Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 2350: Below and Above the Waterline
    Yellowstone coots reimagined by Lee Clift.
    "I listened to the sound clip a number of times and produced three different compositions, the second of these was chosen to develop into the finished piece. It involved extensive audio manipulation to produce birdlike sounds in a state of transformation, I came up with a keyboard sound that had the effect of submersion, a sense of looking up from under the waterline, at that point an idea was formed that the piece was going to be about observation and emersion, Field recordings of this nature could one day be just a matter of history, so I wanted to capture a sense of the evolution of environments and states of being, the disappearing natural order of things.
    This piece is an immersion of thought, it is best heard walking in nature, preferably with the morning mist streaming through the trees."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    Photo by Vasiliki Volkova on Unsplash
    10 min
  • 2349: American coots, Yellowstone Lake
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    Dozens of American coots slowly paddle by on Yellowstone Lake. Rutting elk bugles can be heard in the distance.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    Photo by Vasiliki Volkova on Unsplash
    12 min
  • 2348: Park Piece
    Chipmunk Creek reimagined by Anthony Miller.
    "I live on the edge of the North York Moors National Park and spend a lot of time there photographing. I am always struck by both the enormity of the place and also the solitude that can be found there. I was interested in the Yellowstone project as it mirrors what I hear on the Moors and the two could almost be the same place in many ways. I wanted to try and convey the magnificence of the park and the cacophony of sounds of nature within it. All the sounds in my composition were taken from the original sound file and processed in various iPad apps and then I added trumpet over the top."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    5 min
  • 2347: Grizzly Beat
    Grizzly bears reimagined by Bassling. 
    "Last year I had a vivid dream about a bear, so it was my first pick of the sounds from Yellowstone.
    The variety of deep tones were ideal for a bassline and there were a number of transients that suited being shaped into percussive loops.
    Another section was stretched to give ambience and it sounds a bit brittle at times, like ice crunching under feet."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    Photo by Angel Luciano on Unsplash
    4 min
  • 2345: Grizzly bears, Yellowstone
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    Grizzly bears sometimes vocalize when agitated or nervous. These sounds of huffing, jaw-popping (heard at :35 and :57 seconds in), and low growls are warnings that you're too close. If you hear them while you're out in the park, back away calmly (never run), leave the immediate area, and give the bear more space. You must stay at least 100 yards/91 meters away from bears (about the length of a football field). And just a reminder, we recommend that everyone hike in groups of three or more, make lots of noise while hiking, and carry bear spray.
    These sounds were recorded with a cell phone by an experienced Bear Management Technician, Dan Bergum, during recent fieldwork involving capture. The bear was recorded during the few moments that it was contained inside a large, culvert-sized trap. Rest assured, no bears, scientists, or mobile devices were harmed while recording!
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    Photo by Angel Luciano on Unsplash
    2 min
  • 2342: Thee Washburn Langford Drone Experiment (No 1)
    Beehive geyser reimagined by Andy Billington.
    "I tried to capture a sense of the sculptural and majestic with this reimagined 6 minute repeating drone piece. 
    "Every 15hrs the Beehive Geyser erupts sending a plume of boiling water into the sky that creates rainbows. I build a simple melody inspired by this and layered and slowed down the track adding movement and space with lots of tape saturation and reverb."
    The title is a gentle nod to the Expedition Party who discovered it in 1870.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    7 min
  • 2341: Yellowstone Anemone
    Anemone geysers reimagined by Jase Warner.
    "Yellowstone Anemone is a soundscape created entirely from a field recording of Anemone Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The original recording has been dissected into smaller moments, with each section sonically adjusted in a unique way to complement the sense of propulsion and continuity present."
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    5 min
  • 2344: Anemone geysers, Yellowstone
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    This stereo recording captures both Big and Little Anemone Geysers as they erupt. Big Anemone Geyser quickly fills with water, erupts for about 27 seconds, and then drains, making a sucking or flushing sound. This is followed by the longer eruption of Little Anemone Geyser, which lasts about 5 minutes.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    7 min
  • 2343: Beehive geyser, Yellowstone
    Recorded by National Park Service.
    One of the showiest geysers in Yellowstone, Beehive has a powerful eruption that rivals the sound of a jet engine. Stereo recording.
    Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more.
    6 min

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