Chip shop, ship chop
"Found sound percussion, in a busy cafe by the sea." Wells Next The Sea chip shop sounds reimagined by Nev (thequietwood).
4m Jul 02, 2024
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Ghosts
The piece came about intuitively. It suggested the idea of a moment of time encapsulated and half remembered like ghosts at long forgotten party, floating gaily above a shifting, uncertain, menacing underbelly. Nancsi Neni restaurant, Budapest reimagined by Patrick Bridge.
4m Jul 02, 2024
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Girl in a charcoal sketch
"The field recording of the harbour in Plymouth carried me, immediately, to the sounds and atmosphere of the path on which I walk along the shores of Lake Michigan. The sounds of Plymouth reminded me of the greatest thinking place in the world - a path along the water." Mount Wise, Plymouth reimagined by Christina Lucchesi.
4m Jul 01, 2024
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Cafe samba
"I listened to the 20 minute field recording which transported me back to my time visiting Brazil and Carnival in 2015. I selected some percussive samples, cleaned them up and arranged them into the beginnings of a groove, added a couple of layers of real guitar and added base, drums, piano and some other melodic synths. "I was inspired by the Brazilian rhythms I learned playing in a samba ban...
3m Jul 01, 2024
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The cult of Mostar
"The light rain in the original field recording has been reimagined as water dripping down from the ceiling of a long-forgotten underground space, used as a temple by a secretive cult of religious devotees. "In this composition, we hear the door to this underground space open, and footsteps as three acolytes walk down a tunnel to a small shrine they have constructed in the darkness and the dri...
3m Jul 01, 2024
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A cosy coffee shop in Sao Paulo
A quiet coffee shop where you can hear customers and staff in the background, as well as some espressos coming out, milk steaming and coffee beans grinding. It's the kind of white noise that can help you focus. Recorded in Sao Paulo, Brazil by Rodrigo Leles.
20m Jul 01, 2024
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A sonic postcard from Mount Wise
"On a bright blustery day at Mount Wise I captured the wind whistling through the masts of yachts moored in Mayflower Marina." Recorded in Plymouth, UK by Catherine Browning.
1m Jul 01, 2024
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Starting the Meall a' Bhuachaille hike
A rainy morning in Glenmore Forest in the Cairngorms national park in Scotland, on the walk towards Meall a' Bhuachaille. A picturesque autumnal forest with lots of yellow and red leaves, as well as pine trees. Walking in one of the highest parts of the Cairngorms, but it was very hard to see due to bad weather and dense grey cloud, following a natural rocky path and recording one of the many ...
2m Jul 01, 2024
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Joggers, cyclist and the Seine at Pont Neuf
Underneath Pont Neuf in Paris, we capture one on side the flowing of the River Seine, and on the other the classic Parisian sounds of walkers, joggers and cyclists in large numbers taking their weekend exercise and enjoying the views. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
4m Jul 01, 2024
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One summer Pont Neuf afternoon
"I have family living in Paris, and this sound sample of the River Seine and joggers and cyclists passing underneath Pont Neuf reminded me of the lovely times visiting there with them. The piece is as much about the memories of the lingering sunlight, the gentle energy of people walking and hanging out, as it is about the actual location. The time seems to stretch on into forever as this histor...
11m Jul 01, 2024
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Budapest metro dark ride
"I continue to be fascinated by the sounds of the world’s underground rail systems. I have intensified the sounds, repeating and lopping them and have also introduced a drone while still referencing the original recording to bring a different psychological drive to the remix." Budapest metro reimagined by David Cowlard.
5m Jul 01, 2024
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Aboard the Budapest metro
A ride on the clean, modern and efficient Budapest metro to Rakoczi ter stop. Recorded in Budapest, Hungary by Cities and Memory.
5m Jul 01, 2024
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Trickling stream dream
"The original field recording from Scotland was processed via Stochastic synthesis and various FX. No additional instruments were added." Glenmore stream reimagine by Scott Lawrence Whitman.
