Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 2885: The thankyou bells of Feugères
    France lockdown sounds recorded by Mike Tupling. 
    "Dusk, rural Normandie. Across France bells are being rung to thank all the medical personnel putting their own health on the line in the service of others. The bells that can be heard in the background above the dusk chorus are those of Église Saint-Pierre in Feugères."
    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
  • 2883: 545 studio
    Rhode Island lockdown sounds recorded by Erik Gould. 
    "This is the sound in my studio space up the street from my house, in Pawtucket, RI USA. 
    "There's the drone-like sound of the 24/7 blower fan of the roof of the microfiber factory across the alley, occasional bangs from a truck getting loaded down below, and way underneath, voices of my neighbors in the downstairs studio. 
    "It's raining and there's a smell of coffee coming through the mill floor. We are in the second week of social distancing in Rhode Island, not a full lock down as yet. 
    "My employer has closed, schools have closed and my daughter is home and transitioning to remote learning. 
    "There are challenges in finding a balance and managing anxiety but so far we are doing okay. Hoping we can slow things down so the hospitals can cope and we all can get through this."
    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
  • 2884: Hail subsiding/homemade greenhouse
    Portland lockdown sounds recorded by Juniana.
    "As of the time of this recording, we have gotten to the point of a "shelter-in-place" executive order. Many people are working from home, some have been temporarily laid off. Restaurants are take-out only, grocery stores have restricted numbers of people - many of us are ordering groceries to be delivered. 
    "It is clear, walking through the neighborhood (keeping a 6' distance from others,) that most neighbors are staying busy at home.  There are many people out working in their yards, playing with their children, and walking their dogs.  More than I've ever seen.  
    "I spent some time on the first day stuck at home constructing a small greenhouse out of scrap wood I found in my backyard, and used a large plastic bag for the cover.  
    "I planted seeds in containers to put inside it, starting my garden earlier this year than ever before.  I know that a lot of people have.  There is a comfort in knowing we can grow our own food, especially since we don't know how long this will last - weeks... months??" 
     
    "In my recording, I am entering my backyard during a brief, surprise hailstorm on a chilly, but partly sunny day (typical for the Pacific NW.) As I walk across my yard, holding a hat over my recorder, the hail slows and I approach my little greenhouse.   
    "I move the plastic door aside and rest my recorder inside.  You can hear drops of water dripping on the plastic from the tree branches above.  
    "My neighbors are also working on projects while stuck at home and you can hear their banging and power tools in the background. We live near a major interstate road and the faint sound of the remaining traffic hums in the distance.  
    "I wonder if there will be a day that we won't hear any traffic on that road."
    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
  • 2882: Shackleton dreaming
    Louisiana lockdown sounds recorded by Trish.
    "My dog Shackleton talks in his sleep and this is a sample.  I'm quarantined under doctor's orders.  I have a cough but no other symptoms, but according to my doc it's safest for me and for my community this way. Plus, my state's governor has order us to shelter in place and I think that is sensible. 
    "I take immunosuppressant drugs for RA so I'd just as soon not go out.  I've been kind of scared but never bored. There are books to read and dogs to pet.  
    "Mostly the dogs are my saving grace. My husband and I have five (all of them shelter dogs or dogs that were abandoned around where we live), but mostly they have us, since they dictate the rhythms of our days, even more so under quarantine.
    "Their names are, in order of when they adopted us, Hattie, Sally Alice, Grace, Shackleton, and Celiidh. Shackleton is the largest, a big black Labrador retriever, and the only male. 
    "He sleeps next to me and wakes me up with his sounds.  this is his little sleep bark. Sometimes he howls, sometimes he growls, and sometimes it is more like throat-singing.  He is wonderfully strange. 
    "Quarantine is made bearable by the dogs."
    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
  • 2880: The morning after rain on the periurban fringe
    New South Wales lockdown sounds recorded by Kim Goldsmith. 
    "Located 10km from the centre of a major regional city in Central New South Wales, on the peri-urban fringe, I wake to the same birdsong and barking dogs as always. 
    "On this morning, a day after much-needed rain on the back of years of drought, the moisture drips from hard surfaces, keeping slow time. 
    "The COVID-19 pandemic swamps our communication channels and our public lives have been dismantled. But just for a moment you could think everything was okay."
    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
    7 min
  • 2881: Night terrors
    London lockdown sounds recorded by Marg Laing. 
    "This recording was made after midnight on Day 1 of Lockdown in London. 
    |We have a lot of urban foxes in Hackney, and as it's spring, they tend to be more vocal. But in over 20 years of living in London I have never heard a sound like this. Persistent screams. 
    |People seem to be externally mourning the loss of conveniences while quietly fearing what is to come here and globally. The community is weaving together to support each other, it is encouraging to see. 
    "And how the soundscape has changed! I hear birds and no more the drone of buses and sirens. A chance to pause and reflect."
    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
  • 2879: Homage to healthcare staff in Brussels
    Brussels lockdown sounds recorded by Jukka-Pekka Piimies.
    "These sounds of appreciation and encouragement ring in our street every evening now."
    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
  • 2878: 8pm applause for health workers
    Paris lockdown sound recorded by Colin Hunter.
    "Since midday on Tuesday 17 March 2020, France has been in lockdown in an effort to slow down the spread of Covid-19. The entire population must remain at home, with any movement strictly controlled and fines for those leaving their homes for reasons not deemed essential.
    "Since the beginning of this quarantine, residents in Paris have been going out onto their balconies and front doors each evening at 8pm to applaud and cheer to pay respect to doctors, nurses and all those working in the health service helping to save lives every day."
    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
  • 2877: Melting snow
    Montreal lockdown sounds recorded by Julia Innes.
    "It snowed late, at the end of March. As it melted, the Canada geese were migrating high above, seagulls were swirling overhead and starlings and sparrows were mating in the tree-lined quiet residential neighbourhood."
    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
    17 min
  • 2876: Downspout and birds in mid-March
    Maryland lockdown sounds recorded by Sue Fierston.
    "We shelter in place here in Maryland, schools closed, streets deserted. My neighborhood list serve has a daily treasure hunt, today they search for rainbows, and many neighbors have posted them in their windows or have hung them from trees.  A rainy day here amidst the cherry blossoms." 
    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

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