Cities and Memory - remixing the world

"The originating field recording is - frankly speaking - quite monotonous along its ten minutes... Thus my intention was/is to open up that monotony by overlaying various instruments. 
"Defining C major as fitting main root note, I stacked several VST midi instruments, mostly using the pentatonic scale, over the field recoding. The latter is doubled by itself at double speed (used two times in a row); both are regulated in volumes against the the instruments, but they never fade out totally. The midi instruments used are: two synth pads, church organ, and two choirs."
Dartmoor streams reimagined by Andreas Pirner.

A peaceful recording of a natural pool fed by flowing streams, where you can wild swim and immerse yourself in the sounds of the surrounding landscape.
Located near Okehampton, Devon, this tranquil spot captures the gentle movement of water and the quiet atmosphere of the natural environment. One of nature’s simple gifts.
Recorded by Jake Edwards.

"There are memories in everything.
"In nature, in our voices, in all of the world.
"This field recording may sound like the memories of others, but at the same time it sounds like a shimmer of my own memories.
"In a shared landscape, individual memories accumulate to form a faintly sacred scene.
People can access memories which can’t be touched but are nonetheless real, sometimes close sometimes distant.
"If we try to touch it, it may disappear, but like a wave, it ebbs and flows, approaches and recedes. These memories fall under my loving gaze.
"By varying the levels of the ambient sounds (such as the waves) throughout the piece, I sought to represent our continuously changing proximity to our memories. I recorded improvisations on the piano and keyboard, imitated the sound of the wind using my voice, and overlaid spoken word recitations.
"Depending on our state of mind, our impressions of even a single memory can wildly differ, so I processed the same material in different ways to reflect this, sometimes making it brighter, and sometimes heavier."
Nature walk in Stary Sącz, Poland reimagined by Lisa Nanzaki.

Sound from the walk through Nature enclave Bobrowisko in Stary Sącz, Poland. Recorded by Dominik Witaszczyk.

In Vilnius we were grateful that the Black Ceramics Centre welcomed us into their studio for a behind the scenes close recording session of their manufacturing processes. Here, Ieva Paukstyte is kneading together a blend of wet and dry clay until it becomes usable for moulding her work, with the squelch and thump down onto the table. 
Black ceramics in Lithuania ― one of the types of black-smoked ceramics, produced using a special technology. It is also called: black-polished, black, grey, smoky, smoked ceramics. Such products have a black colour with a metallic, green or purple sheen, but without the use of dyes. Lithuanian black ceramics are one of the oldest in Europe. This technique was very common in the medieval Europe. Archaeological research in Lithuania has proven that already in the 14th century black ceramics were widespread in the area of modern Vilnius. The Modern Age saw enamel techniques gaining prevalence and black ceramics pushed aside. During the 20th century black ceramics became a rarity. Lithuania is one of the few European countries that has preserved the art of black pottery.
Recorded in October 2026 by Cities and Memory.