Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 2374: Black Growler steam vent, Yellowstone
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    One of the first features you'll see/hear as you descend the trail into Porcelain Basin at Norris Geyser Basin.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    3 min
  • 2373: Norris Porcelain Basin Fumaroles (Andy Lyon reimagining)
    Fumaroles reimagined by Andy Lyon. 
    "Water is fundamental to life. It is often taken for granted with spiritual and symbolic aspects often also ignored. It is fascinating to watch, this piece is inspired by watching the movement of water and considering its properties and symbolism. 
    "I've used the recording with delay and reverb to give greater depth and presence - timelessness even - adding orchestration and synth parts."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    4 min
  • 2372: Fumaroles in Yellowstone
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    Fumaroles come in all shapes and sizes. This collection of small vents issues into the outflow of Porcelain Springs, which passes below the boardwalks in the Norris Geyser Basin.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    1 min
  • 2370: Red-winged blackbirds, Yellowstone
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    The harsh cries of red-winged blackbirds reverberate across Swan Lake lake amidst the sounds of boreal chorus frogs and sandhill cranes.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    1 min
  • 2371: Roche Jaune
    Red-winged blackbirds reimagined by Jeff Dungfelder.
    “Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream.” — The Beatles
    "Roche Jaune" is a new composition of ambient textures and rhythms based on a field recording of red-winged blackbirds reverberating across Swan Lake amidst the sounds of boreal chorus frogs and sandhill cranes. The music reimagines the sounds of Yellowstone National Park through the lens of history. 
    The name (Yellowstone) is widely believed to have been derived from the Minnetaree Indian name Mi tse a-da-zi (Yellow Rock River), but the Minnetaree never lived along the upper stretches of the Yellowstone. The Crow Indians, who lived along the upper Yellowstone in Southern Montana, called it E-chee-dick-karsh-ah-shay (Elk River). Translating the Minnetaree name, French trappers called the river Roche Jaune (Yellow Rock), a name used until the mid-19th century. In 1805 Lewis and Clark recorded the English translation of Yellow Stone for the river. 
    Arapooish, Chief of the Absalooka (Crow) Indians who had moved to the area about 1750, once said of their homeland, "The Great Spirit put it in exactly the right place." 
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    6 min
  • 2369: Waiting for the bird to sing
    Yellowstone mud pot reimagined by Giovanna Iorio.
    "I reimagined this sound and called it "Waiting for the bird to sing". I used Audacity and added a few seconds of a music called "Strange Children" by Life in a box."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    2 min
  • 2368: Personal Geyser
    Old Faithful reimagined by Simon Woods.
    "This piece underwent many changes before settling on a Native American feel to the first section. ‘Old Faithful’, I discovered, was a place of worship for several tribes and so I attempted to recreate a Native American drumming sound. 
    The second section using a recording of ‘my own personal geyser’ i.e. my kettle. It is heavily processed through my new, favourite, synth - Cherry Audio’s Voltage Modular. The drumming changes to a western modern beat."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    8 min
  • 2366: Marina
    Bison in Yellowstone reimagined by Isaac Bries.
    "This piece is inspired by a night I spent in Yellowstone during the summer of 2017\. While taking a walk to look for constellations, I stumbled into a sleeping bison who, luckily, was not nearly as startled as I was. Techniques used include tape manipulation and controlled feedback loops."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    Photo by Ethan Wiese on Unsplash
    20 min
  • 2365: Bison eating, Yellowstone
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    The sounds of bison eating in Gibbon Meadows, Yellowstone.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    Photo by Ethan Wiese on Unsplash
    1 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.