Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • Mercado Bolhao, Porto
    Mercado Bolhao is one of the most famous markets in Portugal, where farmers go to sell their wares, and boasting the usual array of cafes and souvenir shops that pop up when a market becomes a tourist attraction.
    17 min
  • Street corner in Mandalay
    "The recording was taken from a street corner in the centre of Mandalay near a Hindu temple. The audio image is dominated by motorcycles."

    Recorded by Manuel Oberkalmsteiner.
    2 min
  • It's a jungle out there
    Mandalay street corner reimagined by Joel Graham.

    "After listening a couple times, the motor bike (i think) seem to purr like a tiger to me. I bandpassed the upper frequencies to create animal and bird sounds. I added a track of regular bird song(my recording) to humanize (birdize?) the artifacts left from the filtering process. I used the whole original recording."
    2 min
  • Honour the harvest god
    "Tound of annual parade and celebration in honour of Mazu, the harvest god. 

    "Firecrackers, drums and percussion, horns and cheering."

    Recorded near Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei by James A. Holland.

    Part of the 5,000 Miles project in partnership with Ithaca Studio, an immersive 360-degree audio experience that transports you to another place through the evocative sounds of places 5,000 miles from the UK through spatial audio technology and ambisonic 3D recording. 

    The project was an immersive live experience touring festivals in 2021, and is presented online via Cities and Memory at www.citiesandmemory.com/5000-miles.
    11 min
  • Early morning Tai Chi in Taipei Botanical Garden
    "The sound of a group of Taiwanese elders practicing Tai Chi and guided by an instructor. Recorded at 5.30am by the Lotus Pond."

    Recorded in Tai Chi in Taipei Botanical Gardens by James A. Holland.

    Part of the 5,000 Miles project in partnership with Ithaca Studio, an immersive 360-degree audio experience that transports you to another place through the evocative sounds of places 5,000 miles from the UK through spatial audio technology and ambisonic 3D recording. 

    The project was an immersive live experience touring festivals in 2021, and is presented online via Cities and Memory at www.citiesandmemory.com/5000-miles.
    11 min
  • Karaoke at Dadaocheng Qiansui Temple, Taiwan
    "The sound of Taiwanese elders singing karaoke at multiple karaoke stands surrounding Qiansui Temple. 

    "The sound of people walking by the river, cyclists and nearby food vendors can also be heard. 

    "The horn sound (6.28) is the distinctive sound of the ice cream bike."

    Recorded at Dadaocheng Qiansui Temple karaoke area, Taipei by James A. Holland. Assisted by Tsai Hsiao-Tz.

    Part of the 5,000 Miles project in partnership with Ithaca Studio, an immersive 360-degree audio experience that transports you to another place through the evocative sounds of places 5,000 miles from the UK through spatial audio technology and ambisonic 3D recording. 

    The project was an immersive live experience touring festivals in 2021, and is presented online via Cities and Memory at www.citiesandmemory.com/5000-miles.
    12 min
  • Better days
    London Kill The Bill protest reimagined by Tom Thompson.

    "I was drawn to the energy of the crowd noise and rhythmic chanting.  

    "I decided to incorporate the sounds as both a sonic centre and the bridge-passage of this asynchronous loop-based composition."
    5 min
  • Kill The Bill protest, Parliament Square
    Recording by Bobby Jewell from the Kill The Bill protest in Parliament Square, London on 2 April 2021.

    Recording taken at London Day of Action, as part of National Weekend of Action in protest to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill being pushed through by the UK Conservative government. The bill seeks to ban peaceful protest in an authoritarian clamp down on basic political freedoms in England and Wales. 

    The protest on Saturday 2 April in London featured a number of left wing groups and was predominantly led by young people. Despite being peaceful, good-natured and musical throughout the protest led to kettling, arrests and unnecessary violence by Metropolitan Police, including those of legal observers. 
    2 min
  • WDX - Tofux
    Tofu making in Taiwan reimagined by Dave Webb.

    "The original sound was short and rather lo-fi but I chopped out some loops and bass. 

    "I also added some sounds of me chopping up some tofu in my shed. Then looping, mixing and dubbing these sounds live with Ableton, a mixing desk and an array of outboard FX pedals."
    5 min

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