//podcastplus.net/feed/cities-and-memory-remixing-the-world-one-sound-at-a-time~9bb7b34a 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 7,000 sounds featured on our sound map, spread over more than 130 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 www.citiesandmemory.com Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:33:18 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8761709.mp3?modified=1754926088&sid=2138625&source=rss Interview with Cities and Memory creator Stuart Fowkes on the Nightlife show on ABC Australia, diving into Sonic Heritage as well as the ten-year history of the project.   "They say a picture tells a thousand stories, but how far does audio go?  That is exactly what Stuart Fowkes has set out to achieve over the last decade involving the contribution of more than 2,000 artists who are putting together sounds from all over the world.  He shares with Suzanne Hill about how the project came to be and why do the sounds of heritage sites matter." Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:27:26 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8761709.mp3?modified=1754926088&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8758512.mp3?modified=1754385890&sid=2138625&source=rss "Taksim Square in Istanbul has a history of protests and social activism, most notably the Gezi Park 2013 protests, in which 22 people were killed and more than 8,000 were injured, many critically.  "Listening to the soundscape from Taksim Square, life is going on as normal, with bustling crowds, but periodically we hear a police siren, which echoes through the square almost like a spectral reminder of the police brutality, protest and suffering that the space has been witness to in the past.  "The siren swirls through the composition like a phantasm, reminding us never to forget the social context of the spaces in which we inhabit, while the music is intended to evoke a slightly unsettling sense as it loops, repeats, and builds." Taksim Square soundscape reimagined by Cities and Memory. Original recording by Anders Vinjar.  Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:24:22 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8758512.mp3?modified=1754385890&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8758510.mp3?modified=1754385599&sid=2138625&source=rss Ambisonics recording at Taksim Meydani, site of the Gezi Park protests in 2013, a very busy city square, people jazzing around. This soundscape-composition is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no Recorded by Anders Vinjar. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:19:09 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8758510.mp3?modified=1754385599&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8749655.mp3?modified=1752648804&sid=2138625&source=rss "This track started with an idea to use the title converted to Morse code and then to MIDI, using an online tool I wrote ( https://constantpool.co.uk/morse-code-to-midi/ ). The raw field recording, captured inside the Pohjala brewery, was then chopped up and layered with effects to build a "wall of sound," which was all structured to create a shoegaze/alt-rock style track." Pohjala brewery, Tallinn reimagined by Karhide.  Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:52:24 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8749655.mp3?modified=1752648804&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8749656.mp3?modified=1752648952&sid=2138625&source=rss On a visit to the Pohjala artisan brewery in Tallinn, Estonia, we were invited behind the scenes into the brewery itself to record the sounds of beer being made. This soundscape records the beer-making process, with loud industrial noises, drones and hisses coming from large brewing tanks and machinery. Recorded in September 2024 by Cities and Memory.  Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:52:19 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8749656.mp3?modified=1752648952&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8744099.mp3?modified=1751625335&sid=2138625&source=rss "My field recording was a cable car journey to the top of an old town. In amongst the hubbub of voices there was snatches of music played on a telephone. I decided to use the duration of the cable car journey as a start and end point, placing the listener in the environment, and planting the melodies and rhythms as if caught almost out of ear shot on phones around the space.  "The human ums, aahs, stamps and claps are the sounds of real depth, the passengers perhaps? As the journey ends we escape into the open air and our song is allowed to escape in full fidelity."  San Marino cable car reimagined by Douglas Barelegs. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:20:14 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8744099.mp3?modified=1751625335&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8744099.mp3?modified=1751625335&sid=2138625&source=rss "My field recording was a cable car journey to the top of an old town. In amongst the hubbub of voices there was snatches of music played on a telephone. I decided to use the duration of the cable car journey as a start and end point, placing the listener in the environment, and planting the melodies and rhythms as if caught almost out of ear shot on phones around the space.  "The human ums, aahs, stamps and claps are the sounds of real depth, the passengers perhaps? As the journey ends we escape into the open air and our song is allowed to escape in full fidelity."  San Marino cable car reimagined by Douglas Barelegs. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:20:14 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8744099.mp3?modified=1751625335&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8744096.mp3?modified=1751624458&sid=2138625&source=rss The cable car is the only sensible way to travel up to the precipitous heights of the old town in San Marino, which today is hosting a ComicCon-style festival for lovers of all things sci-fi and fantasy. Recorded by Cities and Memory.  Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:20:12 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8744096.mp3?modified=1751624458&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8744096.mp3?modified=1751624458&sid=2138625&source=rss The cable car is the only sensible way to travel up to the precipitous heights of the old town in San Marino, which today is hosting a ComicCon-style festival for lovers of all things sci-fi and fantasy. Recorded by Cities and Memory.  Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:20:12 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8744096.mp3?modified=1751624458&sid=2138625&source=rss https://audioboom.com/posts/8744100.mp3?modified=1751625390&sid=2138625&source=rss "The piece opens with Anders Vinjar’s recording of the stark ambiance outside Auschwitz's crematoriums. A voice notes a chilling continuity: "the acoustics are the same today as it was in 1942".  Holocaust survivors then share their stories, interwoven with supporting music. Abrupt cuts jolt listeners back to the haunting recording at Auschwitz. As the piece progresses, survivors' warnings blend with news clips and commentary, reflecting humanity's failure of "never again".  Vocals and music become increasingly echoed and distorted, mirroring the terrible echoes of history that continue to repeat today.  The piece closes with a plea from a survivor: ending hate and intolerance starts with each of us. Auschwitz recording by Anders Vinjar reimagined by Music for Sea Monsters. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:10:21 +0000 https://audioboom.com/posts/8744100.mp3?modified=1751625390&sid=2138625&source=rss