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Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory

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

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0:19

Hill of the Buddha

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

An architectural space of deep spiritual meaning in Sapporo, Japan. Recorded by David Mintom.

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6:35

Movement amongst the trees

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"A response to a chorus of tree frogs." Frog chorus in Yokohama, Japan reimagined by Alex Vald.

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20:00

Schlegel's green tree frog

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

This is the call of the Schlegel's green frog, a frog endemic to Japan. When one of them starts croaking, a call and response begins. The contrast between stillness and movement is beautiful. Recorded in Yokohama, Japan by Tadamitsu Mizuno.

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10:00

Aequoreus

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

A hydrophone recording from the Adriatic Coast of Italy captures the fascinating and vibrant sounds of marine life. You can hear the clicks, pops, and crackles of mollusks, including shrimps, crabs, mussels, lobsters, and barnacles. As we venture further from human activity, the true richness of these underwater soundscapes comes to life. Recorded by Rafael Diogo.

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8:45

Siennacircle

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"In retrospect, this was a tricky choice of audio file, as the original recording is hard to better in terms of sheer absorbing alien sound quality. I had no idea lobsters were that loud & communicative. They sound quite lively and otherworldly, so I felt the music woven around their sounds should be too. It seems to have evolved into something like a cheerful lobster rave. "In terms of methodology, I made several initial sketches, but the final piece is based on a short loop put together on a

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4:02

Local street market, Mtskheta

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

Mtskheta is one of the oldest cities of Georgia and its former capital. The beautiful city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, features a winding market just outside the 11th century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. This sound walk captures local stall holders laughing and chatting as we meander through the historic streets. Recorded by Colin Hunter.

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5:22

Zulu songs in a game reserve restaurant

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

An a cappella performance by the staff in the resort restaurant at the end of the evening meal. The waiters and chefs and kitchen staff gather in rows in front of the diners and sing local songs in Zulu, harmonising, dancing, clapping, ululating and whistling. KwaZulu means place of the Zulu. Harmonies of male and female voices singing traditional Zulu songs is tied to the land and its history. At the same time, the tourist industry supports locals in this area, and performing for holidaymakers,

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6:24

On Gilbert Bridge

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

In March 2025 we made a series of recordings in and around the Barbican Centre, with the idea of those sounds being folded back into the Observatory Station sound installation, so that the sounds of the Barbican itself become part of the stories being told by sound from around the world. A sound walk starting at Gilbert Bridge, which leads into the Barbican above various water features and fountains. The hiss of flowing water is amplified by the brick and concrete surrounding us, and we continue

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3:44

Branches and blades

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"I had a passing notion of a ’concerto for chainsaw and strings’ after hearing this recording - this is a fumbling exploratory sound sketch in that direction." Tree disposal in Greenwich Park reimagined by Fiona Conn.

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2:33

Mtskheta

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"The voices of the people in the market were so richly expressive and full of life, so I wanted to keep the emphasis on them and utilize their unique intonations and dialogues as the basis for a fun sample-heavy beat. Looping different snippets of voices and overlapping them brought about some interesting textures and tones. "All the while, it's driven by a steady beat (courtesy of a Moby drum sample via his mobygratis platform) which echoes the liveliness of the market and its patrons. At the

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3:39

Zigzag

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"I found out that Imfolozi means “zigzag” in isiZulu, so this was my inspiration to try and make a piece that never sits still, twists and turns. I wanted to reflect the sheer exuberance of the singing in the original piece where the clapping rhythm shifts and returns." Imfolozi Park, South Africa reimagined by Dermot Fitzsimons.

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4:32

Branches and blades

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"I had a passing notion of a ’concerto for chainsaw and strings’ after hearing this recording - this is a fumbling exploratory sound sketch in that direction." Tree cutting in Greenwich Park, London reimagined by Fiona Conn.

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3:29

Breathe brick ghosts

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"A drone of "stimvocals" and fountains below mechanical concrete." Gilbert Bridge soundwalk at the Barbican Centre, London reimagined by Dee Fry.

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2:25

Traditional silk weaving, Skye

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

Traditional silk weaving on a countermarch floor loom, as it has been done for thousands of years. Thanks to Skye Silks for letting us record them at work and taking the time to talk us through their practice. Recorded in April 2025 on the Isle of Skye, Scotland by Cities and Memory.

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5:13

Caller ID

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"This piece reimagines a field recording of everyday people calling out, treating their voices not just as source material, but as the foundation. Approached with deep intention, it aimed to honour the original rhythms and harmonies of the callers without overpowering them. "The composition moves between ambient stillness and percussive energy, layering textures like tracked flute and analogue synth around the calls to reflect a natural, evolving dialogue. At its core, the work is about

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14:32

Voices of the Delta

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

What began as a simple request for a song became an unforgettable moment. Deep in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, at Gomoti Plains Camp, I asked the staff if they could sing for a recording. Instead of just one song, they formed a choir and gifted me a spontaneous concert of sheer energy in their native language. Recorded by Christina Antoniadou.

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8:14

Roaming silence

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

As I began losing my hearing, the urgency of archiving memory through everyday sounds became more pressing. This work invites viewers to gain a deeper understanding of hearing loss and relate to my personal experience of losing the ability to appreciate the mundane. The audio was captured through my hearing aids in my hometown of Tucson, Arizona, USA in 2023. The audio highlights the fragility of sound at night in the desert, my father playing piano, conversations with my sister on the back of her

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3:49

Tucson AZ

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"I wanted to take the dreamy, on the road vibe of the sample and put it in a totally different aural world." Hearing aid recording in Tucson, USA reimagined by Coxidelic [Tracy Cox].

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2:50

Mountain echoes

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

"The sound of wood whistles and singing stretched to form a sonic memory of a moment embracing regional songs. Regional music that has been passed down and remembered, likely evolving subtly over time. "The time spent on the Greek terrace, sipping tsipouro and sharing music, is not immune to the same change. It will soon be an impression, the songs a distant echo, the melodies muddled. This augmentation of the original recording represents fading moments left to reminiscence." Music in Mikro

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6:28

Music in the mountains

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/23

This is Angelos, one of the permanent residents of the village of Mikro Papingo, which is one of the 46 stone villages in this mountainous region of northwest Greece called the Zagorochoria. Angelos is one of our neighbours; he is retired now but continues to contribute to the musical heritage of this region. He makes his own wooden whistles which he plays, keeping alive regional tunes and songs. He is also one of the cantors for the village Greek Orthodox church. From time to time, when we are

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