""Wieża" considers themes of change, stasis, motion, stillness, and meditation, as suggested by the original field recording. The footsteps that explore Wieża Ratuszowa in that recording become a percussive pulse in this composition, exploring convergence, tension, loss, and progress: people, events, ideas, emotions, structures, melodies, instruments, elements of arrangement, all arriving, departing, returning, remaining constant, changing in each other's presence, and disappearing. Throughout this, the steps maintain a grounding presence, akin to the passage of time, or the presence of an architectural monument in the lives of those around it. "The piece was recorded at home with a Windows PC, a Shure SM-58, a Focusrite Scarlett Solo, a collection of instruments, and a cat who provided invaluable support, company, and audio editing assistance (read: walking across the keyboard and randomly changing settings in pursuit of scratches)." Wieża Ratuszowa reimagined by Ross Reilly. ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

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