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- Siena jazz caniPiazza del Campo, Siena reimagined by Andy Billington."I worked into the original recording of Siena Piazza del Campo a number of forgotten "sonic sketch book ideas" found on an old computer hard drive. Abandoned song ideas, Zoom recorder piano motifs from lockdown 2020 and some fragmented reverse piano tape experiments were re appropriated. These slowly formed the basis for the track."Some form of rotary synth effect from Apple Logic Pro 8 (2008) added to the movement of the track as did a fragment stock loop sample of a jazz trio. Adding reverse reverb to one section of the jazz drums gave the final rhythmic chaos finish."Finally the all important dog yelp samples were repositioned (a part of the original recording that really stood out). In a town famous for horse racing it is somewhat ironic that the dogs finally get a look in..."9 min
- Thunderstorm in a field of maizeVilla del Conte thunderstorm reimagined by Eulipion Corps."Thoughts roll in with the storm, some passing quickly, others lingering demanding attention. A strong feeling of longing or nostalgia emerges. Breathe in, breathe out."4 min
- Thunderstorm in a field of maizeVilla del Conte thunderstorm reimagined by Eulipion Corps."Thoughts roll in with the storm, some passing quickly, others lingering demanding attention. A strong feeling of longing or nostalgia emerges. Breathe in, breathe out."4 min
- Bathing in lightningA huge thunderstorm captured in a field of maize in Villa del Conte, Italy - recorded by Cities and Memory. Heavy rain splashes off the leaves of the maize plants, while thunder rumbles threateningly above.4 min
- Bathing in lightningA huge thunderstorm captured in a field of maize in Villa del Conte, Italy - recorded by Cities and Memory. Heavy rain splashes off the leaves of the maize plants, while thunder rumbles threateningly above.4 min
- Leaving SicilyPalermo airport reimagined by Mat Ward."Leaving Sicily is a poetic remembrance, expressed through sound, of my travels across the Island in 2017. For me the island was a constant barrage of wonder; both beautiful and terrifying, welcoming and isolating, modern and ancient and familiar yet alien."The piece heavily manipulates samples from the field recording captured at The Falcone Borsellino airport to express some of the dichotomies above. Leaving Sicily finishes with the ‘raw’ sound of the crowd of the airport terminal representing the transition from my surreal and personal travel back into the world of normality - just another tourist in the crowd about to return to his normal life."8 min
- Leaving SicilyPalermo airport reimagined by Mat Ward."Leaving Sicily is a poetic remembrance, expressed through sound, of my travels across the Island in 2017. For me the island was a constant barrage of wonder; both beautiful and terrifying, welcoming and isolating, modern and ancient and familiar yet alien."The piece heavily manipulates samples from the field recording captured at The Falcone Borsellino airport to express some of the dichotomies above. Leaving Sicily finishes with the ‘raw’ sound of the crowd of the airport terminal representing the transition from my surreal and personal travel back into the world of normality - just another tourist in the crowd about to return to his normal life."8 min
- Conspicuous consumption (Via dei Calzaiuoli)Via dei Calzaiuoli, Florence, reimagined by Nick St. George."All you really need to know about this piece is that Via dei Calzaiuoli is THE shopping street in Florence..."7 min
- Conspicuous consumption (Via dei Calzaiuoli)Via dei Calzaiuoli, Florence, reimagined by Nick St. George."All you really need to know about this piece is that Via dei Calzaiuoli is THE shopping street in Florence..."7 min
- Falcone Borsellino airportChecking in at Falcone Borsellino airport, Palermo, recorded by Giuseppe Calisti."While I was waiting to check-in I found myself in front of a long line of passengers and I took the opportunity to record the audio and the din of that moment."4 min
About Cities and Memory - remixing the world
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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 8,000 sounds featured on our sound map, spread over more than 140 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 www.citiesandmemory.com