Cities and Memory
@citiesandmemory.bsky.social
One of the world's biggest sound projects, covering more than 130 countries with 2,000+ contributing artists. Remixing the world, one sound at a time. www.citiesandmemory.com
There are just 25 spaces for artists on the project, and applications are open to all, until 30 November. The project will launch at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna in May 2026. citiesandmemory.com/flow
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
There are just 25 spaces for artists on the project, and applications are open to all, until 30 November. The project will launch at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna in May 2026. citiesandmemory.com/flow
Past, present, and future flow together as artists transform field recordings, research and satellite images into a recomposed interpretation of the life of a river. The river’s story, reimagined in sound.
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Past, present, and future flow together as artists transform field recordings, research and satellite images into a recomposed interpretation of the life of a river. The river’s story, reimagined in sound.
Create a composition from the bustling sounds of city life, the tranquil hum of nature, the clank and clatter of work and industry, the buzz of entertainment, nightlife and markets or the vibrancy of cultural practices or sports from around the globe.
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Create a composition from the bustling sounds of city life, the tranquil hum of nature, the clank and clatter of work and industry, the buzz of entertainment, nightlife and markets or the vibrancy of cultural practices or sports from around the globe.
“What I really love is when a soundscape changes over time, meaning the recording I made becomes a piece of history, a snapshot in time."
Meet Colin Hunter in the first of our Artist Spotlight series 🎧💕 citiesandmemory.com/2025/06/arti...
Meet Colin Hunter in the first of our Artist Spotlight series 🎧💕 citiesandmemory.com/2025/06/arti...
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“What I really love is when a soundscape changes over time, meaning the recording I made becomes a piece of history, a snapshot in time."
Meet Colin Hunter in the first of our Artist Spotlight series 🎧💕 citiesandmemory.com/2025/06/arti...
Meet Colin Hunter in the first of our Artist Spotlight series 🎧💕 citiesandmemory.com/2025/06/arti...
Sunday recording the secret sounds inside the structures of an electricity pylon ⚡🔌🎧
Lom Geofon with Zoom F3, sounds provided by the National Grid and the British weather ☀️🌬️
Lom Geofon with Zoom F3, sounds provided by the National Grid and the British weather ☀️🌬️
November 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sunday recording the secret sounds inside the structures of an electricity pylon ⚡🔌🎧
Lom Geofon with Zoom F3, sounds provided by the National Grid and the British weather ☀️🌬️
Lom Geofon with Zoom F3, sounds provided by the National Grid and the British weather ☀️🌬️
There are three albums collecting the highlights of the project - compositions, field recordings and special soundscapes built from the sounds of thunderstorms, forests and waves. citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
There are three albums collecting the highlights of the project - compositions, field recordings and special soundscapes built from the sounds of thunderstorms, forests and waves. citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
Huge thanks to everyone at @electronicsound.bsky.social for this full-page shout out for our tenth anniversary! They've been big supporters of the project ever since their wonderful field recording special issue and we're very grateful 💕🎧
October 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Huge thanks to everyone at @electronicsound.bsky.social for this full-page shout out for our tenth anniversary! They've been big supporters of the project ever since their wonderful field recording special issue and we're very grateful 💕🎧
Happy third anniversary to our Well-Being Cities project, a wonderful collaboration with @c40cities.bsky.social using sound to examine the idea of sustainability in cities, and ask what a city that prioritises health and well-being might sound like. citiesandmemory.com/wellbeing-ci...
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Happy third anniversary to our Well-Being Cities project, a wonderful collaboration with @c40cities.bsky.social using sound to examine the idea of sustainability in cities, and ask what a city that prioritises health and well-being might sound like. citiesandmemory.com/wellbeing-ci...
Open call reminder - sound artists and musicians wanted to join our biggest ever, tenth anniversary Autumn Project! 🍁🎧
We have 200 beautiful recordings remaining from all over the world to reimagine, from natural soundscapes to our bustling cities: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
We have 200 beautiful recordings remaining from all over the world to reimagine, from natural soundscapes to our bustling cities: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
October 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Open call reminder - sound artists and musicians wanted to join our biggest ever, tenth anniversary Autumn Project! 🍁🎧
We have 200 beautiful recordings remaining from all over the world to reimagine, from natural soundscapes to our bustling cities: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
We have 200 beautiful recordings remaining from all over the world to reimagine, from natural soundscapes to our bustling cities: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
🚨 New feature alert! 🚨 The number one thing you asked for in the Cities and Memory community survey was the ability to share an individual sound from our sound map. Now on our global sound map, you can! 🗺️ 🎧
citiesandmemory.com/sound-map
citiesandmemory.com/sound-map
October 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🚨 New feature alert! 🚨 The number one thing you asked for in the Cities and Memory community survey was the ability to share an individual sound from our sound map. Now on our global sound map, you can! 🗺️ 🎧
citiesandmemory.com/sound-map
citiesandmemory.com/sound-map
Open call for artists - join our biggest ever, tenth anniversary Autumn Project! 🍁🎧
To mark ten years of the project, we have 300 incredible recordings from all over the world to offer up to artists to reimagine: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
To mark ten years of the project, we have 300 incredible recordings from all over the world to offer up to artists to reimagine: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Open call for artists - join our biggest ever, tenth anniversary Autumn Project! 🍁🎧
To mark ten years of the project, we have 300 incredible recordings from all over the world to offer up to artists to reimagine: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
To mark ten years of the project, we have 300 incredible recordings from all over the world to offer up to artists to reimagine: citiesandmemory.com/2025/09/autu...
