"I found the overall feel of the recording, especially the regular chirping of the crickets, to be very relaxing, and this led me into thinking that I needed to produce something calming and meditative.

"I wanted to keep the field recording running throughout, but after a few trial runs I felt that I needed more room to play with, so extended the recording by replicating a section from the middle and seamlessly blending the joins.

"The synth of choice for this was the Audrey 2; it uses feedback synthesis to produce wailing screeches reminiscent of howling guitars, but which with practice can also be nurtured into organic drones that can take on the form of low level choral chanting.

I ran the primary stereo output of the Audrey back into an additional audio track, but pitch-shifted down 2 octaves in order to provide a low-level bass track and thus adding some warmth to the overall texture.

"The final flourish was to add in some intermittent ‘twinkling’ using a midi keyboard into some Eurorack modules."

Mikro Papingo nocturne reimagined by Legacy Systems.

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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.

Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage