Best Cities And Memory Remixing The World Podcasts (2025)

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Autumn ramble 6:05

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"I've never been to the Dolomites before, but a close friend was recently there. He showed me his photos of the mountain range and told me about the locals and hikers he met along the trails and in the backcountry. Seems amazing. His stories supplemented the original field recording in way that enabled me to start working on the music. "I knew I wa…

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Birdsong in the mountains on a summer afternoon 4:40

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Taking a break next in a pasture on a hike in the Dolomites, while we admire the view we can hear birdsong in the trees surrounding us and the gentle buzz of insects. Recorded by Cities and Memory, July 2025.By Cities and Memory

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Geisterbahnhof 7:20

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"My first ever autumn was in Berlin and I also worked for a year in German train stations, so this field recording has an emotional weight for me. The title refers to unused train stations that were closed due to the division of the city during the Cold War. "It means 'Ghost Stations' in German. For me, the memories of those train stations are like…

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Walkthrough in Berlin Hauptbahnhof 8:07

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A walkthrough of Berlin's main station, with announcements drenched in the huge reverb of the station hall, then the classic sounds of trolley bags, escalators, passengers as we explore this vast station and make our way underground to the U-bahn. Recorded in Berlin by Cities and Memory, September 2025.…

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Fog arpeggiation 6:16

3h ago6:16

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"A captivating field recording of fog machines in an outdoor setting was fed into a number of granular synth engines. This resulted in crackles, reverb shadow and drift. Different colours and movement ( fog drift) in the reimagined track emerged. "I built and recorded a number of different passages settling on a drifting, arpeggiated loop which all…

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Fog installation in the Neue Nationalgalerie 7:30

3h ago7:30

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A remarkable fog installation in the sculpture garden of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, by Fujiko Nakaya. This site-specific installation activates once per hour, and fills the garden with vaporous fog, playing with the architecture of Mies van der Rohe. Fog formations emerge from different sides of the garden, blending with the trees and perm…

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Sound installation by Eliza Douglas, Boros Collection 5:40

22h ago5:40

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Inside the Boros Collection bunker, listening to a sound installation of distorted bells on a speaker suspended by chains, made by Eliza Douglas. The space has a fascinating past as a shelter, a prison for political prisoners, and a techno and sex club - and now it hosts a conceptual art exhibition. The sound captures both the muffled sounds of mus…

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They deconstructed 6:18

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"I have a long history with Berlin, and this contemporary art bunker represents very well everything the city means for me. It's deep, dark, yet lively and hopeful. This is my love letter to Berlin." Boros Collection sound installation in Berlin reimagined by the figurehead.By Cities and Memory

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Call to prayers from the sea 5:52

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"The sound of calling to prayers from mosques is featured in the original field recording; it's a very vague and distant call accompanied by street sound and people chatter, but it's still breathtaking. It's even more fascinating that the exact timings of this chant vary daily based on astronomical calculations. I've never been to Turkey and not re…

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Call to prayer, Istanbul 11:15

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Visiting Istanbul for the purpose of recording was fascinating because one could find locations in the city without too much car sounds. This was in 2013. I wanted to go to the Asian side of Istanbul to Kadiköy. There I found a small side street and recorded. I am not religious in any way but still always enjoyed the call for the prayers. Recorded …

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Episode 460: ROH Death Before Dishonor IV 1:44:31

21h ago1:44:31

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On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad dive into Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor IV! The guys relive the excitement of this standout ROH event, breaking down three epic matches, moments, and rising stars that helped define one of wrestling's most influential promotions and are now major parts of All Elite Wrestling. From hard-…

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Impermanence 4:48

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"I’ve always viewed and listened to the ocean in a special way, and the sounds of the field recording inspired me to create this piece. I called it Impermanence for a couple of reasons… just like our lives and our consciousness, the waves are both individual and part of the ocean at the same time - all and one. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form,…

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Sunset shoreline sounds 4:02

1d ago4:02

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The sunsets on Malapascua Island in the Philippines feel like explosions in the sky — wild, breathtaking, and almost unreal. But beneath that blaze of colour, it’s the sound of the waves that holds you — soft laps against the shoreline, repeating like a forgotten lullaby. I stayed there alone, wrapped in the rhythm of the sea, as if time had unrave…

