Podcasts by 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.
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Ueno adventure park from 2023-12-09T17:20:38
"I decided that the field recording should sit within the overall stereo field and along with the music simply form part of the composition and not become too prominent overall. Thus I created...
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Eurasian stroll in 11/8 from 2023-12-09T17:20:04
"Having attended a concert of middle eastern music a few day previous to beginning the piece I was inspired to attempt something rhythmic in a traditional time signature and use some of the pi...
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Ueno Park - a quiet place from 2023-12-09T17:19:36
"The recording location for 'Ueno Park - Quiet Place' is situated in Ueno Onshi Park in Tokyo. It is Japan's first public park and houses important cultural institutions such as the Tokyo Nati...
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Viale Roma, Vicenza from 2023-12-09T17:19:32
A walk from the station in Vicenza, Italy past a bar where music is being piped out of a PA, past a row of idling buses.
Recorded by Cities and Memory.
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Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Kyoto adventure from 2023-12-08T20:43:22
"I have never been to Kyoto, but this recording evokes in my mind a meditative place, immersed in nature, so I tried to add to the recording a gentle musical meditation. I also tried to focus ...
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Fushimi Inari Taisha - a quiet place from 2023-12-08T20:42:22
"The recording location for 'Fushimi Inari Taisha - Quiet Place' is located at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. It is one of Kyoto's busiest tourist attractions, but I also found its own kind of...
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A song for our mother from 2023-12-08T20:37:40
"A song for our mother, is a calling for help from our Mother Earth. The recorded sounds gave me the inspiration to compose a story about our forgotten land, the forests. Where our mother is c...
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Enough sleep from 2023-12-08T20:36:59
"I tell stories using dialogue taken from public domain educational films and giving them new context. I chose a film about sleep health and as one of the characters and I share the same name ...
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Near the shore from 2023-12-08T20:35:31
"The drumming of the original recording inspired to create an imaginary soundscape; I saw myself hiding aboard a creaky boat while tribal drums beat in the distance.
"First I cut apar... Listen
"First I cut apar... Listen
A parallel walk from 2023-12-08T20:34:35
"This piece is composed as a soundwalk, as its initial field recording. The journey unfolds between two parallel worlds – that of the sound recorder and the composer. The recording that I used...
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One world, one chance from 2023-12-08T19:46:39
"Drawing inspiration from the recording of a climate protest in Edinburgh, my electroacoustic composition navigates the landscape of media misinformation surrounding crucial societal issues. U...
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Japanese drummers at Ferrara International Buskers Festival from 2023-12-08T19:45:35
"Ferrara International Buskers Festival 2023 - one of the top dates in the global street music calendar. A troupe of masked Japanese drummers using large plastic oil containers as their instru...
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Soundwalk at Sümela Monastery from 2023-12-08T19:44:52
"I captured this audio while walking on a small, narrow road that leads to the entrance of the Sumela Monastery in Karadağ (Black Mountain), Trabzon. This recording is an example of a soundwal...
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Cicadas high in the trees from 2023-12-08T19:43:49
A chorus of cicadas on a hot afternoon high up in the trees above us in the woods near Sirolo, Italy, August 23.
Recorded by Cities and Memory.
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Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Call and response birds from 2023-12-08T19:43:08
This is a binaural mix of a nature soundscape involving a particular call and response, recorded while I was staying in Auroville, India.
Recorded by Raghavendran Rajagopal.
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Recorded by Raghavendran Rajagopal.
Climate protest, Edinburgh, November 2022 from 2023-12-08T19:42:28
On Saturday 12 November in Edinburgh, a coalition of climate groups marched through the city to demand Climate Justice in solidarity with the Global Day of Action called by Egyptian groups at ...
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The family album from 2023-12-07T09:56:30
"This sound of flowing water in a stream of Parco Naturale del Conero, takes me back to holidays when I was a little boy.
A picnic by the water; I am sitting on a rug, surrounded by famil... Listen
A picnic by the water; I am sitting on a rug, surrounded by famil... Listen
Sound(s) matter(s) from 2023-12-07T09:55:50
"This piece is a reflection about the concept of space as sound. Space understood not a visual concept, but as an auditory one, as the connective tissue between all of the objects in the world...
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A hot afternoon in the forest from 2023-12-07T09:55:10
A humid, hot August afternoon in the Parco Regionale del Conero - we record a small trickling stream in a very quiet, butterfly-filled wood, as the occasional insect buzzes around the micropho...
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Jeremy Corbyn rally, 2019 from 2023-12-07T09:55:06
Labour Party/Corbyn rally, Manchester Apollo, November 2019 - Corbyn supporters chanting at rally. Recorded by Claire Solanki.
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Autumnal drift from 2023-12-06T16:28:35
"The sound of cicadas are quite meditative. So I let them take me where they wanted to take me. This reimagined piece attempts to tap into the spirit of that journey."
Cicadas in Thai... Listen
Cicadas in Thai... Listen
Love machine from 2023-12-06T16:28:24
"Street sounds from the city of dreams evoking memories of romantic fantasy and escapism in the world of cinema.
"Inspired by the field recording of Rome traffic (I have used the ent... Listen
"Inspired by the field recording of Rome traffic (I have used the ent... Listen
Roman roads from 2023-12-06T16:27:16
"A close-up, binaural recording of a paved/tiled road intersection in Rome, April 23, which makes a particular sound as cars cross over it. We can also hear the distinctive sound of the Roman ...
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Cicada countryside, Thailand from 2023-12-06T16:26:36
Nighttime sounds of the cicadas and insects in the trees and fields, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Recorded by Alex Boyesen.
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Recorded by Alex Boyesen.
Echoes of industry: manipulated rhythms from 2023-12-06T16:22:10
"The motion of the Long Beach pump creates a complex set of friction, rubbing and impact sounds. These rhythmic interactions have been abstracted, their harshness softened, and new sets of fun...
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Busy walla crowd from 2023-12-06T16:21:33
"I carefully cut six loops from the original recording of sounds that worked for me, then layered them up in Ableton live and jammed with them, adding outboard effect into the mix."
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Nightmare fuel - oil pumping in Long Beach from 2023-12-06T16:20:42
"The sounds of a couple of oil rigs, pumping crude oil out of an area near the San Gabriel River and adjacent to the Los Cerritos Wetlands in Long Beach, Ca. Part of the Hellman Properties."
