Ferhadija - Sarajevo city guide
People from Bosnia themselves are very diverse and different with many influences and it is difficult to stereotype these people. But when travelling across Sarajevo, you’ll notice that there are certain features that you encounter again and again, no matter what street you’re in. Bosnians are friendly people. Bosnians generally have a pretty relaxed sense of time and that’s why they easily sta...
1m Feb 01, 2021
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Bascarsija - Sarajevo city guide
"A lifetime is short for Sarajevo." Walking around the neighbourhoods is like travelling through time, especially ​Bascarsija​, Sarajevo’s old town. Bascarsija was Sarajevo’s centre of trade and commerce back in the days where each cobblestoned street had its own unique artisan sellers during the Ottoman era. These days Bascarsija has gone from fine artisan sellers and traders to become the cul...
2m Feb 01, 2021
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The woodpecker and the motorway
"Normally you mainly hear traffic noise here, but now the birds dominate, including a woodpecker. The recording was made in April 2020 during the 1st Covid-19 intelligent lockdown, during the morning rush hour, about 300 meters away from an 8 lane highway.  "The recording location is in a residential area in Waalre, near Eindhoven, in the south of the Netherlands." Recorded by Peter de Wit. ...
4m Jan 31, 2021
4m
Weymouth Bay in lockdown
"Weymouth is a seaside town on the Jurassic Coast of England. A popular holiday resort that normally resounds to all manner of activity all year round, especially on the beach.  "Recorded early afternoon, the only noticeable sound was the breaking of small waves on the sandy beach." Recorded by James R. Nicholson. Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine the sounds of the Covi...
50s Jan 29, 2021
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Xiyi fang (Taiwan)
Taiwan laundry pit reimagined by Richard Watts. "This piece is called 'Xiyi fang'.  "I really like the purity of the original recording so have left that as is, apart from a little chorus and EQ on it. I've used a few Chinese instruments on this piece and wanted it to sound a bit haunting.  "The end section is about the rhythm created by doing laundry at the location (or what I imagine it wo...
4m Jan 25, 2021
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Traditional laundry pit, Taiwan
Recording from a traditional laundry pit in Fengyuan District, Taichung City, Taiwan by Fuji.
1m Jan 25, 2021
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Corona rotations
Kessel-Lo, Belgium during lockdown, recorded by Johan Krist. "Corona strongly contrasted the opposition between indoors and outdoors. Being outdoors became more valuable, and as cities remained fairly quiet, people flocked the countryside for a breath of fresh air or an exercise. Cycling, as the coolest outdoor sport, ranked number one in the corona activity ranking. The rural soundscape becam...
8m Jan 22, 2021
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Richmond in lockdown
Richmond, Virginia in lockdown recorded by Chip Sovek. "Richmond, VA is a very vibrant and historical city on the east coast of USA.  The Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 changed it forever.  Richmond is an 'easy to walk' city and there are always people, traffic and the hustle-bustle noise of everyday life is happening on every single corner.  "That all changed during the pandemic. Outsid...
8m Jan 22, 2021
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From my balcony in lockdown (Varaždin, Croatia)
"A quiet afternoon in my neighbourhood. Croatia is in partial lockdown. The stores are open, but restaurants and cafes are closed. People are allowed to go out, but it is advised to stay at home. I guess I'm happy because I'm living with my wife. And to be honest, she's the perfect person to be locked in with." Recorded by Vlatko Blažek. Part of the StayHomeSounds project to map and reimagine...
5m Jan 21, 2021
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The gamelan cows of Monte Grappa
Cows feeding on Monte Grappa reimagined by Cities and Memory. Reimagining the sound of cow bells on Monte Grappa, we were drawn to how the sound was simultaneously melodic and chaotic, like a musical system alien to western ears being played out. That sense and the sonic quality of the cowbells brought to mind gamelan music, which was the inspiration for this piece. The cowbells sounds were t...
3m Jan 21, 2021
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A signature sound of mountainside life
After a long walk on Monte Grappa in northern Italy and a late lunch in a lovely mountainside malga, we looked down the mountainside and listened to the sound of cows feeding, their bells ringing out for hundreds of metres through the air, simultaneously chaotic and melodic, and a signature sound of mountainside life. Recorded by Cities and Memory.  
3m Jan 21, 2021
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Repainting Cromarty
Waves on Cromarty beach reimagined by Cities and Memory. The natural rhythm of the waves on the beach informed the backbone of this composition, with a Badalamenti-inspired delayed acoustic guitar picking out a pulse to match the repetitive beauty of the waves. The guitar line is joined by other, more effected versions as the pieces goes on, the heavier effects representing the waves finally b...
6m Jan 09, 2021
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Waves on Cromarty beach, Scotland
"The waves at Cromarty beach, Scotland recorded in the summer of 2020. The faint hum of work on the retired oil rigs in the Firth can be heard." Recorded by Jessa Davies.
