Al Medina tram
"A lot of my work is inspired by geographical locations and I was greatly intrigued by the idea of using sound recorded in a city that I have never visited. My approach then was to try and create an atmosphere of what I thought the city my present me, as if I visited it in my dreams." Al Medina tram reimagined by Paul Beauchamp.
9m May 05, 2023
9m
Next to the runway, Gatwick Airport
Recording of aircraft taxiing, taking off and landing at Gatwick Airport, London, recorded from extremely close to the northern runway - loud, clear aircraft sounds. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
4m May 05, 2023
4m
The trains at Blackfriars, London
London Underground trains come and go in and out of Blackfriars station, along with platform announcements. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
4m May 05, 2023
4m
Riparian
"The single repeated note in many of the bird songs served as the inspiration for the melody, comprised of a piano with a staccato delay. The interplay between the different birds, bees, and other natural elements is replicated in the pianos, bass, drums, and field recordings that use repetitive phrasing to create a similar wall of sound where the different layers overlap and speak to each othe...
12m May 04, 2023
12m
Qaitbay_
"I selected a few segments of the recording and sampled it as different ''phrases''. The result is a track that touches on both ambient and a heavier hip hop type beat built around said pieces of the recording." Qaitbay Citadel, Alexandria reimagined by MVD0AE (Rigoberto Gallardo).
4m May 04, 2023
4m
Wetland voices at midnight, Ghana
Repetitive and prominent clicking sounds of frogs in the left and right channels and a layer of constant and intermittent singing of 3 species panned to the right channel in space. Aesthetically, this recording has the feel of an orchestral arrangement where species join in to sing at certain frequencies at different times. The stereo-field is vidid and one can recognise the placement of the v...
3m May 04, 2023
3m
An evening at Tainter Creek
A furiously busy late spring evening beside a creek and a bush full of bees. Recorded by Daniel Braun.
5m May 04, 2023
5m
Voices of midnight
"I have used Samuel Kudjodzki's recording of amphibians in the wetlands of Ghana. The music of frogs and night time insects inspired me to play a simple improvisation of sounds made by a Buchla. Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates on Earth." Ghanaian wetlands reimagined by Eva Q Månsson.
5m May 04, 2023
5m
The wanderer’s last journey
“Visiting ancient Egyptian temples is an awe-inspiring experience that allows you to travel back in time and witness the wonders of the past. Inspired by this dreamlike journey, I have crafted a musical piece that evokes the spirit of this adventure. "A tribute to the timeless allure of ancient Egypt and a celebration of the human spirit's unquenchable thirst for discovery and adventure. "An ...
2m May 04, 2023
2m
Incident at Wombat Creek
"I wanted the denizens of creek and forest to have a visitation which included a bit of harmony and a bit of conflict, with a return to the status quo." Wombat Creek reimagined by Eulipion Corps.
6m May 04, 2023
6m
Wombat Creek, Australia during lockdown
The recording took place in Daylesford in Australia on June 3rd, 2021, during a state-wide Covid-19 lockdown, where most people were restricted to only leave their houses within a 5km radius. During that time, I started a field recording project documenting the sounds of nature around my neighbourhood. These recordings have been later released as an album by iubar project, titled 'Daylesford Na...
10m May 04, 2023
10m
Aswan via Amman
"An exploration of the soundscape of the Levant: the drones of the source file were used as a basis for revisiting and recontextualizing field recordings made during a 2022 trip to Jordan." Nubian Village, Aswan reimagined by Michael Trommer.
8m May 04, 2023
8m
Some Manchester
"Manchester in a poem, from industry, to the destruction and rebirth, where history is washed away. Transistors did clash Through ones and zeros From thermionic heat to Compute through brick Spires and forgotten mills and putrid Whistles and punched faced cards Crash! from the unforgiving Managed trash only to be Sold down that Medlock To emerge Through troubled Culture to produce that haciend...