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Busy market in Burkina Faso from 2023-12-06T16:20:41
"Kambouinsse market - a small town 20 minutes' drive from Ouagadougou, recorded in the early afternoon."
Recorded by Martin Weissberg.
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Recorded by Martin Weissberg.
The sonic reverberation of Saint Marinus from 2023-12-05T09:15:20
"I am always intrigued by church bells, especially as they are a constant sound in many peoples lives and a sound that has not changed as the world is played out around the sonic distance they...
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Piazza della Liberta, San Marino from 2023-12-05T09:15:15
In the centre of San Marino, the clock chimes the hour, we shelter from the wind at the top of this high, exposed old town, and the passers-by are a curious mix of the usual tourists and peopl...
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Stroud dawn chorus from 2023-12-05T09:14:09
"I’ve struggled with tinnitus, more specifically hyperacusis, for 26 years. Extremes of loud noise and silence are the enemy. I’ve pretty much given up on my one main passion, live music, but...
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Quite harsh electronica (for Michael Faber) from 2023-12-05T09:14:05
"This started life as an ambient dawn chorus, but then I heard Michel Faber describing how his tinnitus resembles the "quite harsh electronica" music he really loves during the 30 Oct 2023 epi...
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Calama market from 2023-12-02T12:12:06
"The field recording of street vendors in an outdoor market in the Andean high plains of Chile, one of the driest deserts in the world, fascinated us. You could tell there was so much life in ...
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The fragrance of freesias from 2023-12-02T12:12:03
"The field recording runs quietly in the background having had sections copied and brutally mangled / filtered / granulised to make musical sounds. Synths added for flavouring."
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Cape ... Listen
The mist of Rotterdam from 2023-12-02T12:11:05
"My late partner, who was half Swedish and half Dutch, had roots in Rotterdam. Our plans to travel to this city were thwarted by the illness that befell my partner. This composition represents...
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Smell the freesias from 2023-12-02T12:08:57
"The Adderley Street flower market is the oldest flower market in Cape Town – a large covered alley where the flower sellers, mostly women whose families have been in the trade for generations...
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Chilean food market walkthrough from 2023-12-02T12:08:54
"In this recording we can hear interactions of the local rotatory food market in Calama, Chile (it has different location, depending on the day of the week) during pandemia. You can hear the s...
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A wet spring in Delfshaven from 2023-12-02T12:08:50
"A wet, spring day on my balcony. You can hear the rain drops on a plastic roof, cars driving by on the other side of the canal, the occasional bird that flies by, the ringing of the bridge op...
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Guanacaste dawn from 2023-12-02T11:53:21
"Working with this recording by Diego Espeleta of howler monkeys and birds taken at dawn at the Reserva Conchal in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, was an exercise in recalibrating expectations of musi...
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Reserva Conchal: howlers at dawn from 2023-12-02T11:53:18
The sun is rising fast and bringing in the heat. It is very early in the morning, but you can start to feel that it will be a hot day. The crickets are chirping, creating a constant melody in ...
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Chanting monks, Chiang Mai from 2023-12-02T11:51:48
Monks and Buddhists chanting during the evening prayer ceremony, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Recorded by Alex Boyesen.
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Foggy mountain top, early morning from 2023-12-02T11:50:39
Vumari, Tanzania: birds, insects, wind howling.
Recorded by Douglas Issai Ndanshau.
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Recorded by Douglas Issai Ndanshau.
Neighbourhood chirps from 2023-12-02T11:49:31
"The birds singing inspired me to imagine a dystopian world, where they made their appearance for the first time. When the people in the village immediately developed a strong dislike for them...
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Fall is in the air, leaves are on the ground from 2023-12-02T11:48:48
An informal evening meditation among falling leaves.
Chiang Mai monks reimagined by Joel Graham.
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Chiang Mai monks reimagined by Joel Graham.
Bourbon Street R&R from 2023-12-01T08:27:47
"The original field recording by Alex Clifford featured a live jazz festival on Bourbon Street - one of the most iconic streets in the world. Although well known for it's 'buzzing' atmosphere,...
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Going to the airport from 2023-12-01T08:27:11
"An old man is riding the sleek new CAT train from central Vienna to the airport. He drifts and dreams, of trains and trams and railyards he has experienced throughout his long life. At one po...
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All aboard the CAT from 2023-12-01T08:24:52
With the CAT (City Airport Train), Vienna offers a rapid connection between city centre and airport. In only 16 minutes, the City Airport Train brings you nonstop from the airport to the Vienn...
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Thai forest at 7.00am from 2023-12-01T08:24:46
Early morning forest sounds with insects and birds, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Recorded by Alex Boyesen.
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Outdoor live jazz on Bourbon Street from 2023-12-01T08:24:37
Live jazz plays outside on an evening walk along Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Recorded by Alex Clifford.
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Overhead and overheard from 2023-11-26T12:56:59
"The filed recording runs quietly in the back ground having had sections copied and brutally mangled / filtered / granulised to make musical sounds. Synths added for flavouring."
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Manc... Listen
The concrete jungle from 2023-11-26T12:56:48
"Trams pass overhead as we stand under a bridge in Manchester. In this urban recording, you can also hear loud construction sounds, passing traffic and nesting pigeons cooing in the quieter mo...
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Saigon balcony, teacher's call, children's yells from 2023-11-26T12:56:20
Deep in the city of HCM children can be heard learning simple sentences from their teacher.
Recorded by Kit Wilmans Fegradoe.
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Recorded by Kit Wilmans Fegradoe.
Bermuda's traditional screamer kites from 2023-11-26T12:55:58
The sound of dogs and the traditional Bermudan "screamer" kites – big kites designed to stay up in strong winds and make as much noise as possible. Also the noise of wind in trees.
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Teaching and learning in Ho Chi Minh City from 2023-11-26T12:55:13
"The recording from the hotel balcony captures the city's atmosphere together with lessons in a nearby school. I manipulated the voices of the teacher and children in their classroom and combi...
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Cities and Memory Swedish radio interview from 2023-11-20T07:54:29
"In Oxford, Stuart Fowkes runs the Cities and memory site, one of the world's largest sound projects. Among other things, it is a large world map where you can listen to over 6,000 sounds from...
