Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

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  • 1636: Kurdish Newroz celebrations
    Recorded by Peter Hudston.
    "in Kurdish legend, the holiday celebrates the deliverance of the Kurds from a tyrant (remember the relevance of Angra Mainyu), and it is seen as another way of demonstrating support for the Kurdish cause, essentially what's left of their Aryan/ Iranic roots. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Newroz_as_celebrated_by_Kurds in Kurdish legend, the holiday celebrates the deliverance of the Kurds from a tyrant (remember the relevance of Angra Mainyu), and it is seen as another way of demonstrating support for the Kurdish cause, essentially what's left of their Aryan/ Iranic roots."
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    15 min
  • 1635: The use of force
    Portland protest reimagined by Richard Watts.
    "This piece is based on a slowed down extract of the original recording which sounds a bit like cattle groaning. I thought this was quite interesting as crowds of people tend to act like cattle when confronted with danger. The echoey piano is supposed to reflect busyness of the protest with lots of different chants and shouts."
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    Image via www.shotboxer.com
    5 min
  • 1634: Militant police presence, 10 November 2016
    Recorded by Tim Kahn.
    "I recorded this on November 10, 2016 after Donald Trump was elected president. This was the second night of protests in Portland Oregon. The first night was very different and the police didn’t intervene. However on this night, the Portland police, who are notorious for being militant and aggressive showed why they have that reputation.
    The recording beings at the corner of SW 6th and Yamhill st. Portland, OR (you can hear this in the police announcement at the start of the recording)."
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    Image via www.shotboxer.com.
    16 min
  • 1633: Who's this?
    National Front demo reimagined by Richard Watts.
    "This piece kind of evolved from one thing into another. I've used samples of various voices from the original recording. The background noise is a slowed version of the original put through an oscillator and a few other effects. The drum sounds are also taken from the original with very little tweaking.
    When I listen to the original recording I get a sense of two distorted views of patriotism and I have tried the reflect that in the reimagined sound. I also find groups like the National Front to be a bit sinister so the high pitched sound and the repeated note reflects this.
    There are a few bits of swearing so you might want to give a warning to those of a sensitive nature."
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    4 min
  • 1632: The National Front on the march
    Recorded by Ian Rawes.
    Around 220–250 members and sympathisers of the far-right, white nationalist National Front gather by the Cenotaph for their annual Remembrance Sunday march. Two ex-servicemen wearing the green berets of the Royal Marines vocally object to their presence, but are held back by police. A man tries to engage the recordist in conversation. A steward calls out to the marchers, and they head off along Whitehall to the beating of drums.
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    3 min
  • 1631: This is a peaceful protest
    Portland protest reimagined by Steffi Neuhuber.
    "I heard the field recording of this demonstration in a city where I did already spend some time and liked it there. It was a peaceful demonstration when suddenly someone broke a window. I liked to sound of breaking glass and also the reactions. The others called the person out but found peace again. Structure and chaos, different layers of sound finding together, fighting for the same but also against each other however having this peaceful base.
    I experimented with the different sounds, cut the original field recording into tiny pieces – words, rhythms, noise and put it back together. For the base I did record a melody on a synth and played some noises with my voice, using a mic and pedals."
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    4 min
  • 1630: Broken protest windows, Portland
    Recorded by Benjamin Glas-Hochstettler.
    Portland, USA: A protester breaks a window and is called out on it by other protesters.
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    2 min
  • 1629: Filtered banks
    Valencia banking protest reimagined by Toni Dimitrov.
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    6 min
  • 1628: Valencia banking protest
    Recorded by Robert van Riel.
    This is a large protest against the effects of the European banking rules for Spain. May 2012, Avenida del Barón de Cárcer.
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    6 min
  • 1627: Slow static motion (don't close our banks)
    Barcelona banking protest reimagined by Philippe Neau.
    "Spain and banks.
    Sounds call me : voices and noises, energy and movements.
    I try to mixed it so as to find a space between parade, protest, riot and time it ends
    I would like to play with the opposition of action and endless."
    Part of the Protest and Politics project - find out more at http://www.citiesandmemory.com/protest
    4 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.