The ten best sounds from June 2014
As we head into the summer, another batch of great sounds and remixes from around the world – this month, as far afield as South Africa and San Francisco, with some great guest contributions of both field recordings and remixes. There are six sounds from global contributors, and four sounds done by us – dive in and have a listen!
Guest sounds
- Paris, France: How Paris sounds to two different people (field recording by Jase Warner, remix by La Cosa Preziosa)
- Cape Town, South Africa: From the top of Table Mountain (by Restive)
- Gatwick Airport, UK: Flight BA329 to Venice is now departing (remixed live by Oxford Improvisers)
- London, UK: A thunderstorm in a cathedral (field recording by Si Begg)
- Oxford, UK: Techno car wash! (remixed by Alan Bleay)
- Cape Town, South Africa: Sounds from a bird sanctuary (by Restive)
Cities and Memory sounds
- San Francisco, USA: Taking Pier 39 into a giant reverb chamber
- British Museum, London: When every clock in a room strikes midday at once
- Leicester, UK: Taking apart the sounds of my birthplace
- British Library, London: Shhh! It’s the sounds of the British Library