3m Jul 01, 2024
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Three o'clock in Piazza San Marco
"Binaural recording at 3pm in Piazza San Marco, Venice - music from the famous cafes, bells chiming the hour, and hundreds, or more probably thousands of tourists." Recorded by Cities and Memory.
6m Jun 24, 2024
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Samsara
"In creating this soundtrack, I ventured into new territory by using the ambient noise of life itself rather than the melodic/percussive elements I'm typically drawn to. The sounds of random conversations, church bells ringing, bustling restaurants, and children screaming form the foundation of this piece. "As I listened to these layers of sound, two words echoed in my mind: chaos and loneline...
4m Jun 24, 2024
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A night in the piazza
 "Listening to the traces of a Saturday night in a Roman piazza made me think about the ways that recorded sound can transport us powerfully into the past and make us feel we have been physically present in a place we have never visited. "I was drawn to specific sounds - voices and glassy clinks - that had a tuneful quality and played with echoing or responding to them on my cello. "My narrat...
3m Jun 24, 2024
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A big night out in Rome
A classic Saturday night in the hectic Piazza San Calisto in Trastevere, Rome, with breaking glass, bottles rolling around and the chaotic noise of hundreds of conversations among different groups of people drinking and socialising at various bars. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
5m Jun 24, 2024
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St. George's market walkthrough
A walkthrough the famous St. George's market in Belfast, capturing the chatter of locals, goods being sold and the large, warehouse-style building's air conditioning. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
8m Jun 24, 2024
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Thumbs
"My mum suddenly passed away in February. She was from West Belfast, a place I've visited more times than I can count. I leapt on the Belfast St George's market recording as soon as I heard it, I've always loved the accent. "Clearing her house in May I found a kalimba that she'd bought. I've included it in the piece along with other sounds from around her house. I've found the process of makin...
7m Jun 24, 2024
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Egyptian market/Nightmoves
 "The original field recording is the the sound of a busy and chaotic market with traders calling out, pedestrian and vehicle sounds punctuated by either a radio or live performance of traditional song which is captured as the recordist moves through the space. "On listening, there seems to be eight or nine distinct ‘zones’ or areas of particular sound which are blended as the recordist travel...
10m Jun 24, 2024
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Late afternoon on the Grand Canal
"A moment of calm in the late afternoon on Riva di Biasio in Venice, looking out at the the Grand Canal. The classic sounds of boat traffic cruising past that make Venice sound like no other city on Earth. A vaporetto (water taxi) passes by every so often, with church bells chiming as we head into the early evening." Recorded by Cities and Memory.
8m Jun 23, 2024
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Calma
"The original field recording captured the sounds of boats, water, and people conversing, creating a very visual experience. I found it serene and decided to compose a piece that complements the immersive nature of the field recording. Despite the multitude of sounds in the recording, there is a sense of control and tranquility. It contains the gentle sound of water lapping against the bank, ha...
7m Jun 23, 2024
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The famous never rest whilst we stare at their graves
"Cimetière Père LaChaise is the world’s most visited cemetery. Over 3.5 million visitors a year come to see the graves of artists, musicians, dancers, scientists and politicians. This mecca for the deceased made me think about what it must be like for the spirits of the cemeteries famous inhabitants. Their fame during life has followed them into death, never escaping the public fascination and ...
6m Jun 23, 2024
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At Edith Piaf's grave
"In the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, next to one of the most famous graves, that of Edith Piaf, with a quiet, contemplative soundwalk among the alleys and rows of tombs, among them some of the most famous figures of history." Recorded by Cities and Memory.
4m Jun 23, 2024
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Walking to school from my backpack's perspective
 I put a microphone in my backpack and recorded my walk to school. I cut out a few parts of me inside the bus and inside the rec center for privacy reasons of others. Recorded by Zach Dial in Boulder, Colorado.
