Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 3181: Exercising during lockdown with Joe Wicks
    Dublin lockdown sound recorded by Rupert Cox.
    "Access to a garden and daily exercise has eased the stress of the Coronavirus lockdown in Dublin for two teenage boys who follow Joe Wicks's routines on-line and practise basketball skills while stuck at home."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    3 min
  • 3179: Great Tom in lockdown
    Oxford lockdown sound recorded by Cities and Memory.
    "The bells of Great Tom ring 101 times at 9.05pm every night in central Oxford - a tradition going back centuries.
    "We recorded this sound on the night a lockdown across the UK was announced, and we could still hear kebab vans, taxis, buses and plenty of passers-by. 
    "As a comparative recording, we returned to Christ Church College to record them once again in May 2020 (albeit at the quieter rear entrance to avoid the occasional bus still in service), and the bells can be heard loudly, clearly and beautifully. We live perhaps half a kilometre from Christ Church, and each evening now we can hear the bells from home if we open our window - one of the most calming sounds of the lockdown, as you can almost imagine life in Oxford 200 years ago."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    5 min
  • 3178: Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy at the Bodleian Library
    Oxford lockdown sound recorded by Cities and Memory.
    "The Bodleian Libraries are one of the most famous libraries on the planet, and they sit at the very centre of the city of Oxford. Tonight, we went out to record the sounds around the Bodleian during the Covid-19 lockdown. 
    "Broad Street is usually a busy thoroughfare, with popular pubs spilling their customers out onto the street, students and citizens walking around in large numbers and a fair amount of traffic.
    "During the lockdown, almost nothing. There are so few people that you can hear couples coming from 200 metres away, and you can hear every individual conversation clearly - it's quieter than 4.00am on a normal day.
    "The loudest interruption in this recording, approximately once every two minutes, is a scooter or motorbike going past. Each and every one of these is a Deliveroo rider on a trip to deliver an evening meal around Oxford, as home delivery services become one of the essential services keeping the city going."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    8 min
  • 3177: The sound of old books being cared for
    Oxford lockdown sound recorded by Cities and Memory.
    "The Radcliffe Camera is one of the most famous libraries in the world, and a centrepiece of the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University. It's a beautiful building that is usually surrounded by tourists, even relatively late at night, and it sits close to Oxford High Street, so there's usually a buzz of people but also a drone of traffic.
    "Not tonight, though. Not during the Covid-19 lockdown. Tonight, you can clearly hear a different kind of drone coming from the building itself. In this recording we begin at the front of the building, and we can hear an air conditioning-style pulsing drone coming from the building. 
    "This is the sound of the air conditioning that's turned on at all times to protect the ancient and very valuable books inside the library. We walk around to the left where the air conditioning vent sits about an old-style ornate grating, and the pulse gets louder and louder, becoming almost industrial in scale - and you can usually barely hear it over the sound of the city!"
    "One last surprise - as we stand over the grating to record, we can clearly smell the scent of old, leather-bound tomes drifting up from the grating - engulfed in the scent of ancient books, it's as if the library is giving out something of its essence to passers-by, even if its doors are currently locked to all visitors."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    10 min
  • 3176: Birds waking up, Bangladesh
    Dhaka, Bangladesh lockdown sound recorded by youKnowWho.
    "This sound was recorded between the dark sky and until the sun light was easily seen. You can hear many types of birds talking to each other. You can notice few cars too."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    6 min
  • 3175: Quarantine: an introduction (Milan)
    Milan, Italy lockdown sound recorded by Loundscape.
    "Don't trash those moments. Keep in mind the memories of the quarantine."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    3 min
  • 3174: Backyard quarantine in Lisbon
    Lisbon lockdown sound recorded by Xavier Ovidio.
    "This sound was recorded from the backyard of my apartment that is usually a noisy place since its possible to ear the cars and ambulances crossing one of the main avenues towards the city centre, Av. Almirante Reis, and a lot of planes since we have the airport in the city. 
    "With the confinement the sounds I ear now are birds, some house noises from the neighbours and children playing in the stairs that access the back of the buildings. 
    "Going to the stairs every day to read the pile of books I wanted to read since long time, I've met and helped more neighbours than ever, in the and we created a good community spirit. About the rest of the country I have no clue, I don't watch the news since March but I think we're doing well, on the 4th of may we'll be back to the streets (I'm afraid it's already happening and people don't respect so much the safety rules... let's see.)."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    6 min
  • 3173: Los pájaros cantando y las campanas sonando
    Murcia, Spain lockdown sound recorded by Leonor Martínez.
    "These sounds remind me of the tranquility of confinement and how something that we have been destroying for years is regenerating in just a few months, but that's not why we should stop taking care of the planet, what's more, now is when we really have to take care of the environment."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    3 min
  • 3172: Resonating prayers
    Chennai, India lockdown sound recorded by Sathya Tamizharasan.
    "Amidst the chaos on the streets during this Covid-19 lockdown. on a beautiful evening, the distinct sound of prayers from two beautiful religions: Hinduism and Islam resonates together bringing in strong vibes."
    Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
    3 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.