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La mer gelée (the frozen sea) from 2023-11-14T21:28:32
"For my composition La Mer Gelée (The Frozen Sea), I used a field recording from a frozen beach (Munkkiniemi Beach) in Helsinki, Finland. I was immediately drawn to the the idea of sound comin...
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Wimbledon - mixed doubles action, July 2023 from 2023-11-14T21:28:23
Action from the Wimbledon tennis tournament on 9 July 2023 - here we are on Court Two for the Mixed Doubles, watching Boulter and De Minaur (who have the home crowd on their side as Katie Boul...
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Frozen beach, Helsinki from 2023-11-14T21:28:03
The delicate creaking and cracking of the sea ice at Munkkiniemi beach. The ebb and flow of the sea water pushes and pulls the ice blocks. Its almost as if the frozen sea is breathing. I had t...
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An evening in the Wazirpur Industrial Area from 2023-11-14T21:27:55
"Wazirpur is one of the 29 industrial areas spread across Delhi – NCR. The place is overrun with hundreds of small-scale factories which have attracted thousands of low-income migrant workers ...
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New Delhi anti-ambient from 2023-11-14T21:26:39
"I wanted to use the rhythm and tones of the New Delhi voices and then add something melodic as the track progressed. Its relatively chaotic with all the voices/sounds and the ambient undercur...
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UnderCourt from 2023-11-14T21:24:09
"A tennis match is a clash under the sea."
Wimbledon doubles match reimagined by Leonardo Santiago.
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Wimbledon doubles match reimagined by Leonardo Santiago.
Cities and Memory - The Week in Art interview from 2023-10-27T10:32:10
Cities and Memory founder Stuart Fowkes talks to The Art Newspaper's weekly podcast The Week in Art, discussing our brand new project Migration Sounds, and how Cities and Memory uses sound to ...
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Music for Sleep from 2023-10-21T12:51:38
"Music for sleep"is an almost hour-length composition constructed from carefully-selected contributions to the Cities and Memory global sound project Music for Sleep.
The piece contai... Listen
The piece contai... Listen
Thunderstorm soundscape, Music for Sleep from 2023-10-21T12:47:05
A soundscape of thunderstorm recordings from the Music for Sleep project, including:
- Abbazia Pisani, Italy
- Levpa, Slovenia
- Ontario, Canada
- Readyville, USA
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- Abbazia Pisani, Italy
- Levpa, Slovenia
- Ontario, Canada
- Readyville, USA
Expl... Listen
Waves and water soundscape, Music for Sleep from 2023-10-21T12:36:35
A soundscape of wave recordings from the Music for Sleep project, including:
- Krorez Bay, Albania - recorded by Rafael Diogo
- Hilton Head, USA - recorded by Jake Carnley
- Vis, C... Listen
- Krorez Bay, Albania - recorded by Rafael Diogo
- Hilton Head, USA - recorded by Jake Carnley
- Vis, C... Listen
Forest soundscape, Music for Sleep from 2023-10-21T12:26:45
A soundscape of forest recordings from the Music for Sleep project, including:
- Uppsala, Sweden
- Mont Serin, France
- Glasgow, Scotland
Explore the full collection of so... Listen
- Uppsala, Sweden
- Mont Serin, France
- Glasgow, Scotland
Explore the full collection of so... Listen
Anglesey waves, part two from 2023-10-17T12:31:53
This reimagining is made entirely of the sound of the Wylfa Waves. Filtered, edited, Wavetable synth etc to make a double tempo, upbeat, dancing on the beach tune!
Waves at Porth y Wy... Listen
Waves at Porth y Wy... Listen
Waves at Porth y Wylfa from 2023-10-17T12:31:51
This field recording of sea waves was made at Porth y Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, North Wales by Phil Cunliffe.
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An electron’s journey from wind farm to joyous release from 2023-10-17T12:31:44
This reimagined composition centres around the carnival sound clip, but it seemed important to include the newly commissioned and controversial Rampion off-shore wind farm’s presence. The shor...
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Worthing carnival, 2019 from 2023-10-17T12:31:39
The sound is of the 2019 summer carnival as it passes Worthing pier (England); a joyful event with drums and parades, the recording is intended to capture the happy carefree atmosphere of the ...
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Anglesey waves, part one from 2023-10-12T09:54:48
Waves in Anglesey reimagined by Simon Woods - "the reimagined composition uses waves of synths and white noise to complement the sound of the waves."
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Porth y Môr waves from 2023-10-12T09:54:46
This field recording of sea waves was made at Porth y Môr on the island of Anglesey, North Wales. Recorded by Phil Cunliffe.
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Mesoamerican reef at night from 2023-10-05T10:15:18
Underwater recording of coral reef at night recorded autonomously (no human presence to change the soundscape). Punta Nizuc is a marine protected area off the coast of Cancun. At night, there ...
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Spreading love and light on the borders of silence from 2023-10-01T15:27:25
"A thunderstorm at 5.00am already has a faraway, mysterious quality, as if you're not sure if you're really hearing it or whether you've dreamed the storm. This piece is an extension of a drea...
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Nightime sounds, Rugova Mountains from 2023-10-01T15:22:41
As nighttime blankets the majestic Rugova Mountains in Kosovo, the symphony of sounds crescendos into a mesmerizing cacophony. The enchanting blend of insects' melodies and the haunting calls ...
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At Rumassala Sanctuary from 2023-10-01T15:22:17
Rumassala Sanctuary (Jungle Beach), insects + birds +road traffic far away + passages + man talking + waves, and a monkey towards the end of the recording.
Recorded by Stéphane Marin... Listen
Recorded by Stéphane Marin... Listen
The 5.00am thunderstorm from 2023-10-01T15:21:37
A huge thunderstorm passes overheard at 5.00am in northern Italy - this recording is made from an open patio door directly out into the storm. Pouring rain clatters against the wooden shutters...
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Lucidity’s keep from 2023-10-01T15:18:13
"Using the sound of the bridge as ambience and texture I re-imagined this piece.
I sampled part of the sound to mimic the sound of breathing. The beat mimics the heart beat as we drift int... Listen
I sampled part of the sound to mimic the sound of breathing. The beat mimics the heart beat as we drift int... Listen
Glacial exhale from 2023-10-01T15:17:05
"My recording from Julia Innes was of melting snow. My soundscapes gravitated towards climate collapse and a sense of deep time hearing solid ice turn to liquid. The idea of the earth exhaling...
