Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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Cities and Memory - remixing the world episodes

  • Queen's University, Belfast during lockdown, 16.10.20
    Recording in front of the local university, however, space has begun to be quieter and subtle sounds in the distance. Beginning of Lockdown 2 in Belfast.
    – Georgios Varoutsos 

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Cathedral Quarter, Belfast during lockdown, 21.10.20
    Recording in front of two bars that are now closed (Dirty Onion and Thirsty Goat), the local area is much quieter, windy, and isolated. This is five days after the new Lockdown 2 in Belfast started. 
     – Georgios Varoutsos 

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Queen's Arcade, Belfast during lockdown, 16.10.20
    Recording in a common space of shoppers, local buses driving in peak times of traffic, fewer people in the area, and space becomes much quieter. Beginning of Lockdown 2 in Belfast.
    – Georgios Varoutsos 

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Lavery's Bar, Belfast during lockdown, 16.10.20
    Recording in front of Laverys Bar which is closed. Space is much quieter, however, there is still some movement from pedestrians and vehicles. Beginning of Lockdown 2 in Belfast.
    – Georgios Varoutsos 

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Dublin Road, Belfast during lockdown, 16.10.20
    Recording in front of two bars which are closed/closing (Filthy’s – closed and The Points – closing), at The Points they were still people finishing their drinks on the outdoor terrace, staff picking up glassware, groups of people leaving the pub, chatter, passerby, vehicle traffic, at Filthy’s they were boarding up their doors and windows for the closure. Beginning of Lockdown 2 in Belfast.
    – Georgios Varoutsos 

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Church Lane, Belfast during lockdown, 16.10.20
    Recording in front of two bars which are now closed/closing (Bullitt - closed and Bootleggers - closing), at Bootleggers they were removing outdoor terrace fencing, multiple tools being used (hammers, drills, etc…), and a few passerby. Beginning of Lockdown 2 in Belfast.
    – Georgios Varoutsos 


    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Cathedral Quarter, Belfast during lockdown, 16.10.20
    Recording in front of two bars which are now closed/closing (Dirty Onion – closed and Thirsty Goat - closing), there is soft music from Thirsty Goat and local pedestrian/vehicle movement. Beginning of Lockdown 2 in Belfast. 
    – Georgios Varoutsos 

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Belfast City Hall during lockdown, 16.10.20
    Recording of more locals and visitors passing at the junction that intertwines city centre, daily shopping, and commuters. There is a lot more chatter in the nearby area as people are heading home due to the new Lockdown 2 in Belfast beginning. 
     – Georgios Varoutsos 

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    2 min
  • Lockdown nights in Tbilisi
    Lockdown sound from Tbilisi, Georgia recorded by Marcel Gnauk.

    "After 9 p.m. there is a curfew in place and we stay in a hotel direct in the old town of Tbilisi until tomorrow.

    "The city is busy during the day and it started raining last night. I recorded this ambience with the window open, facing the street.

    "It's a very interesting sound considering we're in a capital city, but we have almost no traffic. Only a few cars passed by during the 40 minutes recording and the rain started heavily and decreased by the end."

    Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
    5 min
  • A winter journey
    Ulan-Ude station reimagined by Anthony Miller.

    "During the lockdown I was searching YouTube and came across videos of train journeys. The camera was filming from the driver's cab and the view of the track and landscape was quite mesmerising.
     
    "I wanted to try and write a piece that encapsulated that feeling. I re-imagined the piece as a journey through a cold, windswept, barren landscape. All sounds, apart from the piano, were created from the original field recording and manipulated using Iris 2."

    Part of the Until We Travel project to map and reimagine the sounds of transport and travel in a pre-pandemic and pandemic world. See the whole project at https://www.citiesandmemory.com/travel.
    4 min

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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.