Cities and Memory - remixing the world
Summary: 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 sounds. Each podcast description tells you more about what you're hearing, and where it came from. There are more than 6,000 sounds featured on our sound map, spread over more than 120 countries and territories. The sounds cover parts of the world as diverse as the hubbub of San Francisco’s main station, traditional fishing women’s songs at Lake Turkana, the sound of computer data centres in Birmingham, spiritual temple chanting in New Taipei City or the hum of the vaporetto engines in Venice. You can explore the project in full at http://www.citiesandmemory.com
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Podcasts:
Hare Krishna dancing in the Piazza del Duomo, Milan - recorded by Toni Dimitrov.
An elevator in Wagner metro station, Milan - recorded by Toni Dimitrov.
The city of Portofino in the rain, recorded by Mark Williamson.
A singer performs "Nessun Dorma" for the assembled tourists outside the Pantheon, Rome. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
A Roman historical reenactment parade marches past, close to the Colosseum in Rome. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Bells ring out across Rome as we walk down Via dei Leutari. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Busking band in Piazza Navona in Rome, as we walk towards the buskers from the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Fountain in the piazza at Caffe ai Portici, Cittadella, Italy - recorded by Cities and Memory.
String-playing buskers perform part of the "Four Seasons" by Vivaldi to entertain passers-by, Venice. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Recording of a vaporetto journey in Venice from 2010 - recorded by Cities and Memory.
Cows feed on the slopes of Monte Grappa - a chorus of cow bells. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Festa della Repubblica songs reimagined by Simon Woods. "The music section of this piece consists of the notes, chords and bass of the traditional rebel song ‘Bella Ciao’ slowed down and echoed to a point where it becomes unrecognisable as the original. "
Military bands and traditional military songs at the 2 June Festa della Repubblica celebration in Rome, Italy. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Helsinki accordion busker reimagined by Ollie Campbell. "The geographical location of the original recording and the seagulls that you can hear faintly inspired me to invent a story about the accordian player. That he was swept out to sea on a little boat, getting caught in a fierce storm, before drifting back to shore. I used the original recording in its complete form, applying effects to it, and adding different recordings."
Accordion busker outside the Old Market Hall in Helsinki, Finland - recorded by Cities and Memory.