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Sleep song (chirps of the exosphere) from 2023-10-01T15:16:54
"I got to work with the sounds captured at Rumassala Sanctuary in Sri Lanka. I was enchanted by how bustling the jungle beach actually is - it is absolutely packed with sounds. I was especiall...
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Ferryman's repose from 2023-10-01T15:16:53
Though many of us seek calming sounds or voices to quiet our bodies and minds and to soothe us to sleep, our actual experience of sleep is rarely a still or tranquil one. Indeed cultures acros...
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Melancolía from 2023-10-01T15:16:45
"I truly enjoyed participating in this project, where the beautifull sound of the stream served as my muse right from the outset. Upon hearing the field recording, I was immediately transporte...
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Tranquil waters from 2023-10-01T15:16:45
The soothing melody of rivers cascading down Lengarica Canyon in Albania is profoundly calming, inducing a sense of tranquillity that harmonizes with your hiking journey. There is a remarkable...
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Dreamcatcher from 2023-10-01T14:47:46
"Close your eyes and step into a world where dreams become a soothing lullaby and sleep turns into a healing sanctuary. Meet "Dreamcatcher," your trusted companion for a peaceful night's rest....
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Entangled dreams from 2023-10-01T14:46:02
"I am a traditional Turkish reed flute ney player. Our traditional music is modal music and it has different maqams for different emotions. I have used one of them which has calming qualities....
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Moments In Vaucluse from 2023-10-01T14:44:06
"After listening through to the field recording a number of times, closing my eyes, I imagined I was there. I wanted to convey the moments between awake and sleep - those hypnogogic states in ...
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Oxford dawn chorus from 2023-10-01T14:43:53
Dawn chorus recorded in May 2023 at a nature reserve in Oxford - binaural recording.
Recorded by Giulia Biasibetti.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more informatio... Listen
Recorded by Giulia Biasibetti.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more informatio... Listen
Slow the dawn from 2023-10-01T14:43:24
"I love dawn choruses, but as I considered this one for a sleep project, I realized that dawn choruses are waking sounds, not sleeping sounds. This is my response to the challenge of turning d...
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Aphrodite's lullaby from 2023-10-01T14:42:24
"I started with the name of the sound "Aphrodite's Rock", which inspired a story: at the beginning, there was nothingness, then Aphrodite emerges from the sea foam and establishes herself firs...
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Luminescence from 2023-10-01T14:41:34
"I chose the sound recorded by Marcel Gnauk at Hermosa Beach - Jaco, as I love the sound of the ocean and by chance my son had recently visited Costa Rica. After experimenting, I decided to ke...
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Woodpeckers at dawn from 2023-10-01T14:40:24
Shortly after dawn in the heart of the Fermansbo Urskog Nature Reserve, woodpeckers begin drumming on tree trunks. The forest is extremely calm. A perfect soundscape to calm the mind, body and...
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Cicadas, pine and wind from 2023-10-01T14:39:51
Recorded in my garden on a day when the mistral wind was constant, blowing through a pine tree. A single cicada had been present, hiding in the garden all week. There are occasional clucks fro...
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Gentle summer forest, Mont Ventoux from 2023-10-01T14:39:06
This gentle summer soundscape was recorded in the forêt domaniale du mont Ventoux in the Vaucluse region of France. Listening back, we can imagine drifting off to sleep whilst swinging gently ...
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Aphrodite's Rock from 2023-10-01T14:38:06
This large rock formation off a pebbly beach is the birthplace of Aphrodite in Greek mythology.
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more infor... Listen
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more infor... Listen
Hermosa beach from 2023-10-01T14:38:04
The relaxing sound of slowly breaking waves on Hermosa Beach on the west coast of Costa Rica. The occasional birdsong can also be heard.
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
Part of the... Listen
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
Part of the... Listen
Sunroom rain at night from 2023-10-01T14:12:48
This recording was made late in the night at my house in the country over a decade ago. I couldn't sleep and went out to the sunroom to hear the night sounds. A storm started rumbling in the d...
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Somnolence from 2023-10-01T14:11:48
"The piece is built upon a field recording from Heath Webb, with slowly shifting drones coalescing over rain, wind, and thunder sounds. The added drones explore a range of frequencies, aiming ...
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Baby louse from 2023-10-01T14:11:24
"The quiet recording had light snoring, covered in noise and the faintest suggestion of music in the background. I amplified these elements into the dream of a sleeping louse (I think Louise w...
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Baby Louise, July 2023 from 2023-10-01T14:08:39
This is my 9 month old baby Louise sleeping. On the background there is the music of Ólafur Arnalds, which has been her sleeping music since she was a newborn, and the fan that we are using in...
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An African night at the delta of Okavango from 2023-10-01T14:08:11
This soundcape was recorded on February 2023 at Little Machaba Safaris Lodge at the banks of river Kwai, at the vast area of the Delta of Okavango in Botswana.
Imagine this: you find yours... Listen
Imagine this: you find yours... Listen
Flowing with Napo from 2023-10-01T14:08:06
"Rio Napo flows from Cotopaxi volcano to Amazon river. A 668 miles long sine wave which has inspired this composition where slow sine waves flow along with the river itself."
Rio Napo... Listen
Rio Napo... Listen
Dusk at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve from 2023-10-01T14:06:56
It is the soundscape of a saltmarsh nature reserve - the daytime flora and fauna, birds, insects and landscape winding down before night time, a watershed between one part of a 24 hour cycle a...
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Asleep with the birds from 2023-10-01T14:01:25
"Entering the theta state where you slide into sleep and things start to happen as you are part of the start of your dreamings. Made with added vocals, bass, guitar, and sampled recording. Bes...
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The Rio Napo from 2023-10-01T14:01:24
July 2017, 12pm, sounds of the Rio Napo river.
Recorded by Mark Wilden.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the collection... Listen
Recorded by Mark Wilden.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the collection... Listen
Walking the path from 2023-10-01T13:58:49
"I love the sound of the wind through the trees, the rising and falling sweeps of air, the gusting swooping swirling sounds feel exciting but calming too. I find this strange contrast inspirin...