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Just before leaving 4:10

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"A woman writes a message during her daily tram commute to work. Seemingly insignificant details, like selling a table or a couch, hide a deeply personal story about love, and the fragility of the hope for new beginnings." Melbourne tram journey reimagined by Cristina Marras.By Cities and Memory

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Melbourne commute 3:39

4d ago3:39

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This recording from 2025 captures a short commute using Melbourne's iconic trams in the city centre. It's not unusual for trams to be packed and this afternoon was no exception as many people were also heading to a football game. The clatter of the trams mingle with conversations and crosswalks, bringing the Melbourne CBD to life. Recorded in Melbo…

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Invisible anchor 3:43

8h ago3:43

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"Invisible Anchor is a downtempo ambient track centred around a seismic field recording of an electricity pylon, this served as the primary background pad. The field recording was tuned to the track's key using Temperance Pro from Eventide and it matched the track length precisely. For the overall character, the master mix was run through Air Music…

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Inside an electricity pylon 3:42

6d ago3:42

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This is a recording made with a seismic microphone attached to an electricity pylon in the English countryside in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire. The sounds come from the wind vibrating the entire structure, as captured by this specialist microphone. Recorded by Cities and Memory.By Cities and Memory

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Caruso climbs 4:35

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"Thinking about the ascent and the vastness of Gran Sasso Park I stretched sounds to hold the sound of the water and this suggested voices so Caruso takes a trip to the park." Gran Sasso park in Italy reimagined by Stuart Wilding.By Cities and Memory

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Yoi Jacon 5:05

22h ago5:05

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Living with an isolated Shipibo indigenous family in the Peruvian Amazon, this recording features an ícaro titled "Yoi Jacon" ("another world") by curandera Ronin Mea. The chant speaks of a realm beyond our own, filled with ancient wisdom, amidst the backdrop of a disappearing way of life due to deforestation and modernization. Recorded by Rafael D…

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Mountain cowbell chorus 2:58

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The gentle tinkling of cowbells in a field among the Dolomites at the end of a long summer afternoon. Recorded in Colmean, Italy by Cities and Memory, June 2025.By Cities and Memory

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Oud paradox (1) 17:40

22h ago17:40

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"The field recording is a completed song, sung to the backdrop of a symphony of sounds apparently arising from the Peruvian Amazon setting where the performance and recoding took place. The chant/song repeats and winds upwards in tonal centre as it journeys through a call and response form. "My composition takes shape as a tribute to the eternal, c…

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Tonal journey across the Willamette 5:39

22h ago5:39

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"I liked the tonal qualities of this recording. There is a constantly varying pattern of sound: the cars, trucks and buses never pass over in the same configuration so the tones will always combine differently. Each time I improvised this musical re-creation was also unique. The different patterns of sound could have gone on for eternity, but here …

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Tyres on steel over Hawthorne Bridge 1:35

22h ago1:35

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The Hawthorne Bridge, built in 1910 is the oldest vertical lift bridge in the USA and the oldest highway bridge in Portland, Oregon. I stood beneath it one sunny summer day, as the traffic passed over the open steel grills of the carriageway creating the rushing tones in this recording. Recorded by Paul Stephens-Wood.…

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DJ choristers with added cowbell 3:30

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"I thought about the cows maybe wanting someone else to jam along with in the Dolomites, and then a bunch of choristers turn up with a wannabe DJ in tow, and they end up getting it together just in time for milking." Cowbells in Colmean, the Dolomites reimagined by Rod Dykeman.By Cities and Memory

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Episode 459: Tony Watches PWG with Excalibur! 1:56:47

1d ago1:56:47

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On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad are joined by Tony's AEW commentary partner — the man behind the mask himself, Excalibur! The guys sit back and watch Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's 2011 Steen Wolf, featuring some of the wildest action from one of wrestling's most beloved independent promotions. It's Tony's first-ever PWG watch-alo…

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The creaking dock performs 7:24

