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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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3:41

Akassar (song) with violin and drum

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/02/22

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, being from a collection of reel-to-reel tape recordings of Berber (Ait Haddidu) music and soundscapes made by members of the Oxford University Expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Southern Morocco in 1961.Recorded by Audrey Butt, Michael R. Emerson or Ralph Hudson Johnson.Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.———Part of the project A Century of Sounds, reimagining 100 sounds covering 100 years from the

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2:20

Broadcast from a broken time machine

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/02/22

I was attracted to the age and broken nature of this recording and wanted to use the noise as a feature. All the sounds featured originate from the original, however mangled they have become. One could could hear all the layers of noise to be the 100+ years that have past since the recording was captured - with the original sounds still trying to break through. Balangi (xylophone) duet reimagined by Alex Vald.———Part of the project A Century of Sounds, reimagining 100 sounds covering 100 years from

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2:08

Lullaby sung by Nadeng to her baby

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/02/22

From the sound collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, being from a collection of cassette tape recordings of music and spoken language (principally Laarim) made by anthropologist Patti Langton in South Sudan during 1979 and 1980.Recorded by Patti Langton.Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.———Part of the project A Century of Sounds, reimagining 100 sounds covering 100 years from the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. Explore the

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6:00

Nadeng's song - a lullaby in cycles

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/02/22

I listened to this beautiful excerpt of Nadeng singing to her child and the sonic presence of children and a baby. I grew increasingly attached to their voices and carefully traced their audible responses to each other. I read about the context of this recording – mother to child, mother to children, singing in South Sudan. The wars that have afflicted this place. The civil war that had recently ended, and the war that would commence soon after Nadeng sang in this recording. The traditional

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13:03

On the footsteps of Khakcilik

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/02/22

"Fiat Lux". From the living breath of Genesis to the Kikuyu’s sacred seed, from the Greek cosmic egg to the Sulawesi tale of the earth-shaking boar scratching its itch — across countless traditions, humankind has always sought to explain the origins of the cosmos. Perhaps fewer people are aware that humanity has also tried to explain the origins of technological life, with ‘technology’ here meaning the discovery of activities that enabled progress: agriculture, the construction of more complex

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3:35

Bridge work (2018)

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/02/09

As a student during the early 00s I lived close to Hammersmith Bridge and would often spend time there along the river. The architecture of the bridge and particularly the sound of crossing traffic was always fascinating to me; during a visit to London in 2018 I made field recordings, and soon after made this composition with it. Hammersmith Bridge, London reimagined by Toby Kaufmann-Buhler.

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2:17

Underneath Hammersmith Bridge

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/02/09

This was recorded in June 2018 on the Lower Mall path under Hammersmith Bridge, London, during a busy time for pedestrian traffic; this was less than a year before the bridge completely closed for extensive repairs. Recorded by Toby Kaufmann-Buhler.

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7:42

Every form of transport at once

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/26

An interesting spot in central Berlin at Gontardstrasse - an intersection with passing trams and buses from two sides, while trains pass overhead to our right. As an added bonus, we stand between two pedestrian crossing boxes, with a stereo effect as they exchange pulses on either side of us. Recorded by Cities and Memory, September 2025.

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4:06

Every form of transport and voices (stereo effect)

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/26

I was especially inspired by the rhythmic, stereo qualities of the traffic sounds. Their sound texture gave me new inspiration every time I listened to them.The reimagined piece is nostalgic and dreamy. I was really focused on the storytelling aspect, in a kind of post-cinematographic way. The composition is built partly from « tape music » using the original recording, then layered with two modular parts and a drum kit for the “heavy” section.The clicks of the pedestrian crossing are rhythmically

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4:05

Indonesian reverie

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/21

"This recording felt introspective, reflective and meditative and the Indonesian chant took me back to Bali, where I had just been in April 2025. I used some recordings I took in Bali such as a dawn chorus and placed birds and rustles in the wider stereo field. I recorded myself playing the flute, basing the melody on the chant, which is woven throughout the piece." reimagined by Sarah McRuvie.