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Summer night in Dell Creek state wildlife area from 2023-10-01T13:56:40
This sound was recorded at night in a wooded area during the summer. Crickets are the main act here. As a diurnal species, in much of the habitable world we've associated crickets with night, ...
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Droplets walking on window panes from 2023-10-01T13:56:21
"A very slowly evolving piece that loops the source recording into a rhythm, which slowly drifts away. The track follows a progression of falling asleep, as elements fade away and the listener...
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Cotigao wildlife sanctuary from 2023-10-01T13:55:57
June 2022, 10pm Netrevali, Goa, India, sounds of the night - insects chirping, air conditioning drone.
Recorded by Mark Wilden.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more... Listen
Recorded by Mark Wilden.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more... Listen
While you sleep from 2023-10-01T13:55:53
"The beautiful sounds in this rich night-time scene of the original recording made me think of how busy the microscopic life is in the natural world while we are sleeping. I wanted layers of s...
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Cemetery water drops from 2023-10-01T13:52:25
The droplets of this leaky pipe at a Viennese cemetery caught my attention on a stroll, because I found their melody when diving into the basin to be beautiful and calming. There's also a bit ...
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Vento nos Pinheiros Mansos from 2023-10-01T13:50:12
Wind sounds on trees in Serra de Montejunto, a classified area in central Portugal.
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to... Listen
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to... Listen
Song of shadows from 2023-10-01T13:26:26
"This composition takes Oscar Marin’s wonderfully atmospheric field recording keeping its original length of 20 minutes, but cut, sampled and slowed down. I have then layered this with my own ...
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Ciclo do sono from 2023-10-01T13:25:27
"Our assigned field recording, captured in a Portuguese natural area near Vila Velha de Ródão, lulled us into daydreams that morphed into a short and pleasant nap. The familiar and comfortable...
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My mother's keeper from 2023-10-01T13:24:40
My mother passed during the production of this theme. I dedicate this music to her and may she rest in peace.
Portuguese nature reserve reimagined by June Lopez.
Part of th... Listen
Portuguese nature reserve reimagined by June Lopez.
Part of th... Listen
The floating cradle from 2023-10-01T13:24:11
"The roaring sound of the water inside the Coin Caves prompted me to express the idea of a perpetual swaying motion, which is communicated through the sloshing of the water inside the cave. Th...
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Teasing the bells from 2023-10-01T13:23:25
"As a Classical Indian musician, my musical tradition is rooted in the natural environment. As such, I hear music in both the human and natural environment. There is always a medley of songs, ...
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Ilha das Virtudes from 2023-10-01T13:22:45
Sounds of a natural classified area in central Portugal. Tranquility, water, wind.
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to... Listen
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to... Listen
Polje de Minde from 2023-10-01T13:22:09
Nature sounds from a natural classified area in central Portugal. Birds, wind, tranquility.
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more informatio... Listen
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more informatio... Listen
Mata do Bussaco from 2023-10-01T13:21:59
Nature sounds in a natural classified area in central Portugal. Water, birds.
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear ... Listen
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear ... Listen
Grutas da Moeda from 2023-10-01T13:21:33
Water sounds from a cage in a natural classified area in central Portugal - tranquility.
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information a... Listen
Recorded by Luís Antero.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information a... Listen
In-between state from 2023-09-30T11:23:33
"The piece is reflecting the feeling of falling in and out of consciousness just before deep sleep. I've manipulated the bird call recording throughout and interwoven several melodic ideas usi...
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Piano haze from 2023-09-30T11:23:24
"I’ve been familiar with this this nocturne since childhood, and loved the timing and the dissonant resonances produced by the piano in this recording.
Slowing it down and adding lay... Listen
Slowing it down and adding lay... Listen
Longitudinal daydream from 2023-09-30T11:22
"During the pandemic I moved to Liverpool, UK to live on a park that has a lake. Each day birds, bats and insects sounds surround me as I balance in a fatigue state. I was excited to hear the ...
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Bright starlings from 2023-09-30T11:21:20
"This composition uses only the noises of birdsong, recorded one night in Portugal during the Covid lockdowns. I find drones and low frequencies incredibly restful, so this composition mixes i...
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Delta wave insomnia from 2023-09-30T11:20:37
"When originally choosing the field recording I went for something that was rich and textural and not obviously relaxing, as I wanted to portray a different side to the normal calming idea of ...
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Air conditioning behind the Roman Baths from 2023-09-30T11:19:11
An air conditioning drone outside the ancient Roman Baths in Bath, England - the confluence of ancient history and the more industrial sounds of a modern city.
Recorded by Lee Riley.... Listen
Recorded by Lee Riley.... Listen
Paradise soundscape from 2023-09-30T11:18:47
Villa jungle paradise - Unawatuna, Sri Lanka, insect drones and dawn chorus.
Recorded by Stéphane Marin/Espaces Sonores.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more inform... Listen
Recorded by Stéphane Marin/Espaces Sonores.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more inform... Listen
"...And I am in your cabin as you are in my heart" from 2023-09-30T09:50:08
"Sleeping on a ship. The thrum of the engine is the pulse of the body is the breathing of the sea. The ferry is the bourdon for a dance between cello and voice, outside and inside the body, ou...
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The world is our oyster from 2023-09-30T09:49:59
"In this piece, dreams and reality blend together to transform the world, i.e. "the world is our oyster".
"The source recording (i.e. reality) is chattering in a bar in Washington DC.... Listen
"The source recording (i.e. reality) is chattering in a bar in Washington DC.... Listen
Music for the nightmare of the flying penguins from 2023-09-30T09:49:32
"I love the power in the field recording and I wanted to use that to describe the feeling when you have a nightmare - how the brain fires off and the images you 'see'. I processed the original...
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The reservoir from 2023-09-30T09:48:56
"As a person that struggles with sleep, this has been a soothing piece, meant to be a "sub-bathed" repetitive sequence. Almost all elements (bass, kick, melodies, ambient creature) have been d...
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My robot puts me to sleep from 2023-09-30T09:48:03
"Imagine robots, equipped with sensors, monitoring your sleep patterns and mimicking the conditions of REM sleep. Here the Moog Subharmonicon emulates the original fan, and the field recording...
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Pond, frogs and cicadas from 2023-09-30T09:47:49
My sound "Pond & Frogs & Cicadas" is a field recording from a night I spent sleeping in an artwork (a small cubus made of plexiglass with a bed inside) on a pond. The surrounding sound...
