Cities and Memory - remixing the world
Episodes
St. Stephen's Cathedral organist
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As I entered Vienna's iconic St. Stephen's Cathedral in the heart of the historic centre, a service was just finishing and the organist was playing a ...
Brief synthesis, integrity, authenticity
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"In this piece, the monk's chanting runs throughout, initially heavily processed by various layers of granular synthesis, and very gradually revealing...
Monk chanting, Luang Prabang
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monk chanting at Luang Prabang. Stereo 44kHz 16bit. UNESCO listing: Town of Luang Prabang Recorded by Erick Ruiz Arellano. ——————— Th...
Early morning at San Agustin Church
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An early morning at the San Agustin Church is far from quiet. Street sweepers tidying old cobblestone paths, the chapel staff routine inspections and ...
Boiling point -196C
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"This composition is intended to hiss out of speakers in a similar manner to the liquid nitrogen hissing from the storage tanks outside the Department...
The sounds of science
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Outside the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford, there are several gigantic, almost-building height tanks of liquid nitrogen behi...
Somnium retinarii
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The field recording takes us from tour group to tour group inside the world-famous Colosseum, with each guide bringing their own style and their own f...
Organ drift
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"There has been a fascinating wave of experimental and drone music in recent years placing the organ as the centrepiece of a meditative experience, ex...
Órgão de Igreja (Church organ)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recording inside the Sé Velha church, Alta de Coimbra, when someone played the service organ. UNESCO listing: University of Coimbra – Alta and So...
Warp and weft #4
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"My background is in the visual arts, with a primary focus on sculpture, particularly wood carving. Over time, I have become increasingly fascinated b...
Dreams of the bell tower watchman
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I very carefully listened to scores of recordings before settling on this one and it captured my imagination instantly. It’s incredibly rich and my...
La Clerecía
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The descent from Salamanca’s Clerecía Towers unfolds like an auditory time capsule, where each step resonates with the weight of history. The recor...
Asante Kente weaving at Bonwire, Ghana with palpable textures
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mechanisms of wooden frames and wools in a seemingly textural sonic dialog during a Kente weaving session at Asante Bonwire. Among the Asante (or Ash...
Morning incantation
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I was interested in this field recording, taken from Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Japan featuring monks chanting their morning prayer. I’ve aimed to crea...
Hypogeum
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni in Paola, Malta is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating from before 3000 BC. A necropolis and a place of sanctuary...
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum tour
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On a tour in the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, walking around. You can here other tourists on the tour and recorded guides. August 2008. UNESCO listing: Ħ...
Morning prayer at Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kasuga Taisha Shrine is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara UNESCO site in Japan. Every day, monks chant the morning prayer (chōhai) in th...
Our tapes have nothing to do with you
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"My composition 'Our Tapes Have Nothing To Do With You' was inspired by AJ Born's field recording particularly for the fact that the recording documen...
Buddhist enchantment
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"This field recording of Buddhist chanting in what seems to be a temple in India was personally very timely. After recently reading several books on B...