5m May 04, 2023
5m
Water feature in Cathedral Gardens, Manchester
Outside the National Football Museum, a modern water feature recorded during a tranquil lunchtime in Manchester. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
4m May 04, 2023
4m
Land, sky and sonic vibrations
"I recorded a number of versions using cut up and layering techniques. The original recording is busy, full of life and different rhythms. I honed in on the voices and used these along with some of the wilder sections to build layers adding soft synth guitars, re-recording and reversing. "I then played live on an SP 404 sampler the main sections and added back in some of the earlier re imagine...
6m May 03, 2023
6m
Muay Thai boxing match, Koh Samui
The recording was made during the fight in the traditional Muay Thai style at the Chaweng Stadium in Koh Samui, where folk music was performed during the fight. We hear Thai folk instruments and the shouts of the crowd, and everything ends with a bell about the end of the fight and the referee's shout. Recorded by Grigory.
3m May 03, 2023
3m
Riederwald, nightfall
"I love field recordings of nature, and find birds especially beautiful and inspirational. Therefore I wanted to accentuate what I Iike about the forest - but also to use the elements to imagine a time-lapse during nightfall. "My goal was to use solely musical elements I can extract from the recording with whatever method, but change the mixing between these elements to create a more variied p...
8m May 03, 2023
8m
A peaceful Swiss forest soundscape
Typical Swiss forest sounds in summer. Birds and insects, far traffic noise. Recorded in a small forest between Kirchlindach and Bremgarten, near Bern. Equipment: Røde NT5 mics with omni capsules on a Sounddevices MixPre-6 recorder. June 2021. Recorded by Oliver Schar.
8m May 03, 2023
8m
Stare winding
"The original sound was recorded on a windy staircase at a nature reserve in Bermuda. I have included the original track plus some exaggerated sounds based around it - exotic birds cheep - actually a manipulated track of electro magnetic sounds from a NASA satellite, the rhythmic sound of footsteps up and down the stairs which echo in response, wind noise of different intensity. These are futur...
4m May 03, 2023
4m
An iron staircase in the wind
The unique sound of an iron staircase being oscillated by strong winds in the Cooper's Island Nature Reserve, St. David, Bermuda. Recorded by Mark Wilden.
4m May 03, 2023
4m
Threshold memories
"The port of Alexandria is by some accounts the oldest port in the world. I find a port to be both a threshold where sea meets land but also a way of meeting and connecting with people. In that sense, ports are among the most important places in human civilization, enabling us to communicate and transport both ourselves and goods between countries and continents. "A seaport can also be a sanct...
5m May 02, 2023
5m
Waset
"When I saw the sound sample titled 'Luxor Stone carving' I immediately imagined the sun gazing down on ancient Egypt, with the hustle and bustle of everyday life driven by the rhythmic sound of masons hammering shapes from stone. Upon hearing it, I was transported there inexplicably and wholly. "I have had a fascination with ancient Egypt since I was young, reading about a place so different ...
7m May 02, 2023
7m
Inside Sao Miguel chapel, Coimbra
Inside the Sao Miguel chapel in Coimbra, a quartet of musicians warms up and practises in preparation for an imminent wedding ceremony about to take place in this beautiful and highly-reverbed space. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
3m May 02, 2023
3m
Journeys and memory
"The original audio I choose creates a wonderful spirit of place. I struggled with how to re-imagine the track in order to respect the sprit of the recording and to play with the sensory pictures that it conjured for me. "I used clips of the original piece with a few FX applied, reversed, repeated and overlayed and added clips of my recordings taken from journeys and places over a number of ye...
4m May 02, 2023
4m
Sa'id is sad (and equally untroubled)
"'Sa'id Is Sad (And Equally Untroubled)' features the field recording from the Luxor Temple, Egypt. I came up with the title, imagining the life of a local who deals with life's drama, while interacting with the ever-changing world around him, in which cultural clash is not just a term but a reality. I also reminisced about landing in Luxor and thinking about what my life there could be. My ...