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Supra sleep from 2023-09-30T09:47:29
I've been suffering with insomnia for most of my life but I have figured out how to ensure that I can get a good night of sleep: no coffee after 12 noon, drink plenty of water throughout the d...
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Dream of a pond with frogs and cicadas from 2023-09-30T09:46
"A quiet afternoon. Dozing off under the sun, lulled by the surrounding sounds.
The noises slowly turn into a distant resonance, a hazy soundscape to a late spring dream, and then slowly ... Listen
The noises slowly turn into a distant resonance, a hazy soundscape to a late spring dream, and then slowly ... Listen
Sounds inside a flagpole from 2023-09-30T09:45
Koggala beach, contact mic recording the resonance of the wind in a flagpole.
Recorded by Stéphane Marin/Espaces Sonores.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more infor... Listen
Recorded by Stéphane Marin/Espaces Sonores.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more infor... Listen
The insomniac moves in stealth from 2023-09-30T09:44:38
"I wanted to make a piece comprised of smooth shifts with the occasional lift/twist to tickle the ear... I took the original bird sound source and gave it a slowly undulating base/bass to emer...
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Shh, shush, shh, shush! from 2023-09-30T09:43:02
A lullaby on the ferry from a father to his little daughter.
Recorded with Tascam DR-05X.
Recorded by Hatiye Garip.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more in... Listen
Recorded with Tascam DR-05X.
Recorded by Hatiye Garip.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more in... Listen
Water treatment as an aural relaxant from 2023-09-30T09:42:35
The thunderous pulsations of huge amounts of water moving beneath us at a water treatment plant at Farmoor Reservoir in Oxfordshire, England. The intensity rises and falls in dramatic pulses, ...
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Sheltering from the storm from 2023-09-30T09:42:06
Sheltering inside a bird hide looking out directly over Farmoor Reservoir, as a rainstorm sweeps in and across the water, we listen to the roar of the wind, the pounding rain and the calls of...
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My background fan puts me to sleep from 2023-09-30T09:40:23
This is a recording of my ceiling fan and me turning in my sleep. You may hear an airplane passing by too. Each night, I fall asleep to the sound of my ceiling fan. It's there to keep me cool ...
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Spring Peepers and two other frog species calling in early spring from 2023-09-30T09:38:23
I grew up in a swampy rural area where Spring Peeper frog calls were a prominent and peaceful sound of early spring. Their peeping starts at just about my childhood bedtime. For a blissful few...
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The night is for building castles the day won't allow from 2023-09-30T08:04:55
"The recording I worked with felt extraordinarily sparse, and after several listens brought to mind how the night is a vast blank canvas in which the ordinariness of the daytime world can segu...
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Saving fish from drowning from 2023-09-30T08:03:38
""Saving Fish From Drowning" is a profound soundscape serving as a manifesto on the impact of commercial fishing and the urgent need to protect the local minority of fishermen who safeguard Po...
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The tides of memory from 2023-09-30T08:03:29
""The Tides Of Memory" is an incredibly powerful and personal soundscape. It evokes nostalgic feelings of my youth spent by the sea, observing the fishermen who lived their lives dedicated to ...
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Crystal myth from 2023-09-30T08:02:11
"My approach to reimagining "music for sleep" was deeply inspired by the serene ambiance of the water's gentle cadence and the harmonious chorus of birds captured in the field recording. I del...
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Storm - night with Helene from 2023-09-30T08:01:09
"With my piece I want to invite someone into a cosy room during a thunderstorm: there is a thunderstorm outside, soft rain, birds and crickets.
Cat Helene joins purringly and mellow music... Listen
Cat Helene joins purringly and mellow music... Listen
Chamber for dreams from 2023-09-30T08:00:33
"The sea as enveloping, floating; freeing tethers, allowing a quietude, a sleep."
Teignmouth waves reimagined by Nimmi Naidoo.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more... Listen
Teignmouth waves reimagined by Nimmi Naidoo.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more... Listen
Thunder lullaby from 2023-09-30T07:59:19
"The starting point for the composition was the intention to preserve the wonderful, atmospheric field-recording and try to artistically enhance it and add new dimensions. For me, rain and thu...
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Fishing port, Lapa Das Pombas from 2023-09-30T07:58:17
Immerse yourself in the ethereal soundscape of one of the most enchanting and ghostly fish ports within the Vicentine Coast Natural Park, Portugal. As a lover of fishing ports, I am captivated...
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114 sleeps from 2023-09-30T07:58:02
"This piece is entirely derived from the original recording (Port of Lewis 14th Jun 2023 by Rod Dykeman) with all the pitched parts created by spectral processing of the original field recordi...
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Listening to the sound of your sleep from 2023-09-30T07:57:01
"Our piece recreates that moment in the darkness where one person restlessly relives the trauma of yesterday and anticipates the dramas of tomorrow. Meanwhile, their partner sleeps soundly bes...
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Fishing port, Baleeira from 2023-09-30T07:56:54
Being an aficionado of fishing ports, my visit to Baleeira in Sagres was a revelation. As I immersed myself in its ambiance, I became mesmerized by the symphony of various breeds of Atlantic s...
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Mexican slumber from 2023-09-30T07:54:34
"I used the full recording, of what sounded like a Mexican rainforest/forest, in the morning with sounds of rain and birds. I imagined the kind of sleep being the kind when you fall back alsee...
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Autumn insects on Watts Ranch from 2023-09-30T07:53:43
In much of the United States, insects start calling in the evening in late summer and into autumn. This sound is to me in equal measure soothing as a drone but also filled with melancholy... w...
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Crystal Spring source in Bentonville from 2023-09-30T07:50:56
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas is named for the nearby Crystal Spring. During wet seasons, the spring is more active and its burbling sound soothes the ear...
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Lisbon window singer from 2023-09-30T07:50:01
During a visit to Lisbon, I was cooking with the window open. a singer can be heard practicing through the courtyard, but the exact flat was impossible to place.
Recorded by Timothy.... Listen
Recorded by Timothy.... Listen
Whispering storm from 2023-09-30T07:49:39
The distant thunder and gentle rain weave a symphony that speaks to the calmness and tranquility sought in moments of sleep and relaxation. They create an environment that embraces and cradles...
