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...
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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...
Underland
"This is my second attempt at producing a piece of music using the source sample. The original sample contains a clean, distinct loop of tri...
Holding Death Wall
"This is a collaboration with pianist and composer Leah Floyeurs. We worked with sensitivity to honour the vibrational signature of this loc...
Lake Masek
"Spend the day at Lake Masek, join The Northern Synthesizer Orchestra on an audio journey from dawn to dusk. Created collaboratively by The...
Together Alliance march, 28 March 2026
The very beginning of Together Alliance's march against the right wing. This protest took place in central London in March 2026. I was locat...
Tribal drumming in the park
Tribal drumming heard from a distance in the large Georgengarten park in Hannover, getting louder as we follow our microphone, identify the...