Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 2916: Hogacre Common eco park wind turbine
    Oxford lockdown sound recorded by Cities and Memory.
    "In the UK, people are only allowed out for food shopping, medical appointments or for one form of exercise per day, as part of the coronavirus lockdown.
    "One of the few nice things about the lockdown is a chance to discover or rediscover the beauty of the area in which you live - what are the little pockets to uncover, and where can the moments of peace be found in your local area?
    "This recording is from an eco-cooperative just ten minutes from where we live, where usually you'll find a thriving cafe, families enjoying themselves and people tending the community garden.
    "Today, the wind turbine that provides some of the power to the cooperative is the only sound, as the area is deserted, and this beautiful, multi-tonal sound is oddly haunting when the area is abandoned as it is today."
    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
  • 2915: Plaza del Biombo, Madrid
    Madrid lockdown sound - applause, cheering and bells ring in tribute to Spain's emergency and healthcare workers - recorded by Carlos Hurtado Pastor.
    "This is how my home sounds at 20:00 every day. It's a binaural soundscape."
    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
  • 2914: Vancouver lockdown ambience
    Vancouver lockdown sound recorded by Paul Boechler. 
    "Vancouver and most of British Columbia has not been officially "locked down", but it's definitely quieted down and socially everyone is trying to avoid going out. 
    "Things are looking optimistic, but we also feel like we haven't been hit that hard yet."
    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
  • 2914: Binaural rain from India
    Lockdown sound recorded in Tripunithura Kerala, India by Arun Varma. 
    "The county is in lockdown for 21 days... stay at home to be safe...!"
    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
  • 2913: Mall of America
    Minneapolis, Minnesota lockdown sound recorded by Katharine Horowitz.
    "These are the sounds of a slowly emptying Mall of America just before it shut down until at least the end of March, in order to help prevent the spread 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
    24 min
  • 2913: Clap for the NHS - Ullapool
    Ullapool, Scotland lockdown recording by David Falconer. 
    "People in our street "Clapping For The NHS" at 20:00 on 26/03/20. The clip starts with someone clapping using the rigging of a yacht in the harbour. 
    "The main section is the people in our group of houses standing in the road (maintaining a safe distance!) clapping - and then being distracted by a puppy! Finally you can hear other groups in the village clapping in the distance and also the church bell being rung."
    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
  • 2912: Concrete Nightfall
    Sao Paulo lockdown sound recorded by Herbert Baioco.
    "Hi all, I hope everyone is fine. Here in Brazil we have a lot of uncertainty  about Covid-19 itself and the announcements of the health ministry and the shocking ones of the president, who is in denial and provoking a lot of confusion every time he opens his mouth. 
    "So, here in Sao Paulo we are in quarantine, classes have been suspended and everything but drugstores and food market are closed, but some people feel safe to deny the danger. Stay well!"
    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
    19 min
  • 2911: Barcelona in lockdown
    Barcelona lockdown sound recorded by _blank.
    "It's a field recording made from my bedroom window on a rainy day. I live on a quiet street, so the sound is not that different from any other day. 
    "Most people are locked at their homes, but you can hear some people on the street, cars in the distance, the gas man, etc."
    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
    13 min
  • 2910: Uguisu in Inokashira Park on the eve of lockdown
    Yokohama lockdown sound recorded by Gretchen Jude.
    "I was rushing home after last-minute shopping for supplies before self-isolation, and decided to take the path through the park, where the cherry trees are in full bloom. 
    "People have been asked to refrain from their usual raucous spring flower-viewing festivities, so the park was relatively empty--just full of wind and crows--and one very vocal songbird, a Japanese nightingale (I believe, though singing rather late in the season). 
    "I stopped to whip out my phone, record, take a few breaths, and enjoy the melancholy sunset... now tucked away in my apartment for the duration!"
    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
  • 2904: Tottenham Court Road - just before lockdown
    Will Cohen made a series of recordings around London just before the Covid-19 lockdown in March, to capture the changing sounds of a city dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. 
    "In the final days before London was shut down in March 2020, I made sound recordings of areas that I care about as a Londoner. From documenting spots that I skated at as a teenager, through to areas I have worked in - I wanted to see what familiar sounds still resonated at this unprecedented time. I used the binaural microphone technique - if you close your eyes and imagine, the physics behind this method of sound capture will immerse you in a 3D stereo environment pictured in the stills that I took on my journey."
    "I captured this days before London was effectively closed to non essential business. I’d worked late preparing our company for the shutdown and was on my way home at 10pm (normally still a busy time). I saw two people in five minutes."
    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

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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.