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  • Sleeping on a starlit tide

    Sleeping on a starlit tide
    2025/11/21
    "As I was browsing the Cities and Memory sound library, I had an LFO patch quietly looping in the background. When the field recording Lonely Beach surfaced, it fell into place with the glitchy texture I was shaping, just like the sound of ropes creaking on a sailing boat at night!

    "From that accidental pairing, the track began to write itself. I took those two elements and let them drift together, along with scattered sounds of the twinkly stars, eventually becoming this warm, sleepy piece."

    Lonely Beach, Cambodia reimagined by Trees Can Talk.
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    6 分
  • The bird

    The bird
    2025/11/21
    "Whenever anyone speaks of Auschwitz, I always picture the iconic Arbeit Macht Frei Gate; an image linked to the atrocities associated with the holocaust. I have never been to Auschwitz, but when I heard the field recording I was instantly transported there. I found the sounds so evocative and tried to imagine how it must have felt for those individuals who were taken there in the 1940’s, although this is ultimately impossible. What thoughts must have been going through their minds as they approached the gate? These were ordinary human beings, and I often wonder how another person could possibly dehumanise in such a brutal way as the Nazis did.

    "I wanted “The Bird’ to consider these themes and think about the feelings of the people and whether they felt abandoned or simply resigned to their fate as they saw others being beaten or even killed. What must they have thought of the guards who treated them that way? I also wanted to try and represent the futility of such events by using the image of a bird flying, overlooking the camp, seeing the death and cruelty. What would the bird say of such sights if it could talk? I imagine they would be utterly bewildered by the pointlessness of it all.

    "The sounds of the field recording are included throughout the whole of the song to ensure the focus is never lost, aiding the narrative and emphasising the importance of the lyric."

    Arbeit Macht Frei gate at Auschwitz reimagined by Simon Holmes.
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    9 分
  • Gentle waves on Lonely Beach

    Gentle waves on Lonely Beach
    2025/11/21
    At Lonely Beach on Koh Rong, the waves reach the shore in soft, unhurried patterns. Each swell rises and falls with calm consistency, a natural rhythm that soothes the mind. The beach is quiet and open, with only the sea’s gentle presence filling the air. It is a place of quiet retreat, where the sound of the ocean encourages rest and relaxation.

    Recorded by Jake Edwards.
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    3 分
  • Arbeit Macht Frei, Auschwitz

    Arbeit Macht Frei, Auschwitz
    2025/11/21
    Ambisonics recordings of the sound at the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate to Auschwitz-I.

    This soundscape-composition is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no

    Recorded by Anders Vinjar.
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    10 分
  • Trains overhead in Berlin

    Trains overhead in Berlin
    2025/11/21
    Trains passing overhead on a overpass at Savignyplatz on a Sunday morning in Berlin, with light rain clearly audible too.

    Recorded in September 2025 by Cities and Memory.
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    5 分
  • The thoughts between trains

    The thoughts between trains
    2025/11/21
    "The trains, from the field recording run, whilst the music represents thoughts of waiting for the next train and run between the train sounds. Some mangles train sounds appear amonst the music."

    Trains on an overpass at Savignyplatz, Berlin reimagined by Simon Woods.
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    5 分
  • Concrete ghosts

    Concrete ghosts
    2025/11/21
    "In the field recording, there was a conversation that felt like reminiscing. I say it felt that way because I do not speak the language. I loved the contrast between that dialogue and a shouting voice at the start and end that sounded desperate for someone's attention.

    "The shout itself could have been anything, a chant, a protest, or even a stall holder drumming up business, and it truly captured my imagination.

    "I wanted to create two opposing parts: the past, represented by a granular, ghostly memory, before moving into the 'now' and beyond, recognising that the present will one day become a memory itself.

    "I used the chant to move between these two states. I wanted it to represent resistance, protest, excitement, and the march of progress all at once, because change can be simultaneously exciting, scary, and sad.

    "Beyond the voices, I used other sounds from the recording to create granular rhythms and textures, as well as some more percussive sounds for a beat and finally, I worked on including additional synths and some drums."

    Guqiting Street, Yangzhou reimagined by Craig Burton.
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    5 分
  • Yangzhou, Guqiting Street

    Yangzhou, Guqiting Street
    2025/11/21
    This intriguingly named street runs along a small river, perhaps now demolished and rebuilt. Once likely a standard six-step-wide street, it’s now a maze of residents’ makeshift additions, typical of old districts but still clean and tidy. At the junction of narrow alleys, elderly voices drift from homes, chatting over lunch in refined Yangzhou dialect, even more elegant than Suzhou’s.

    Residents shuffle by in slippers, while a peddler’s calm calls echo faintly. Without the Yangzhou accent, this soundscape would likely mirror the daily life most people heard in the past.

    Recorded in Yangzhou, China by Digimonk.
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    5 分