Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 2956: Garden in Sarcelles (north of Paris)
    France lockdown sound recorded by Hector Cavallaro.
    "I live in Paris in a very small studio in Montreuil. Just before the confinement I decided to come to my girlfriend's house which has a garden and it seemed like a good idea to spent de quarantine here rather than in a small studio. 
    "We have each other's company and also the green areas to take a breath. We are privileged, our thoughts are with all of the people out there having a hard time and those giving it all for the rest of us..."
    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
    4 min
  • 2955: Morning treadmill
    Kentucky, USA lockdown sound recorded by Janet Powell.
    "My country is currently experiencing an uptick in coronavirus infections. In my local area, most "non-essential" businesses are closed, and everyday life has slowed to a crawl. 
    "Automobile and plane traffic are drastically reduced, making for excellent recording conditions of nature sounds. The experience is both terrifying and exhilarating, and when we emerge from this crisis, I hope society emerges with a greater sense of community and reshaped paradigms for life's essential priorities."
    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
    1 min
  • 2954: Grand Central interior
    New York lockdown sound recorded by Geoff Gersh.
    "Monday March 30th, 2020, around 9pm.
    "Grand Central Station is usually full of people making their way to and from the metropolis of NYC.
    "In this moment that we are in now, dealing with the Coronavirus Pandemic, one can hear the sounds of Grand Central that are normally buried deep under the steady drone of voices and footsteps as well as announcements reminding us of the new reality we are living in."
    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
    20 min
  • 2953: There's nobody around - Grand Central Station
    New York lockdown sound recorded by Geoff Gersh.
    "42nd Street right in front of Grand Central Station, NYC, Monday March 30, 2020 around 9:45pm.
    "Just like inside the station, 42nd Street is usually buzzing with life: pedestrians, buses, taxis, trucks and passenger cars.
    "At this moment in time, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the soundscape is different. You can actually count the individual vehicles and pedestrians that are passing by, something that would be impossible to do in normal times as the masses of people and vehicles all blend into one giant drone."
    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
    16 min
  • 2952: Birds in the coconut trees, India
    Indian lockdown sound recorded by Rohit Remesh.
    "Every day we wake up and go to our garden plot to water the coconut trees and do some weeding. 
    "As our country India is undergoing one of the biggest demographic exercises ever in the form of the lockdown, there is not much in the way of exercise."
    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
    2 min
  • 2951: The breathing sea
    California lockdown sound recorded by Patrick Fuery. 
    "This is from Laguna Beach in Southern California. It was made as part of a course in creative industries at Chapman University looking at the idea of creative spaces. 
    "The 'waves' in the rocks mirror the waves behind me; the sea's sounds are like breathing. 'Breathing' seems to have a different evocation in this time of Covid-19."
    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
    1 min
  • 2950: Quiet in Guadalajara
    Guadalajara, México lockdown sound recorded by Andrea. 
    "Guadalajara, México. 7:30 a.m., 1 April 2020."
    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
    1 min
  • 2949: Se compran...
    Mexico City lockdown sound recorded by Salamandria del Sol.
    "You can hear the sound of a megaphone on a van that collects all kinds of old, used stuff, like mattresses, fridges, washing machines. 
    "This is a common sound you can hear in Mexico City. I'm listening to that from my room, after more than two weeks of self isolation. 
    "In my country they have announced just for days ago that no one should be leaving their houses for the rest of the month, but lots of people live on a day to day basis, like the ones that go on the van, so is very difficult for them to follow those orders. I feel sorry for them, and I wonder if they're scared about the situation. "
    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
    1 min
  • 2948: Birds and mobile data
    Podlehnik, Slovenia lockdown sound recorded by Sara Korosec.
    "I was recording birds in a wineyard in Haloze. When I got home and listened to the recording I noticed that microphone also recorded mobile data that were switched on and struggled to get connection. Mobile data are nowdays my only connection to other people."
    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
    2 min
  • 2945: A day in a street market
    Mexico City lockdown sounds recorded by Juan Diego Bautista Rodriguez.
    "In Mexico City the quarantine it is only recommended; most active workers have to get out to get some money. 
    "The typical street market are still opereted with some normally function, and become the most nearbly food location. This record is a one of them, in Coyoacán."
    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
    11 min

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