A protest from 2011 in Taipei City, Taiwan, recorded by Tsan-Cheng Wu: “a protest against the head of the police in violation of the Constitution. “Many students and people gathered in front of the police station, and asked the head of the police to come out to explain.” City version: This sound was reimagined by […]
“I’ve tried to convert the soundscape of a London Underground station in a danceable and dynamic pop song.
My challenge was to use only the sounds of the Underground Station recording, there is nothing added.”
Leaving behind St. Pauli and the Reeperbahn, we strike out early for the morning’s activity – we have a lot of ground to cover! The first stop is the food market at Grossneumarkt, just a few minutes away from the huge St. Michaelis church, which we’ll be visiting later. It’s typical market fare, with fruit, […]
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- Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
Grand Prix winner and Coup de Coeur winner, Académie Charles Cros