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Ocean waves on a beach from 2023-09-30T07:49:10
The rhythmic dance of waves crashing on a beach in Teignmouth, then falling back over the stones. The motion of the water creates soothing fizzing and trickling sounds.
Recorded by T... Listen
Recorded by T... Listen
Autumn afternoon thunder from 2023-09-30T07:48:43
Tucked up for sleep and hearing the coming storm just outside.
Recorded by Alex Wegman.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds fro... Listen
Recorded by Alex Wegman.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds fro... Listen
Port of Ness beach from 2023-09-30T07:48:14
Taken around 10am on the morning of Wednesday 14th June 2023. A The tide slowly going out, oystercatchers calling and a springer spaniel calling for its ball. An extraordinarily hot summer mor...
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Rainy morning at Palenque from 2023-09-30T07:45:43
Rainy morning in the jungle of Palenque, Chiapas. Tiny drops and early morning birds waking up after three days of heavy raining, where sleeping was mostly the best thing to do.
Recor... Listen
Recor... Listen
Rugova mountain redux from 2023-09-30T07:22:25
"The original field recording is quite restful in itself. I converted it to midi information, using it's transients to trigger a series of string pads and further randomly automated the midi i...
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Lullaby rain AI from 2023-09-30T07:21:18
"With background rain falling on the alley and with artificial intelligence resources, to sleep, I have built a lullaby in which, my stuntman and me, we look for each other and try to find ins...
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Into the dreaming forest from 2023-09-30T07:20:43
"This field recording of a song thrush in Oxfordshire, England inspired me to set out to create a piece of 'music for sleep' which evoked a sense of crossing a threshold between two adjacent c...
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Summer somnambulance from 2023-09-30T07:19:59
"The piece was a field recording of a park, containing both natural elements such as birdsong and an overhead biplane and passing emergency sirens. I wanted to imagine drifting off for a short...
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Rest, friend. Rest. from 2023-09-30T07:19:24
"I view this piece as a bridge connecting Roberto and I. Although we haven’t met, we are connected in some way via the the project and recording. Living in a coastal city, I often visit the se...
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Waiting for Hypnos from 2023-09-30T07:18:45
"An ambient piece of dropping off to sleep to the sound of waves."
River Thames boat traffic reimagined by Simon Woods.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more inform... Listen
River Thames boat traffic reimagined by Simon Woods.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more inform... Listen
A pharaoh's dance from 2023-09-30T07:16:44
"The fact that this was recorded in Egypt triggered thoughts of pyramids and pharoahs. The rhythmic feeling and the crackling sounds felt percussive to me so i sampled it, processed and used i...
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Under the stream from 2023-09-30T07:16:30
Occasionally, I find solace in submerging hydrophones beneath the gentle currents of flowing rivers, longing to perceive the world as a fish does, attuned to the symphony of water. The Rugova ...
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Abandoned mine cave from 2023-09-30T07:15:15
Water dripping inside a cave of a abandoned mine in my area. The acoustic properties of a cave eliminates any traffic, airplanes or other sounds and the natural reverb is just so calming and s...
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Song thrush by the River Thames from 2023-09-30T07:14:50
A song thrush sings its complicated songs in a tree high above the River Thames in rural Oxfordshire, captured on a hot, close summer's day.
Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Pa... Listen
Recorded by Cities and Memory.
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Biplane and birdsong from 2023-09-30T07:13:39
An old-style biplane flies overhead, as some light city noise intrudes gently into a recording of birdsong and passing, buzzing insects in an eco-park in central Oxford, a city much beloved fo...
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Croatian sea from 2023-09-30T07:13:13
The gentle, repetitive sound of the sea can induce a state of relaxation and reduce stress. The rhythmic nature of the waves can be meditative, allowing your mind to focus on the sound and let...
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The throb of boat traffic from 2023-09-30T07:12:36
The low throb of almost constant boat and ship traffic on the Thames in central London creates a relaxing background low-end drone to sit benath the highly active sounds of waves splashing and...
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The islands from 2023-09-30T07:12:11
This is the soundscape of a healthy coral reef in the Red Sea in Egypt called the “Islands”. Is actually made up of two huge coral formations which only break the surface at extremely low tide...
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Canadian storm from 2023-09-27T20:55:27
"Anton's recording of a night time storm in Ontario is excellent. He captures the drama of a distant storm catching up with the listener. As the thunder peals grew closer and the rain increase...
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The crucifer's cradle song from 2023-09-27T20:55:16
"This source recording came from Little Ontario, Canada, but growing up in Southeastern Louisiana I was very familiar with the chorus of peeper frogs emanating from the night swamp. I used the...
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Edge of water from 2023-09-27T20:55:12
"I love the sound of water and the complex textures that are produced in the vast and infinite combinations of tides, currents, swirling eddies and lapping shores. This beautifully captured re...
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Awenda Berceuse from 2023-09-27T20:55:04
"I wanted to honor Anton Pickard's beautiful field recording "Awenda Waves" in its wholeness, so the idea of playing a lullaby by the water emerged early on.
As a counterpoint to his soun... Listen
As a counterpoint to his soun... Listen
A pond full of fax machines from 2023-09-27T20:55
"The composition takes a departure from traditional musical structures, embracing the realm of abstract and free-form musical experience. At its core lies the new granular engine of the Microf...
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Insects, frogs and humans party instead of sleeping from 2023-09-27T20:54:54
"A rhymical piece with plenty of Guiro action."
Insects in Bolivia reimagined by Simon Woods.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sou... Listen
Insects in Bolivia reimagined by Simon Woods.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sou... Listen
Thunder to heavy rain from 2023-09-27T20:54:33
Thunder to heavy rain - backyard recording.
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the collection,... Listen
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the collection,... Listen
The sirens of sleep from 2023-09-27T20:54:20
"The original sample was a recording of ocean waves as heard in Belize. Sleep imagined as water is a very inspiring vision. But this brought the Sirens to my mind. Dangerous, mythical creature...
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Underwater sounds from a stream from 2023-09-27T20:50:12
Location: Corrie Hamelin Park, Tiny Township, Ontario, Canada.
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds f... Listen
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds f... Listen
Waves at Awenda Provincial Park from 2023-09-27T20:49:03
Waves recorded on the shores of Georgian Bay at Awenda Provincial Park. The waves are restful - recorded as a wide soundfield.
