Birdsong is often one of the most inspiring field recordings for Cities and Memory artists to use as source material, and the birds of Yellowstone were no exception. Come with us on a tour of the chirping birds of Yellowstone, as we reimagine the sounds of bluebirds, cranes, loons and killdeer. First up, listen for […]
Take a stroll with us through Piazza Navona, one of Rome’s most famous locations, a bustling and important public space for centuries. As well as sculptural marvels like Bernini’s Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, the piazza has been a hugely important architectural and artistic space since the 1600s. And as you might expect from such a […]
“I kept listening to the recording every chance I got, and particularly before I went to bed, hoping it would inspire something in my dreams. The tuna auction itself is melodic to begin with so I didn’t want to detract too much from that. The two cards inspired me, then, to create a remix that perhaps is reminiscent of, in the loosest sense, an a cappella piece.”
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"As this wave from memories flows in, the city soaks it up like a sponge and expands. A description of [the city] as it is today should contain all [the city's] past. The city, however, does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps, the antennae of the lightning rods, the poles of the bags, every segment marked in turn with scratches, indentations, scrolls."
- Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
Grand Prix winner and Coup de Coeur winner, Académie Charles Cros