11d ago7:24

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Persistent, detailed creaking wood and metal sounds coming from the floating dock structure on Hovedoya island, Oslo, along with gentle wave sounds underneath, September 2025. Recorded by Cities and Memory.By Cities and Memory

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Hovedoya island (Andy Lyon reimagining) 8:41

6d ago8:41

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"I really liked the calmness of the sea which contrasted with the harsher sounding creaking wood and metal sounds. I created a track that features and contrasts between these two sounds. "I used a variety of samplers, loopers, delays, reverbs and other effects to create an ambient, tape-loop, drone type of track with a stilted - wonky - rhythm crea…

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Slowing down 7:45

7d ago7:45

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"It is a wonderful and relaxing recording that evokes sitting down and unwinding after a long day. I chose to include a few happy and playful guitar tracks, maybe like the music a person would strum themselves or listen to whilst sitting by a river before bedtime. A very joyful recording session for the Autumn Project." Mara river, Kenya soundscape…

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A night next to Mara river 15:53

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It is around 11.00 pm at Malaika camp, Kenya. The sound of the river is always present. Different types of birds are singing. Hippos are aroung the area and can be heard. Also in a distance lions calling each other can be heard (7'10) At the end of the attached video you can see the river Mara in the daylight and a hippo coming into the river, reco…

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Inside the sweet making process 9:10

7d ago9:10

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A unique recording in the kitchen at Bremen Bonbon Manufaktur, as sweet-making maestro Luca takes us through the process of making sweets by hand, including heating up mixtures, adding sugar, manipulating the still-warm ropes of sugary candy into the right shapes, chopping them down to size and more. An aural record of a traditional - and delicious…

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Aker Brygge catamaran 4:30

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"I love port sounds and this had so much more. An untuned bell and a brass band too. I split the recording into four "stems" and then edited it down to 4 minutes, bounced them down then added some effects and some subtly detuning resonant bass." Aker Brygge harbour soundscape, Oslo reimagined by David Webb.…

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Catamaran docking at Aker Brygge 6:25

7d ago6:25

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At Aker Brygge in Oslo, a tourist catamaran docks, we hear its engines throbbing as it manoeuvres into the dock. Passengers disembark under instruction from the crew, and all the while we hear the arhythmic bell chimes from the Untuned Bell sound installation to our right. Recorded by Cities and Memory, September 2025.…

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Bonty Mojangle's sweet factory 2:24

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"I attached contact microphones to an empty tin of Monty Bojangles chocolates. I used it, together with some kitchen implements, to create the sounds of an imaginary sweet factory and resisted the temptation to process, or add effects to, my contact mic recordings. There are short extracts from the original recording at the beginning and end of my …

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Episode 458: The Stars Of CHIKARA 1:36:37

8d ago1:36:37

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On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad dive into the wild, colorful world of CHIKARA! The guys sit back and enjoy a collection of matches featuring future AEW stars like Eddie Kingston, Brodie Lee, Daddy Magic, and Orange Cassidy — back when he was known as Red Fire Ant! From hilarious moments to pure wrestling magic, Tony and Conra…

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I am the wind that blows across the sea 6:24

20d ago6:24

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This composition is a multi-layered synth improvisation, reacting in real time to the sounds of the breaking waves and calling birds in the field recording. Listening through to the full recording four or five times to immerse myself in the location, I then responded live to the recording on three passes with three separate synth sounds, allowing t…

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On the edge of the land 14:26

20d ago14:26

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The rising tide, gently lapping at rocks, with the quieter general sound of the sea in the background. The recording contains many bird sounds – both land-based such as blackbirds (Turdus merula) and sea-based such as oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus). Recorded at dusk as the birds chorus before nightfall. Recorded at Tarskavaig on the Isle of…

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Murmuration 3:17

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"The collective murmuring in the original recording filled me with comfort as soon as I heard it. There is something very nurturing about praying together and singing together in a beautiful resonate space. "It’s almost like the murmuring becomes a vast benevolent beast. This is an ode to the collective power of the voice, a huge hopeful entity mov…

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Sunday devotions at Basilica de Santa Luzia 3:31