13m Jun 23, 2024
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Aboard the 150-year-old funicular
The Budapest Castle Hill Funicular or Budavári Sikló runs up the hill to Buda Castle - it was opened on March 2, 1870, and has been in municipal ownership since 1920. It was destroyed in the Second World War and reopened on June 4, 1986. This recording is taken from a pedestrian bridge crossing the track halfway up, as the funicular passes back and forth beneath us. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
2m Jun 23, 2024
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Thousands of murmurating starlings
Thousands of murmurating starlings flying above us at sunset, on a cloudy evening in November 2023 at the RSPB Otmoor nature reserve in Oxfordshire, UK. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
8m Jun 23, 2024
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Yakiniku dining environment
 Japan's culinary culture has its own unique style, with both food preparation techniques and dining practices continually evolving through exploration and innovation. The recording location for 'Omakase - Dining Environment' is at an Omakase restaurant in Tokyo. The literal meaning of Omakase is 'I leave it to you.' The chef presents a series of dishes, starting from the lightest to the heavi...
7m Jun 23, 2024
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Do you know Mr. Ōizumi?
 "Musique concrète / sound collage. I was interested in isolating and exploring the 3 most prominent sounds in the recording: the sizzling sounds of cooking, the conversation, and the noises from various objects being moved around and being used. "I was able to split the audio out into 4 separate channels with the help of Demucs. In places I have integrated some samples from my own field recor...
2m Jun 23, 2024
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Starlings' startling murmuration on the moor
"Moors have always been mysterious places to me. Maybe it is because of its role in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, or because of my interest in railways, that made me discover the most remote station in Great Britain, in the middle of Rannoch Moor, Scotland. "Starlings murmurations are a mystery about collective behaviour. Their shapes always catch us by surprise. Their ho...
9m Jun 23, 2024
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Odyssey
"As the combination of the titles of the original field recording (recording trip home inside bag) and my reimagined track (Odyssey) suggests, I was thinking about the novel Ulysses by James Joyce. Using my own field recordings and recordings of resonances made during a study of the acoustics of an empty room of 3x5 meters, I tried to create a sound canvas that was practically devoid of events ...
13m Jun 23, 2024
13m
Funicular chorus
"I liked the evocation of the place with the original recording and have tried to reimagine it to create a chorus of funicular sound worlds." Budapest funicular reimagined by Mary Hooper.
2m Jun 23, 2024
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Fledge my child
"When I first think of Spring, I instantly hear birdsong filling the garden and woodlands, evoking a sense of renewal and rebirth. It also has as certain therapeutic quality giving me a feeling of relaxation and calm. When I heard the ‘Melody of Birds’ recording, I had a sense of the birds being engaged in conversation and wondered what they might be discussing. "Of course, Spring is the time ...
4m Jun 19, 2024
4m
Seeking air 12, 20, 90, 100
Reimagined composition based on tannoy announcement at Boston Logan Airport. Contains excerpts of Susan Howe reading Barbara Guest's Seeking Air, recorded at the Ear Inn, January 25, 1986. [https://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Howe.php] Reimagined by Thomas Martin Nutt.
5m Jun 19, 2024
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Crush tango
"For this short audio piece, I drew inspiration from the rooftop bar ambiance and live music, recreating a social atmosphere where you'd want to get up and dance. The music, with its seductive rhythm and and sense of push and pull, felt like the perfect backdrop for a crush story. "Here, it serves both as background and as a metaphor for the dance-like nature of a girl-meets-boy scenario. Comb...
4m Jun 19, 2024
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One sunny day
 "This piece was inspired by the wonderful musicality of the home appliance collectors voice. He has wonderful sense of phrasing and rhythm that must have come from much practice. Pretty well most of the instrumental parts are directly based on the man's call for appliances. Later in the composition, one hears the actual voice of the collector and the singing birds. Home appliances salesman in...
4m Jun 19, 2024
4m
Melody of birds, breeze and silence
Taken at Pat Busch, a reserve situated high up in the mountains about two hours outside of Cape Town, this recording captures something of the dramatic beauty and expansiveness of the mountainous areas of South Africa. One can hear the reserve’s rich bird life, which includes fish eagles, nightjars, sugarbirds, cuckoos, coucals and hundreds more species; a late winter breeze; and weaver birds ...
5m Jun 19, 2024
5m
Welcome to Boston, home of champions
 Announcement piped over the PA system in Terminal E at Boston Logan Airport, as mayor Michelle Wu proudly extols the virtues of "the city of champions and the birthplace of revolutionary ideals.. where people come to do good in the world". Her speech is cut short by the clatter of suitcases, trolleys and arriving travellers. Recorded by Cities and Memory in Boston, USA.