4m Jan 09, 2021
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Cascading river beats
Pingo River reimagined by Cities and Memory. The original field recording contains a low tone that sounds almost as if the river is generating its own bass accompaniment, due to the particular way the water flows over the rocks.  This was the starting point for the idea of this composition, which takes the speed and energy of the river flow and builds on it with a developing drum pattern. Fir...
6m Jan 03, 2021
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The river of basslines
The River Pingo flows through the Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia - we took a trek out to the Cascado Salto waterfall, walking along the riverside. In this particular part, the river flows very rapidly over a rock formation in a particular way that generates a low "blooping" tone, almost as if the river is playing its own bassline to accompany its flow - listen out for it in...
2m Jan 03, 2021
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New Year's Eve in lockdown
New Year's Eve 2020, in Oxford, UK - Oxfordshire is currently in the UK's highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, with no shops, restaurants or other activities open, so it's a new year like no other.  On a quiet walk through the city centre, the only sound breaking the peace of the seven o'clock bells in the historic centre of the city from St. Margaret's Church are the last few buses takin...
1m Dec 31, 2020
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A beautiful haunting
Birds in the mist on Monte Grappa reimagined by Cities and Memory.   This recomposition attempts to create the feeling of experiencing this sound first hand up in the mountains - with no one else around and the sound reflecting off the mountainside, it had a uniquely haunting character and felt like the birds were communicating directly with us.  The piece builds layered sounds underneath the...
4m Dec 28, 2020
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Birds in the clouds, otherwise silent
Hiking on Monte Grappa in northern Italy on an extremely cloudy and foggy day, the visibility on the mountain paths was down to just a few metres. Stopping for a break, we encountered this beautiful sounds of birds calling out to one another through the mist - the sound was reflecting off the mountainside with a gorgeous natural reverb, and on a still day with no one around, there was no other ...
2m Dec 28, 2020
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The city begins again
London lockdown soundscape reimagined by Catherine Byrne. "I edited the original sound in Logic to include a repetitive echo and reverb that makes me feel as though appliances/objects are being repeatedly turned on, and the non-natural sounds feel more powerful and disturbing. This reflects the damage done to our ecosystems when cities return to their normal levels of noise and chemical pollut...
3m Dec 27, 2020
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The city begins once more
"This recording was taken a month and half into the first lockdown in London, back in May. I had been recording almost every day to hear changes in the soundscape as lockdown became less strict and I feel this recording captures the very start of the city starting again after the initial closed lockdown." Recorded by Catherine Byrne. Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting and reimag...
3m Dec 27, 2020
3m
Christmas morning birdsong in Oxford
As Oxford celebrates Christmas Day, the city is fully aware that on the next day, 26 December, it will be moving into the strictest set of Covid-19 lockdown regulations in the UK, with all shops and leisure facilities closed and a 'stay at home' order issued. As such, people in the city are more keen than ever to take advantage of their last opportunity to see loved ones and family for at least...
5m Dec 26, 2020
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Birds at dusk, Auckland
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
25s Dec 12, 2020
25s
Mexico city mangos
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
49s Dec 12, 2020
49s
Los Angeles hotel protest
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
2m Dec 12, 2020
2m
Oakland ice rink, California
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
29s Dec 12, 2020
29s
Seattle fish market
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
1m
The streets of Bogota, Colombia
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
58s Dec 12, 2020
58s
The streets of Buenos Aires
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
2m Dec 12, 2020
2m
The streets of Sao Paulo
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
40s Dec 12, 2020
40s
Bird calls in Atlanta
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
47s Dec 12, 2020
47s
Boston street drummers
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
1m
Detroit book store
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
53s Dec 12, 2020
53s
Kansas City train
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
7s Dec 12, 2020
7s
Milwaukee Bucks basketball stadium
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
1m
New York club bouncer
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
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Street corner at 2am, Washington DC
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
25s Dec 12, 2020
25s
Barcelona art gallery
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
2m Dec 12, 2020
2m
A storm in Berlin
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
24s Dec 12, 2020
24s
Hamburg clock chime
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
21s Dec 12, 2020
21s
Auckland street crossing
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
22s Dec 12, 2020
22s
Hare Krishna street dancers, Auckland
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
32s Dec 12, 2020
32s
Foals aftershow party, Byron Bay
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
36s Dec 12, 2020
36s
Sydney Botanical Gardens
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
37s Dec 12, 2020
37s
Opening birthday presents with my family, Oxford
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
57s Dec 12, 2020
57s
Bangkok archery range
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
1m
Bangkok street market
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
46s Dec 12, 2020
46s
Cicadas in Osaka
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
1m
Thailand to Japan, aeroplane safety announcement
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
5m Dec 12, 2020
5m
Train to St. Petersburg
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
1m
Moscow train station
Part of the Cities and Memory x Kit Monteith: Audio-Cartographic Experiments project, January 2021. More information at www.citiesandmemory.com/audio-cartographic-experiments  This is the new work by Liverpool based artist Kit Monteith, presented on Cities and Memory as part of a new collaboration. Recorded entirely on an iPhone 6s, the album is designed to be listened to in a single sitting, ...
1m Dec 12, 2020
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