Launching today – Obsolete Sounds
Today sees the launch of Obsolete Sounds, the biggest ever collection of the obsolete and disappearing sounds of the world, covering everything from
REMIXING THE WORLD, ONE SOUND AT A TIME
Cities and Memory is one of the world’s biggest sound projects, a global, collaborative sound art and field recording programme with the aim of remixing the world, one sound at a time. It covers more than 100 countries and territories with 5,000+ sounds and more than 1,000 contributing artists.
Thousands of field recordings, recomposed and reimagined by artists around the world to create a new, alternative world of sound – you can explore the sounds via the global sound map or by subscribing to our podcast.
TODAY’S FEATURED SOUND
Hit the "next" button to hear the reimagined version of the original field recording (where there is one).
EXPLORE CITIES AND MEMORY
The world’s largest collection of disappearing sounds – remixed and reimagined
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Our latest sounds
Rise in love – midday in the Azores
For today’s field recording, we’re taking a trip to the Igreja Matriz de Sao Sebastiao church in Ponta Delgada (Sao Miguel, the
The city hangs suspended – a New York soundscape
Today’s sound is a field recording of a classic New York soundscape, walking through midtown Manhattan starting from 8th & 37th late