1m Jun 19, 2024
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Latin music on the rooftop
A Latin jazz and funk band plays a rooftop bar in the multicultural district of Peckham, South London on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
2m Jun 19, 2024
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Morning in Xinqi village, Suzhou
A home appliances collector advertising in Xinqi village, Suzhou, China. Recorded by Tõnis Kimmel.
3m Jun 19, 2024
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The intense humming of frogs
"Newly-hatched frogs in the dozens croaking intensely to one another in an area of special scientific interest in an urban centre in Oxford. There are housing estates on all sides, with a small strip in the centre with a fen habitat that allows for all kinds of rare plant and animal species to thrive - the delicate protection of nature in a city space." Recorded by Cities and Memory.
7m Jun 19, 2024
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Mid-autumn festival buzz, Vietnam
Mid-autumn festival weekend buzz at Hoan Kiem, Vietnam, which is full with people celebrating, chatting, playing, eating together. Recorded by Kit Wilmans Fegradoe.
8m Jun 19, 2024
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Finding your beat
"Festivals bring people together: they gather, they chatter, they group up and disperse. The sound recording caught a relatively peaceful moment in a Vietnamese Festival. We captured our own sound recordings of traditional folk music and generic beats, gathered from discos and clubs. "We then recorded the beat of a traditional bell stick. Weaving these together, we created a piece that blends ...
2m Jun 19, 2024
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Human time | frog time
 "I’m a citizen scientist for FrogWatch USA, so I was naturally drawn to the Oxford frogs field recording. The first thing I noticed was the contrast between human created sounds and environmental/wildlife sounds. A distant siren stood out as a metaphor for human time. "I added traffic rushing past to emphasize the feeling of this concept. Digitally generated water plops, inspired by the origi...
2m Jun 19, 2024
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Violin practice in Venice
Violin practice drifts down from a window over an otherwise silent canal in Venice, Italy - a moment of rare peace off the beaten track in the centre of the city. Recorded by Cities and Memory.
4m Jun 15, 2024
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Another homage
"The original recording has two distinct sections; the first features a violinist practicing whilst the second has more emphasis on people walking and talking. "I took a short section of the violin from the first part and slowed it down a little. I repeated this phrase whilst adding in other instruments as it repeats. The second half of the original recording is played over the music at roughl...
10m Jun 15, 2024
10m
Ornate swimming pool, Gellert Baths
"The Gellert bath complex was built between 1912 and 1918 in the (Secession) Art Nouveau style. It was damaged during World War II but then rebuilt. References to healing waters in this location are found from as early as the 13th century. A hospital was located on this site during the Middle Ages. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, baths were also built on this particular site. The "magic...
4m Jun 15, 2024
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Crafting the Gellert thermal bath
"The Gellért Bath complex in Budapest was built between 1912 and 1918 in the Successionist style, a movement seeking to break down historical traditions of 19th century architecture and art. During the same period Lajos Kassák a Hungarian Dada/Contructivist artist wrote and published the poem Mesteremberek (Craftsmen), a poem of the collective identity of skilled or artisanal labour. "This pie...
3m Jun 15, 2024
3m
1,000 motorcyclists dressed as Santa Claus
An incredible scene captured in the centre of Paris one December evening. As we were walking back from dinner, we began to hear the roar first of several motorbikes, then of several dozen, then of hundreds all at once. More than 1,000 motorcyclists had gathered for a motorcycle parade through the centre of the city - and they were all dressed as Santa Claus. The event is the Carabalade (https:...
10m Jun 15, 2024
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Winds, birds, clicking frogs and loud roosters at noon
"In this soundscape in a neighbourhood in suburban Ghana, you can hear active singing birds on a midday, subtle human activity, crowing roosters and clicking frogs." "Recorded in binaural. Please wear headphones." Recorded in Koforidua, Trom, Ghana by Samuel Kudjodzi.
3m Jun 15, 2024
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