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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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3:00

Jazz in grunge

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/19

"For Jazz in Grunge, I let myself be guided by the original field recording and it's rudeness; both the content and the recording itself are very rootsy, rural and taken from everyday life; water, cows, dogs, wind, with its typical superficial dullness and underlying tension. "I tried, through audio manipulation and composition, to bring these initial characteristics to the forefront, in a context of musical unnameability and freedom." Vilarinha, Portugal reimagined by Sebastian Dingens.

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7:04

Clouds over Baguio

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/19

"This piece is built around a field recording of a jeepney ride through Baguio City, with the original recording being both mixed and processed through my modular synth. "The recording is first played back as an audio file into the Morphagene module to fragment and reassemble its textures. The dry and processed signals mix, evoking the layered chaos of urban transit - voices, engines, and static, moving in and out of focus. A bass pedal note anchors the piece with pulsating Euclidean rhythms

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3:44

So-so

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/19

"I drew inspiration for this piece from the serene sounds captured in a field recording done by Ben Gale of life around a river in Ukraine. The tranquility of that moment—especially in light of Ukraine’s current circumstances—moved me to create a soundscape that both contrasts with and complements it. "I was aiming to capture a delicate balance between beauty and unease, and the resilience of trying to live peacefully amidst conflict." Ukraine riverside at Sosonka reimagined by Antifilm.

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2:19

Wave

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/19

"All the sounds in this piece were present in the original file. It was a delight to listen again and again to Erick’s recording and find new and surprising sounds each time. "In making this piece I used a tension present in that recording - the calm, incessant rain of the jungle - here reimagined as layers of repeated, wave-like sound - punctured by sporadic individual sounds - a bird calling from close by, muffled coughing, the loud crack of something like a twig snapping." Morning rain at

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6:15

Fraga da Pena to the Atlantic Ocean

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/19

"When I think about Portugal the beaches and the Atlantic Ocean come to my mind. When I heard the silent drops of the sample I had the idea to connect that water source sound-wise to the ocean. "Small bits of the sample (single drops) were taken to create a somewhat random rhythm. A bigger part of the sample was taken and slowed down a lot using Paul Stretch. "The output was fed into two different effect chains. These sounds represent the waves of the ocean. Sequenced sounds were added to

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5:46

Paris

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/19

"Just having some fun at 96 BPM in Ableton Live." Protest in Paris reimagined by Hens Zimmerman.

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4:16

Memories of the calm waters

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

"Imagine that you are in a boat or canoe on the river, the water goes here and there, it starts in very calm waters, you listen to the birds and float along. Then, gradually, the voyage becomes slightly more agitated, or is it even changing direction? More waves come and the water run fast, but then suddenly you are in still waters again, back in the calm stillness of nature. "This piece is inspired from the flowing of the St John River, the longest in eastern Canada that, like many rivers,

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2:54

Birdsong at St. John River

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

Birdsong in a quiet rural spot on St. John River in New Brunswick, Canada. According to Birdnet, the species you can hear include the swamp sparrow, eastern Phoebe and Wilson's snipe. Recorded by Cathy McKelvey.

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4:20

Lumo

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

"The sonic landscape of this audio recording felt very familiar to me, reminding me of wind chimes in my childhood home, and the many feathery neighbors who wake me up in the morning with their cheerful chirps. Special thanks to my friend for their help." Abandoned tower in Sao Miguel, Azores reimagined by Anni Elea.

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8:11

Nesting in an old antenna

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

On São Miguel Island in the Azores, there is a decommissioned satellite communication Earth station featuring a 32-metre parabolic antenna. It was once integral to satellite communications, given its strategic mid-Atlantic location. Though it is not explicitly documented, we can assume it became redundant from the mid-1980s onward due to advancements in satellite communication technologies and the expansion of digital ground optical fibre networks. I chanced upon the station when I was travelling

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11:14

Hymn for the holiday rain

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

"The field recording brought back memories of camping holidays we took in Wales. It always rained (or seemed to). I added additional field recordings of some thunder storms and some drone and voices sounds generated by a selection of synths. The aim was to produce a hymn or lamentation for those wet holiday memories."Nant-Yr-Onnen rainstorm reimagined by Barry Cooper.

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19:13

Nant-Yr-Onnen

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

This recording was captured from the second floor of an open window while it was raining in Wales. The listener can feel the rain drops lick the window sill as they slide to meet the muddy grass down below. Recorded in Nant-Yr-Onnen, Wales by Shaye Thiel.

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3:34

Wazirpur industrial

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

"My initial listening to the source sound evoked strong feelings of nostalgia, (when I was younger, I spent many months travelling around India and stayed in Chandni Chowk near the Wazirpur Industrial Zone a couple of times.) The hubbub of the crowd and general sense of a 'kinetic buzz' would be familiar to anyone who has spent time on the sub-continent. I recalled the feelings of awe and fascination that accompanied my travels. "My piece attempts to distill something of my emotional reaction to,

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3:44

An evening in the Wazirpur industrial area

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/18

Wazirpur is one of the 29 industrial areas spread across Delhi – NCR. The place is overrun with hundreds of small-scale factories which have attracted thousands of low-income migrant workers – usually from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Bengal. Scattered among the factories are the jhuggis/ slums which these workers call home. The recording is made one evening on a busy street in the Wazirpur Industrial Area. Vendors walk by, selling all sorts of things from clothes, slippers, utensils, cosmetics, old

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7:59

Spirited away

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/17

"I initially wanted to pick a sound from nature to work with, but the Reitaisai Festival grabbed my attention as soon as I came across it. I didn’t want to manipulate the recording too much so I kept the clip I worked with intact and didn’t chop it up to keep to a certain tempo. I wanted to preserve the energy of the recording and for it to feel as if I was joining in spirit, swooping in to play with my friends and then floating away again. "We sometimes slightly fall away from each other

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4:00

Camargue serenade: flamingo nuptial dance

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/17

Immerse yourself in the enchanting soundscape of the Camargue, a region in southern France renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and iconic wildlife. This recording captures the mesmerizing nuptial dances of flamingos during their reproduction period, as they perform an intricate ballet of courtship rituals. The distinctive calls and gentle murmurs of these majestic birds create a symphony that is quintessentially Camargue. The sound is instantly evocative of this unique region, where white

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2:22

What grandmother taught

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/17

"I used the field recording of the flamingos to inspire my composition. I mimicked their clatter and calls with rattle, whistle and drum. Over the top of this I added one of my older poems, a triolet titled: What Grandmother Taught. "I brought the flamingos recording in at the end, merging the two pieces into one song – as my bit faded the flamingos take over." Flamingoes in Camargue reimagined by Allis Hamilton.

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15:11

Reitaisei festival, Tokyo

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/17

Reitaisai is an important festival held by Shinto shrines in Japan. People from the town where the shrine is located gather and carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) as they parade through the streets. This is a recording capturing the mikoshi approaching and then moving away. Recorded in November 2024 by Miyu Hosoi. IMAGE: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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1:05

Irregular ellipsoid

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/17

"The natural sounds were highly rhythmic in a complex almost unsettling way. I pulled key elements from the soundscape and highlighted them as percussive and rhythm sections. "These play along with the entire unaltered original soundscape, as a highlighter to particular aspects of its own patterns. I also added bells and bass to serve as tour guides." Jellybean Pool, Australia reimagined by Heather Spence.

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Cicadas at the Jellybean Pool

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2025/06/17

Cicadas at the Jellybean Pool, Blue Mountains, Australia. Recorded by Richard Watts.

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