Sounding in the new year in Venice
A new sound for a new year, with this field recording taken in Venice on New Year’s Eve 2021, outside Santa Lucia
Remixing the world, one sound at a time
Cities and Memory
Remixing the world, one sound at a time
Cities and Memory is one of the world’s biggest sound projects. It is a global, collaborative sound art and field recording programme with the aim of remixing 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.
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 our podcast.
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New year, new sounds for you
Happy new year everyone! First of all, let us take this chance to wish everyone a healthy and happy 2022. To mark
2021 – the Cities and Memory year in review
2021 has been many things, but unexpectedly it's also been one of the busiest and most exciting years since Cities and Memory