Cities and Memory - remixing the world

About Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Cities and Memory remixes the world, one sound at a time - a global collaboration between artists and sound recordists all over the world. The project presents an amazingly-diverse array of field recordings from all over the world, but also reimagined, recomposed versions of those recordings as we go on a mission to remix the world. What you'll hear in the podcast are our latest sounds - either a field recording from somewhere in the world, or a remixed new composition based solely on those sounds. Each podcast description tells you more about what you're hearing, and where it came from. There are more than 8,000 sounds featured on our sound map, spread over more than 140 countries and territories. The sounds cover parts of the world as diverse as the hubbub of San Francisco’s main station, traditional fishing women’s songs at Lake Turkana, the sound of computer data centres in Birmingham, spiritual temple chanting in New Taipei City or the hum of the vaporetto engines in Venice. You can explore the project in full at www.citiesandmemory.com (http://www.citiesandmemory.com)

Publisher

Cities and Memory

Category

arts · music · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 May 2023

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2,589 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Batán waterfall

   Cascada del Batán - Bogarra, Albacete, Spain. Recorded by Antonio Sarrión (SoundRadar).

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Hungerford bridge

   "A melancholic multi-layered ambient piece in A based against the backdrop of Paul Wheeler's recording of Hungerford bridge. My object was to intertwine the percussive character of the sample with the melodiousness of my track." Hungerford bridge reimagined by Paul Soto. Image credit: Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)>, via Wikimedia Commons

3. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Beneath Hungerford Bridge

   Recorded at night beneath this wrought iron railway bridge over the River Thames. The massively loud bangs, clattering and rumbles of trains as they pass overhead contrasts with the sounds of water gently lapping at the bridge supports, and people chatting as they walk along the South Bank. The bridge, over 160 years old, is currently being refurbished, so these sounds may not last for much longer. Recorded in October 2026 by Paul Wheeler. Image credit: Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)>, via Wikimedia Commons

Who has been a guest on Cities and Memory - remixing the world

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Douglas Barelegs
• ANDERS VINJAR
• Ben Hoang
• Moray Newlands
• Suzi Lamb

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

33,656

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

38 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

92

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Books guests

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