Italy is a country very close to the heart of the Cities and Memory project, and we’ve spent a number of years collecting field recordings from all over the country.
This summer, we asked dozens of artists to remix and reimagine some of the stunning soundscapes of Italy: you can explore the results on the sound map:
Selected Italian compositions have been highlighted as short videos in this playlist:
Download some of the highlights from our Italian sounds collection on these two albums, both available as a pay-what-you-like compilation from Bandcamp:
Tune in to the latest field recordings and reimagined sounds from across Italy, and find out a little more about them:
Cesuna, northern Italy: in this field recording, church bells ring in the forest just outside…
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, it continues to alter the sounds of our world,…
A new sound for a new year, with this field recording taken in Venice on…
Over the past few years we’ve enjoyed a few trips to football matches across Italy…
Today’s sounds highlight two distinct sides of the sonic life of Venice – the better-known…
The second of June marks Festa della Repubblica in Italy, one of the national symbols…