20d ago3:31

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This recording offers a glimpse into the spiritual heart of Portugal, where tradition and faith come together in a celebration of devotion and praise. Step into the serene atmosphere of the Santuario de Santa Luzia in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, as a Sunday church service unfolds. This recording captures the intimate moments of devotion and worship…

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IRCAM in/out 8:24

12d ago8:24

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A walk outside IRCAM in Paris around the Stravinsky Fountain at noon, a trumpet player performs in public, a quick chat with a colleague, crowd and water sounds from the fountain, elevator speech synthesis, walking underground inside IRCAM, water splash from a sound installation, walking in the studios corridor, stopping by a closed room with a ven…

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Compo — décompo — recompo 3:16

14d ago3:16

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"I approached the piece by breaking it down into three dimensions: rhythm, texture, and the relationship between inside and outside. What first caught my attention was the richness of the different sonic layers — the interplay between interior and exterior spaces, and the elevator movements that added "depth". "The triggering element for me was wat…

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Episode 457: Ring Of Honor Spectacles 1:42:42

20d ago1:42:42

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On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad travel back 15 years to relive three unforgettable showcases from Ring of Honor's Honor Club! Tony experiences for the very first time a wrestling classic between two future Hall of Famers — AJ Styles vs. Bryan Danielson — a match that still ranks among Conrad's all-time favorites. Then, the gu…

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Golden hours 1:52

19d ago1:52

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"Golden Hours unfolds like a friendly conversation between two friends who truly see each other. What begins as a light exchange - about work, retirement, and small everyday things - turns into something deeper, almost poetic. In just a few minutes, they drift through life’s big questions with humor and grace: When is it time to stop working? What …

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Hidden garden 3:36

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"Hearing the original sample it suggested an idea for an imaginary space accessed that exists inside the birdsong itself - so I used the sample and through a range of different processes including re-synthesis, granulation, reverberation, repetition and resonation, I created a ton of sound material to create a sense of a surreal space that exists w…

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Teshima night 2:26

23d ago2:26

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Following Terry Riley’s concert at Yokoo House on Teshima Island, I walked through the darkness back to the ryokan when an enigmatic, high-frequency resonance caught my attention. Curious and compelled, I ran to fetch my two recorders and spent the night listening and recording. The sound — from a summer insect I still can’t identify — remains a my…

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Laura 5:48

20d ago5:48

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Retired mail carrier Laura returns to her old work place at the post office West Carrier Annex in Oakland. The mail carriers are just leaving to their routes to deliver the mail with their carts. But they have time to greet Laura shortly as they are hurrying to their work pulling the carts, the sound of which can be heard in the recording. Laura re…

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Episode 456: Samoa Joe's Forgotten Matches 1:33:14

29d ago1:33:14

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On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad rewind about 20 years to revisit the tail end of Samoa Joe's legendary reign as ROH World Champion and his early days in TNA. The guys relive some incredible matches Joe had in the Ohio and western Pennsylvania region against Christopher Daniels and Chris Hero. Plus, Tony reveals his Top 5 Most…

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Both sides of the Bosphorus 9:57

28d ago9:57

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"The piece involves a sample of the ships horn used as part of the melody along with traditional Turkish instruments played in 9/8 time." Ships on the Bosphorus recorded by Anders Vinjar, reimagined by Simon Woods.By Cities and Memory

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Ships on the Bosphorus 9:56

28d ago9:56

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"Ambisonic recordings on the Bosphoros, with the sound of large ships' engines, carrying grains from Ukraine to the world. All accompanied by distant calls to prayer by the muezzins." This soundscape is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https…

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A colossal Sunday morning sound 9:48

28d ago9:48

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Huge pre-communion service bells ring out from the Berliner Dom cathedral across the Mitte district of Berlin. A solid eight minutes of impressively full bell sounds that reverberate through your entire body. As the bells fade, we walk towards the fountain in front of the cathedral. Recorded by Cities and Memory, September 2025.…

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Endlosigkeit 15:08

29d ago15:08

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"I wanted to dive inside the sound of the bells and reimagined the drones as a kind of symphony. As a counterpoint to the location, I added waves of sounds so we can drift on a sea of drone." Berliner Dom cathedral bells, Berlin reimagined by Gareth Evans.By Cities and Memory