4m May 01, 2023
4m
Lagoon of secrets
"Hearing the original field recording from Venice, I was inspired by the sounds we can hear by the water. They are distant, transfixed and deformed to some extend. What if we would send these deformed sounds to be listened to by another water? And another? So I was wondering about sound travels, and it's deformations along the way. "My approach to the reimagined track was based on these though...
3m May 01, 2023
3m
Enchantment/obsession
"My starting point is the observation that both orchids and the Princess of Wales are and were capable of enchantment by their beauty and attractiveness and have led to an obsessive fascination for them. Every sound, except the percussion track, uses to a lesser or greater extent sounds sampled from the original recording." Princess of Wales conservatory at Kew Gardens, London reimagined by Ri...
6m May 01, 2023
6m
Boat traffic in the lagoon, Venice
Recording from the edge of Venice, with large and medium-sized boat traffic in the lagoon, waves caused by boat movements, passers-by and distant construction sounds. Binaural recording. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
5m May 01, 2023
5m
After hours at Kew Gardens
After hours in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens, we explore the Kew orchid festival in silence, with the only sounds being running water and the sprinklers keeping the atmosphere humid in the tropical plants section. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
5m May 01, 2023
5m
Aswan 6
"Such an evocative sound on the original field recording of the old city of Aswan in Egypt. Footsteps, birds, cars all evoke a nostalgic feeling while the call to prayer resounds overhead. I tried to keep the original sound to the foreground and add background elements which further enhance the sense of atmosphere." Aswan old neighbourhood reimagined by Derek Barlas.
3m Apr 20, 2023
3m
Jarida
"I treated the printing press sound as a "percussion instrument" and embedded it within my recorded percussion tracks. The printing press from Egypt inspired me to play African drums (djembe) and add middle eastern loops. If you listen closely (and with headphones) you'll hear the rhythmic printing press sounds enter at about 0:37. The press sounds then fade out at the very end of the track as ...
3m Apr 20, 2023
3m
Transitions: points and people
"This piece considers the interaction of time, people, and points on a map, as they slide past each other, and documents the anxiety and excitement of the death of a Monarch in sound.  It contrasts people passing a point (in the Mall) with points (the entourage) passing the people." Procession of the Queen's coffin on The Mall, London reimagined by Alan Cook.
19m Apr 20, 2023
19m
Un gouffre d'incompréhension
"Whilst any tourist guide to Paris will inevitably point to Sacré Coeur as a ‘top ten must see’ location, both the experience of the visit and the history of the site are worlds away from the grace, beauty and spirituality promised by the online guides. "To reach Sacré Coeur it is impossible to avoid the crowded tourist markets offering all manner of cheap souvenirs, over priced food and dubio...
3m Apr 20, 2023
3m
Before the procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, London
A walk down the length of the Mall, London, from Buckingham Palace to Admiralty Arch on the morning of 14th September 2022, about 3 hours before the procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace to lying in state at Westminster Hall.  The sound of the many people who had arrived early to watch the procession on a grey, overcast morning.
12m Apr 20, 2023
12m
Remembering
"A reflective piece remembering the train disaster of August 1974." Zagreb station reimagined by Simon Woods. IMAGE: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
2m Apr 16, 2023
2m
Bermuda sunrise
"The cock crows, the day breaks, the sun rises. The atmosphere changes from calm to agitated. Another day for us to cherish. The field recording is the basis of this track. One layer after another is added to it. Bells, soft piano, percussion, rhythmic guitars, synth melody. A musical wake up call." Bermuda birdsong reimagined by Martin Juenke.
4m Apr 16, 2023
4m
Banteay Chmar
"I was intrigued by the constant of the temple bells ringing , and the chaotic sounds of the village, such as the traffic etc., and how these  elements became interwoven, and at times become synchronous. This is what  I wanted to show in my composition. This was recorded using Ableton Live and various synth plug ins to produce the piece." Cambodia Banteay Chmar village sounds reimagined by Rod...
