters made a chamber, reverberant and dark, but shining too, a cave."
    4 min
  • Are we OK?
    Piazza Dalmazia, Florence reimagined by Mike Rucinski.

    "The original recording from the Piazza Dalmazia was almost ten minutes long, so I knew some careful selection was required in order to draw out a narrative. On second listen it became clear that while this was a busy street with people, vehicles and cafes / shops, a darker undertone began to present itself in the form of coughing people, and lots of them. This coughing, combined with the distinctive Italian siren sound became the sonic framework for this piece. 

    "I added some piano, played while listening to the original recording, and layered, morphed, looped and snipped many elements from the original recording to build a feeling of busy Italy, intense city movement, and the safety of indoors vs the uncertainty of outdoor life in 2020/21; as many of us have felt strong anxiety brought on by public places and human interaction in recent times. While this piece represents the dark in life, there is also very much a feeling of uplift and positivity layered alongside, waiting to come forward stronger than ever."
    5 min
  • Are we OK?
    Piazza Dalmazia, Florence reimagined by Mike Rucinski.

    "The original recording from the Piazza Dalmazia was almost ten minutes long, so I knew some careful selection was required in order to draw out a narrative. On second listen it became clear that while this was a busy street with people, vehicles and cafes / shops, a darker undertone began to present itself in the form of coughing people, and lots of them. This coughing, combined with the distinctive Italian siren sound became the sonic framework for this piece. 

    "I added some piano, played while listening to the original recording, and layered, morphed, looped and snipped many elements from the original recording to build a feeling of busy Italy, intense city movement, and the safety of indoors vs the uncertainty of outdoor life in 2020/21; as many of us have felt strong anxiety brought on by public places and human interaction in recent times. While this piece represents the dark in life, there is also very much a feeling of uplift and positivity layered alongside, waiting to come forward stronger than ever."
    5 min
  • Future lament
    Cinque Torri, Italy reimagined by Liz Hanks.

    "The field recording of birds, people and a distant aeroplane inspired me to contemplate on the increasing polarisation between, nature, humans and technology.  The three elements currently co-exist but we as a human population need to make huge changes to make this sustainable.  The piece is a lament for our future."
    2 min
  • Future lament
    Cinque Torri, Italy reimagined by Liz Hanks.

    "The field recording of birds, people and a distant aeroplane inspired me to contemplate on the increasing polarisation between, nature, humans and technology.  The three elements currently co-exist but we as a human population need to make huge changes to make this sustainable.  The piece is a lament for our future."
    2 min
  • Il ritorno di Emiliano
    Cimitero Verano in Rome reimagined by Leon Muraglia.

    "Emiliano rushed home after making the recording. It was his turn to make dinner and his girlfriend was due home just after 5. The bus was a bit late so he just made it before she got home. After dinner, they talked about how their days had gone and watched a film. Emiliano then prepared his books for the next day. It was then that Emiliano realised he had mislaid his glasses. But where? He needed them the next day for lectures. 

    "He searched the whole flat before realising that he must have left them at the cemetery. They would be easy to find, as he had stood next to a wall. Of course! He had taken them off to focus on the screen on his audio recorder and put them on top of the waist-high wall whilst he recorded. 25mins later, he was at the site. After jumping the wall, he was in the pitch-black of the cemetery. An oasis of darkness in the city centre. Feeling uneasy, he felt along the wall for his glasses, but found nothing. Where could they be? He kept searching, with only the light from his mobile phone. Colder, uneasier now, he kept stretching out in the black. Suddenly..."
    10 min
  • Il ritorno di Emiliano
    Cimitero Verano in Rome reimagined by Leon Muraglia.

    "Emiliano rushed home after making the recording. It was his turn to make dinner and his girlfriend was due home just after 5. The bus was a bit late so he just made it before she got home. After dinner, they talked about how their days had gone and watched a film. Emiliano then prepared his books for the next day. It was then that Emiliano realised he had mislaid his glasses. But where? He needed them the next day for lectures. 

    "He searched the whole flat before realising that he must have left them at the cemetery. They would be easy to find, as he had stood next to a wall. Of course! He had taken them off to focus on the screen on his audio recorder and put them on top of the waist-high wall whilst he recorded. 25mins later, he was at the site. After jumping the wall, he was in the pitch-black of the cemetery. An oasis of darkness in the city centre. Feeling uneasy, he felt along the wall for his glasses, but found nothing. Where could they be? He kept searching, with only the light from his mobile phone. Colder, uneasier now, he kept stretching out in the black. Suddenly..."
    10 min
  • Floating in a Florence mercato
    Mercato delle Cascine, Florence reimagined by Laura Jacobs. 

    "I only used sounds from the sample because I felt there was so much life and music in it already. I looped and used effects to highlight and add playfulness to the sections I particularly liked. I hope the listener feels they are floating inside and around the market, zooming in and out of all these activities that are happening simultaneously."
    6 min
  • Floating in a Florence mercato
    Mercato delle Cascine, Florence reimagined by Laura Jacobs. 

    "I only used sounds from the sample because I felt there was so much life and music in it already. I looped and used effects to highlight and add playfulness to the sections I particularly liked. I hope the listener feels they are floating inside and around the market, zooming in and out of all these activities that are happening simultaneously."
    6 min
  • Per strada
    Via Vincenzo Gioberti, Florence reimagined by David McKenna. 

    "In Concrete Gazebo we use samples all the time, incorporating and 'playing' them during jams that are then are then edited and mixed. This sample was tried in a few ways but this piece perhaps best reflects the bustle of a city street as captured in the original recording."
    3 min

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