The 4 Best Cities and Memory - remixing the world Podcast Episodes
1) 2360: Old Faithful, Yellowstone
Recorded by National Park Service. Yellowstone's most famous geyser, Old Faithful. Enjoy this late-fall recording made without crowds. Headphones recommended: the rumble you hear isn't wind, it's a n...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) 2327: Coyotes howling in Yellowstone
Recorded by National Park Service. A coyote group howl echoes in the night near Blacktail Pond. Part of the Yellowstone project - see www.citiesandmemory.com/yellowstone for more. Photo by Ban Yido...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) 2345: Grizzly bears, Yellowstone
Recorded by National Park Service. Grizzly bears sometimes vocalize when agitated or nervous. These sounds of huffing, jaw-popping (heard at :35 and :57 seconds in), and low growls are warnings tha...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) 2625: On Brooklyn Bridge
In the middle of the famous Brooklyn Bridge, we can hear the sound of hundreds of tourists both on foot and on bicycles, with the background roar of thousands of vehicles passing through. In the foreg...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Endlosigkeit
"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." Berline...Show More
6) Sites of hope
This is the sound of a midday call to prayer at the Zangi Ota Memorial Complex. The complex, located just outside Tashkent (20 km), is very popular pilgrimage site as it houses Zangi Ota and Anbar bib...Show More
7) A pilgrimage
"The recording made me think of a journey through the darkness, trying to find the light, to find the thing that has been searched for. I had the field recording playing throughout the track, blending...Show More
8) Berliner Mauer
"My composition, titled “Berliner Mauer,” draws inspiration from ambisonics recordings made by Anders Vinjar at the Berlin Wall. "The Berlin Wall, officially known as the Anti-Fascist Protection Ramp...Show More
9) At the Berlin Wall
Ambisonics recording at the wall, physically separating Eastern Europe from Western Europe in Berlin during the Cold War in the years 1961 to 1989. This recording is part of the HEYR project, present...Show More
10) Shanghai interlude
"I liked the space in the recording, and used it to slot in percussive and electronic elements to create a composition where all elements had parity of presence." Sanlin Old Street, Shanghai reimagin...Show More