We’re very proud to launch our fundraising album for Gaza, Echoes for Palestine today! 🇵🇸💕
All proceeds from this beautiful collection will go to help Hope and Play, an amazing charity whose work directly helps the children of Palestine.
citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/echoes...
All proceeds from this beautiful collection will go to help Hope and Play, an amazing charity whose work directly helps the children of Palestine.
citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/echoes...
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We’re very proud to launch our fundraising album for Gaza, Echoes for Palestine today! 🇵🇸💕
All proceeds from this beautiful collection will go to help Hope and Play, an amazing charity whose work directly helps the children of Palestine.
citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/echoes...
All proceeds from this beautiful collection will go to help Hope and Play, an amazing charity whose work directly helps the children of Palestine.
citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/echoes...
The collection is available to buy from the Cities and Memory Bandcamp page! citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/merch/chartl...
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The collection is available to buy from the Cities and Memory Bandcamp page! citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/merch/chartl...
Here's a poem from my collection Chartless/demagnetised to share with you for #NationalPoetryDay ❤️
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Here's a poem from my collection Chartless/demagnetised to share with you for #NationalPoetryDay ❤️
“That sort of remixing is an adventure in itself”. Why do artists enjoy getting involved with Cities and Memory?
We asked a few Cities and Memory contributors what inspired them to get involved, and what they enjoy about reimagining sounds with us - here’s what they said 💕🎧
We asked a few Cities and Memory contributors what inspired them to get involved, and what they enjoy about reimagining sounds with us - here’s what they said 💕🎧
September 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“That sort of remixing is an adventure in itself”. Why do artists enjoy getting involved with Cities and Memory?
We asked a few Cities and Memory contributors what inspired them to get involved, and what they enjoy about reimagining sounds with us - here’s what they said 💕🎧
We asked a few Cities and Memory contributors what inspired them to get involved, and what they enjoy about reimagining sounds with us - here’s what they said 💕🎧
Cities and Memory T-shirts, anyone? 👕 For the first time ever you can now pick up Cities and Memory shirts, bags and mugs to brighten up your wardrobe/studio desk/outfit. To mark our tenth anniversary, we have logo mugs, tote bags and T-shirts! citiesandmemory.teemill.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Cities and Memory T-shirts, anyone? 👕 For the first time ever you can now pick up Cities and Memory shirts, bags and mugs to brighten up your wardrobe/studio desk/outfit. To mark our tenth anniversary, we have logo mugs, tote bags and T-shirts! citiesandmemory.teemill.com
Ahead of the launch of our Century of Sounds collaboration, this weekend at @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social we asked some of the artists taking part what they’re excited about, and why they wanted to get involved with our newest project. Here’s what they told us 📺
September 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Ahead of the launch of our Century of Sounds collaboration, this weekend at @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social we asked some of the artists taking part what they’re excited about, and why they wanted to get involved with our newest project. Here’s what they told us 📺
2025 - Observatory Station, an installation at the Barbican Centre powered by sounds provided by our global community 🏛️ citiesandmemory.com/observatory-...
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2025 - Observatory Station, an installation at the Barbican Centre powered by sounds provided by our global community 🏛️ citiesandmemory.com/observatory-...
2024 - our Migration Sounds project with COMPAS used sound to present new angles on the debate around human migration 🧳 citiesandmemory.com/migration
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2024 - our Migration Sounds project with COMPAS used sound to present new angles on the debate around human migration 🧳 citiesandmemory.com/migration
2022 - Well-Being Cities, a project focused on sustainability in urban spaces, presented at the C40 Cities conference in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 citiesandmemory.com/wellbeing-ci...
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2022 - Well-Being Cities, a project focused on sustainability in urban spaces, presented at the C40 Cities conference in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 citiesandmemory.com/wellbeing-ci...
2021 - a major Cities and Memory feature in Electronic Sound magazine, with a collection of our sounds on their covermount CD 📖
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2021 - a major Cities and Memory feature in Electronic Sound magazine, with a collection of our sounds on their covermount CD 📖
2020 - during the Covid-19 lockdowns, we created the biggest collection of the sounds of the world at this unique time in history 🏡 citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2020 - during the Covid-19 lockdowns, we created the biggest collection of the sounds of the world at this unique time in history 🏡 citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds
2019 - celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings with Space is the Place, creating out-of-this-world compositions from sounds by NASA and the ESA 👨🏻🚀 citiesandmemory.com/space
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2019 - celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings with Space is the Place, creating out-of-this-world compositions from sounds by NASA and the ESA 👨🏻🚀 citiesandmemory.com/space
2018 - Sound Photography, a multidisciplinary project in which we asked artists to respond in sound to a series of amazing photographs 📸 citiesandmemory.com/sound-photog...
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2018 - Sound Photography, a multidisciplinary project in which we asked artists to respond in sound to a series of amazing photographs 📸 citiesandmemory.com/sound-photog...
2017 - the world’s biggest survey of the sounds of protest and social activism, Protest & Politics ✊ citiesandmemory.com/protest
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
2017 - the world’s biggest survey of the sounds of protest and social activism, Protest & Politics ✊ citiesandmemory.com/protest