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- 2695: Golden Hinde (Trousered remix)London's Golden Hinde reimagined by Ian Haygreen."I used very little effects (reverb etc) for the track. I used Audacity to separate the individual sounds which interested me. Using Audacity and LMMS (my DAW) I simply used the loop functions, altered the speed, pitch and tempo settings and very little else."Part of the Future Cities project (http://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .6 min
- 2694: All aboard the Golden HindeThe Golden Hinde was a galleon best known for being the first English ship to sail around the entire world from 1577 to 1580. A replica of the ship sits in central London as a tourist attraction, and here we are listening to the ship's captain entertaining passers-by. Recorded by Cities and Memory.Part of the Future Cities project (http://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .4 min
- 2693: Synchronizing RainRain in Boston reimagined by Stefan Klaverdal.Rain have always been a source for inspiration, this particular rain was kind-of-rhythmical and that inspired me to compose this short piece for (slightly extended) piano filled with melancholy and nostalgia.Part of the Future Cities project (https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .6 min
- 2692: Rain, Commuter Rail, Laughter, and the Mass PikeThis is a recording of rain tapping rhythmically on a metal windowsill in Boston, Massachusetts. Outside the window the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail rumbles by, people laugh, and the Mass Pike (aka interstate 90) seethes with heavy traffic. Recorded by Nicholas Jourjine.Part of the Future Cities project (https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .9 min
- 2691: Le PréludeSoundscape for the end of times. Human empathy for the environment is countered with the slow destruction around us. Could we be threatened by such urban environments in the future?The original soundscape was processed first using Max for the pitch and time effects and then spatially transformed in Reaper using Kronlachner's Ambix tools for the final binaural mix.Part of the Future Cities project (https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .4 min
- 2690: 68 bell strikesThe cathedral bells ring over and over in Antibes, France. Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.Part of the Future Cities project (https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .4 min
- 2689: Protest ResolutionColombian protest reimagined by Dave Webb."I wasn't sure what the protest was about, and my Spanish is rubbish. So I cut loops with as little human voice as possible and turned it into a kind of celebratory, dancey track."Part of the Future Cities project (https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .12 min
- 2688: A protest in Bogotá, Colombia"We can hear chanting protesters from Bogotá, Colombia, on November 26th 2019, less than a week after protests started. I was in Bogotá for a residency and it just happened that I arrived at a very agitated moment in the city, with people denouncing corruption and demanding better quality of life. It was beautiful to see them out in the street in solidarity, protesting in a very civil manner for a very reasonable cause. I was impressed at the musicality the protests offered me and I'd like to share with you the festive side of the events." Recorded by Yanik Tremblay-Simard.Part of the Future Cities project (https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .5 min
- 2687: BollywoodFuture"Diversity of a mixed culture is essential to our future world. The original sound seems to come from some medium: TV? Radio? Movie?" Bollywood in Malaysia reimagined by Keisuke Oki.Part of the Future Cities project (http://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .4 min
- 2686: Bollywood on Beach StreetBeach Street was once the central business district established by the British. Nowadays, Bollywood 'filmi' is played loud out from one of the trading shops on the street, with 'Little India' in the vicinity. The beeping from pedestrian-crossing traffic signals in the foreground adds occasional beats to the music.Part of the Future Cities project (http://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities) .2 min
About Cities and Memory - remixing the world
From the publisher's feed
Cities and Memory remixes the world, one sound at a time - a global collaboration between artists and sound recordists all over the world.
The project presents an amazingly-diverse array of field recordings from all over the world, but also reimagined, recomposed versions of those recordings as we go on a mission to remix the world.
What you'll hear in the podcast are our latest sounds - either a field recording from somewhere in the world, or a remixed new composition based solely on those sounds. Each podcast description tells you more about what you're hearing, and where it came from.
There are more than 8,000 sounds featured on our sound map, spread over more than 140 countries and territories. The sounds cover parts of the world as diverse as the hubbub of San Francisco’s main station, traditional fishing women’s songs at Lake Turkana, the sound of computer data centres in Birmingham, spiritual temple chanting in New Taipei City or the hum of the vaporetto engines in Venice. You can explore the project in full at www.citiesandmemory.com