5m Apr 16, 2023
5m
Sounds of a Buddhist temple, Cambodia
Early morning in the village of Banteay Chhmar, western Cambodia. The gentle tinkling sounds of the Buddhist pagoda (temple) were drifting across ancient ruins mixing with traffic sounds. Recorded by Scott Wilson.
4m Apr 16, 2023
4m
Carlo Scarpa's fountain
A fountain designed by Carlo Scarpa in the gardens at the art gallery at Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
3m Apr 16, 2023
3m
After the goal went in
Sound following a goal being scored for Millwall against Sunderland in February 2023 at the New Den. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
2m Apr 16, 2023
2m
Zagreb train station
Soundscape from inside Zagreb train station - recorded by Mark Wilden. IMAGE: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
56s Apr 16, 2023
56s
Early morning birdsong, Bermuda
Birdsong heard in the early morning in Sandy's Parish, Bermuda, recorded by Mark Wilden.
5m Apr 16, 2023
5m
Crowd/mass
"When I heard the field recording for the first time, I think of it as a white noise. The sound from the people at the stadium took over the whole spectrum, and only a few voices where able to stand out. "That's the reason I treated the sound as drone synthesis and granular process. a massification of sound. dense, but whith a few elements from the original recording to stand out." Millwall f...
5m Apr 16, 2023
5m
Scarpa
"I used the field recording to guide experiments with probabilistic composition and sound design. the results of these experiments were then assembled and processed alongside the original recording." Fountain in Venice reimagined by Spielgut.
16m Apr 16, 2023
16m
Kerosene dreams
"Taken at a macro level, this field recording with its regular pulses of planes landing and taken off has a regularity and slow rhythm to it that reminded me of the heartbeat of the airport, when extended out over a long enough timeframe. "This inspired the low, steady bass pulse in the composition, which represents the relentless, steady flow of air traffic, while a blend of synth lines mimic...
6m Apr 09, 2023
6m
Planes taxiing, landing and taking off from close up
Recorded on the airfield at Gatwick Airport, an extended take of planes taxiing, taking off and landing over 15-20 minutes, with airfield vehicle traffic periodically driving past. Recording taken from directly out on the airfield to offer an unusually clear soundscape of daily life out on the airfield of a major international airport. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
18m Apr 09, 2023
18m
A light exists in spring
"I chose the sound of children playing in the street in Paris, France and heard this as the sound of spring, not just in Paris, but here in New York City as well. Spring moves from the harchness of winter, days of rain and yet, the sound of birds returning to the city marking a rebirth, a chance to slow down and take in each new moment as a breath of fresh air. To tell this story further, I inc...
5m Apr 09, 2023
5m
Las campanas trabajan
"I liked the journey that the original field recording had so I've tried to keep that in my reimagined piece. I have used samples of the original recording to create the drum beat, which I have put through various filters and slowed down samples to create that various sounds. I have also added some melodies using a synth." Fiesta de la Trashumancia reimagined by Richard Watts.
4m Apr 09, 2023
4m
Any old iron?
"The bells provided a rhythm for the guitar. I wanted to keep the singing quality of the voices and for the whole thing to have a ramshackle feel. I fed the field recording through a granular processor/looper. Rubber bands were involved. I resisted the temptation to quote from the theme to Steptoe and Son..." Rag 'n' bone man call reimagined by Andrew Spearpoint. Image: By Eugène Atget - http...
5m Apr 09, 2023
5m
Lift off to big dreams
"One thing I love particularly about flying is the moment of lifting off, getting rid of gravity and the relief of being disconnected from permanent availability on the cellphone. Being half asleep, listening to the mixture of sounds slowly merging to an abstract drown. "For this piece I processed the chosen recording and combined it with other processed recordings (of my own property) such as...
4m Apr 09, 2023
4m