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Cities and Memory
Cities and Memory is a global field recording & sound art work that presents both the present reality of a place, but also its imagined, alternative counterpart – remixing the world, one sou...
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Among the far right
On 17 June 2026, the Oxford Union debating society invited extreme right wing agitators Tommy Robinson and Laurence Fox to take part in an i...
Tommy ten names
"I listened to the original recording a few times to pick out some focal points I could use, notable the "Tommy Tommy" chant at the beginnin...
The gate opens
Cities and Memory: "A special recording like this needed special treatment, so I had a collaboration in mind from the outset when starting o...
Lions at dusk, Tanzania
The microphones were set metres away from the lions as the light dropped off and the temperature shifted. The lions are close. This is by fa...
Cities and Memory interview on BBC 6music Cerys Matthews show
Broadcast on BBC 6music, Sunday 26 July 2026. Cerys Matthews talks to Cities and Memory creator Stuart Fowkes about disappearing and obsolet...
Bestwood birds
Woodland birds recorded during daytime in Nottinghamshire, England. Blue tits are very prominent in the recording. Recorded by Tim Hills.
Birdsong in dub
"I took a pice of birdsong I had recorded and played around with the Flextime function in Logic. I added stereo echo and then a couple of sy...
Playing dice, Bishkek
A few old men play a game of dice at the outskirts of the sprawling Osh Bazaar. They slap down small bills before rolling the dice on a wood...
Tumbling between mountains
"A mix of the casual tumbling dice in their cup and the majestically remote mountains that cover the land outside of Bishkek." Dice game at...
Underscoring the morning
The original recording conjures a restful yet lively ambience that brings to life what early morning in this part of Chisinau must feel like...
Morning birds at the edge of the city
Recorded early in the morning in a green area on the outskirts of Chișinău, this piece listens to the softer edge of the city. Birds fill th...
Migrant bird crisis
This piece was inspired by a recording of a klaxon in Patton, PA that seemed to warn of nothing on a spring morning but the arrival of migra...
Warning siren, Patton, PA
The siren sounds everyday, randomly. Sometimes twice or three times. The birds are anxious. Recorded in Patton, Pennsylvania, USA by Xanthra...
We're still standing
"I retained, without adjustment, the field-recording of chanting on a football terrace. My initial sense was of masculine celebration, the c...
Lardy Boys singing at Horsham FC
The Lardy Boys, also known as the Lardy Army, is the name of the supporters at Horsham FC. This is a sample of them singing on a match day....
Sweet memories of Kawasaki
"I found the idea of candy cutting and the cheerful voices on the original recording very reminiscent of a childhood memory. The fact that I...
Tontoko: sugar cut on Kawasaki Daishi Street
On the street leading to Kawasaki Daishi, the sharp, percussive sound of hand‑cut sugar candy forms a steady rhythm. Shopkeepers’ voices ent...
Lake Masek night chaos
| A wild night at Lake Masek in Ndutu, Tanzania. Hear hyenas whooping, lions roaring, jackals calling, hippos grunting, zebras barking, and...
The darkness is rising
"I spend a lot of my time leading community choirs and singing protest songs, rousing anthems of freedom and liberty - and now, more than ev...