A moment held in time in Coimbra
The bell tower at the University of Coimbra, Portugal is the highest point of the city, visible from almost anywhere and aptly
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
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