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6:13

Rumah Tangga's back yard

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/21

There are various insects and birds in Rumah Tangga while the space is filled with gardens. During the morning time, there used to be a 'sholawat' (a praise to God from a nearby mosque) until noon. Because of the vast lands, the megaphone sound from the mosque sprawls nicely throughout the area. The sound of the inhabitants gives a calm and soothing feeling. I love to wake up early in the morning to feel grateful for the aural sensation and warmth of the sunshine. I was sitting on my bed, behind my

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6:33

Riffbert the frog

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/21

"I found inspiration for this piece within the first few seconds of listening to the recording, it quite literally leapt out at me (Pardon the pun), a very distinctive rhythm, I quickly wrote a riff that followed the rhythm and made it the focal point of this piece with it reappearing throughout, some very chaotic sections (similar to the hopping of a frog). I used guitar amps on a lot of the frog sounds that I'd chopped out of the originally recording to try and make them a little palatable but

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3:12

The frogs of Varka

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/21

"One night the frogs of Varka village were improvising!"Recorded in Varka, Greece by Agapi Zarda.

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8:22

Kelvingrove

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/21

The original sample was resampled, with a lot of treatments. Guitar samples were added, as well as synth and keyboards sounds. The idea was to end up with an ambient piece in which you would still hear the original atmosphere. The piece was mastered by Fabric Decay, an electronic / experimental artist from Kyiv, Ukraine.Kelvingrove museum, Scotland reimagined by Abstrakt Lake.IMAGE: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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1:36

Kelvingrove museum atmosphere

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/21

The atmosphere of the Kelvingrove art museum in Glasgow. People walking, talking, children playing. The amazing reverberation of the building makes steps sound a bit like treated percussion, at times. Minimum editing (fade in/out and EQ).Recorded by Balthazar Klimt.IMAGE: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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4:50

The ballad of Bab Doukkala

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/08

The most striking feature of the original field recording is dozens of motorbikes and scooters zooming past and dodging their way through the pedestrians. Throughout the day when it's busier they can only pass very slowly, but with sparser crowds at night they rip past us on both sides.This composition brings to life some of the energy of the city of Marrakesh by night, with the instrumentation highlighting the buzz and busyness on all sides. It's about absorbing the city and feeling energised by

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4:23

The bikes of Bab Doukkala

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/08

Marrakesh, Morocco - at 9.30pm in the Bab Doukkala district, the city is full of life. Shops are open and bustling, the area is mostly locals and few tourists, but the most remarkable thing is the sheer number of scooters and motorbikes passing - in the space of just a few minutes, more than 20 motorbikes zip and slalom past us in the narrow alleyway, zig-zagging between pedestrians. You can hear it all in this recording.Recorded by Cities and Memory, January 2026.

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5:23

Midnight in an amphibian world

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/07

For this piece, multiple layers of synths, strings and other instruments layer on top of one another, performing variations of the same melody, to mimic both the repetition and individual variations within the the frog choruses. Each instrument becomes a voice joining in with the frogs’ calls, creating a melodic bed that reflects on the majestic beauty of nature’s large-scale gatherings of animals. Night time frog chorus in Goa reimagined by Cities and Memory.

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6:26

Boat launch blues

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/07

"Reimagination of Hastings Boat Launch with a blues shuffle feel to it."Hastings boat launch reimagined by Gareth Eckley.

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2:20

Green vs grey

Cities and Memory - remixing the world ·

2026/01/07

|Trees and birds have always been considered the lungs of a neighbourhood. Yet, even though we recognise their value, the policy of too many (Belgian) cities is to trade vibrant greenery for dull, grey concrete. This is a call to action: we must do more to protect our scarce green spaces."Bos forest, Amsterdam reimagined by Jade Yorks.

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