Open call – remix and reimagine the world of shortwave radio
Shortwave radio is one of the most fascinating sonic worlds – capturing vital moments in world history as well as pirate radio,
Remixing the world, one sound at a time
Cities and Memory
A global, collaborative sound project
Cities and Memory is a global, collaborative sound art and mapping project that remixes the world, one sound at a time. The project covers more than 100 countries and territories with 5,000 sounds, and more than 1,000 contributing artists.
Every field recording in the project has been recomposed and reimagined by artists around the world to create a new, alternative world of sound – you can listen via the sound map or our podcast.
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Our latest sounds
Cities and Memory BBC Radio 4 interview
Cities and Memory founder Stuart Fowkes was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme on 12 September about the Inferno project, marking
Help us reimagine the sounds of Italy!
Hope you’ve been having a great summer! We’ve been travelling through Italy recording a brand new collection of sounds for you to