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music fo... Listen
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music fo... Listen
Peepers peeping from 2023-09-27T20:47:51
Peeper frogs mating calls - the calls are more individual with gaps in the recording. Recorded at the side of a gravel road at night.
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the M... Listen
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the M... Listen
Peeper frogs in the spring from 2023-09-27T20:35:31
This is a recording made of Peeper frogs in a marsh at night. This is a mating call that happens during a very short season in the Spring. The high whistles at a low volume can be very relaxin...
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Waves on a pebble beach from 2023-09-27T20:34:53
Waves on a pebble beach - Awenda Provincial Park.
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the colle... Listen
Recorded by Anton Pickard.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the colle... Listen
Insects and frogs at Yacuma River from 2023-09-27T20:33:55
Insects and frogs at midnight in the jungles of Bolivian Amazonia create a beautiful symphony that gets me in the mood for relaxing or taking a long nap.
Recorded by Erick Ruiz Arella... Listen
Recorded by Erick Ruiz Arella... Listen
Small waves at Placencia from 2023-09-27T20:33:47
Small waves at the beach in Placencia, Belize. I find this sound very relaxing cause its natural slow rhythm and its wonderful stereo panning creating a mild flanger.
Recorded by Eric... Listen
Recorded by Eric... Listen
Hypnagogia from 2023-09-26T20:41:32
"I was instantly drawn to Alan Cook's recording of waves crashing into the sea wall rocks at Port Noarlunga in South Australia. I manipulated the original field recording in such a way as to r...
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Adriatic moons from 2023-09-26T20:41:21
"Adriatic Moons is an explorative-ambient composition inspired and incorporating a field recording by Rafael Diogo from Kororez bay, Albania. After researching the location of recording, the c...
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Krorez Bay Berceuse from 2023-09-26T20:41:15
"For this project, I left the field recording largely intact because the pulse of the crashing waves already felt like being rocked to sleep. Listening to it felt like breathing. I wanted to c...
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Midnight Thunder from 2023-09-26T20:41:02
"Sounds of rain and birds layered with non-linear hardware synths improvisation. Recorded during the midnight thunderstorm in the forest not far from the field recording area."
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Watery winds from 2023-09-26T20:40:57
"The sounds of the Albanian Lengarica Canyon inspired me to create this piece where the gentle murmurs of the river intertwine harmoniously with the ethereal notes of a bass flute and electron...
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A place of longing from 2023-09-26T20:40:51
"The source field recording of waves washing over Albanian rocks conjured the beauty of both white noise and organic tidal repetition, that was kept entirely in tact as the foundation of the w...
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"Night falls again and again"(music for Lyra 8, organ and hypnagogic states) from 2023-09-26T20:40:44
"I wanted the sea to bridge the work and thought of the reimagined piece as being a number of destinations on the way to falling asleep. I, like many have to work hard to fall asleep, either c...
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Një endërr Gjipe (a dream of Gjipe) from 2023-09-26T20:40:06
"The field recording is from Gjipe, a secluded beach on the Albanian Riviera. The piece, Një Ëndërr Gjipe (A Dream of Gjipe), draws on the whispers of the sea communicating with us, drawing us...
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The sea wall from 2023-09-26T20:28:23
Ocean surging against sea wall rocks.
Recorded by Alan Cook.
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Recorded by Alan Cook.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the collection, visit Listen
Bird tower from 2023-09-26T20:27:54
While staying in the village, the best time for sleeping is when it is raining. This recording was made by myself during a sound expedition with ornithologist Vitaly Kosheev. We where planning...
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Stream flows softly from 2023-09-26T20:25:49
While hiking along the unexplored paths of Lengarica Canyon in Albania, one cannot help but be awestruck by the gentle murmur of small river streams. These delicate sounds weave a soothing mel...
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Cave-crashing waves from 2023-09-26T20:25:15
It is a truly captivating experience to listen to the gentle caress of waves as they tenderly kiss the shoreline, and then extend their affectionate touch to embrace the caves within the canyo...
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Rocky shores from 2023-09-26T20:24:41
The melodic sound of waves gracefully traversing through rocky crevices along the coastline of Krorez Bay awakens the senses. The rhythmic movement of the water produces a refreshing symphony ...
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Gentle waves from 2023-09-26T20:24:16
The melodic sound of gentle waves upon the shoreline orchestrates a serene dance on this blissfully warm day. Here I stand, alone, amidst a captivating desert coastline — one of the hidden gem...
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Night falls over the sea from 2023-09-26T20:23:33
The nightfall over Gjipe’s Canyon is an experience in itself, where the waves gracefully dance to the rhythm of the nocturnal sea breeze. It is a solitude soundscape, an enchanting symphony th...
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Coastal whispers from 2023-09-26T20:23
When the sea communicates in whispers, it is in those moments that the sea breeze gracefully embraces and hushes the bustling sounds of the ocean, crafting a serene and delicate soundscape. Th...
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Watch your step as you exit the dream from 2023-09-24T18:15:20
"The piece is an attempt to represent my peculiar sleep experiences in recent months. I perform as a percussionist with the band Foals and when the Music For Sleep project was announced I was ...
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LWRCS (listen when requiring calm sleep) from 2023-09-24T18:14:58
"The inspiration for »lwrcs« was mainly driven by the feedback-like howling of the wind in the original field recording. It’s rich in frequencies but also has something eerie yet warm to it. W...
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Draw breath from 2023-09-24T18:14:15
"How does one create a sound to help others to sleep and not make it tedious? I enjoyed the "bubbling, hot pool" of Tim Kahn's field recording and tried to create something that takes someone ...
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In true sounds from 2023-09-24T18:13:33
"The recording, a waterfall, reminded me of the white noise I would sometimes use to block intrusive noise to help me sleep and where I might have imagined I would like to have been. I live in...
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Ripples on the surface of the absolute from 2023-09-24T18:12:46
"Since first reading about the Music for Sleep theme for this project, I have spent quite a bit of time talking to friends and family about their sleep patterns and the techniques they use to ...
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Into the woods (one minute warning for Jamie Bell) from 2023-09-24T18:11:53
"When I consider 'music for sleep' I immediately consider water and 'less is more'. This piece contains my own continuous field recordings of the Holy Brook (flowing through Devon) in real tim...
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The transition from 2023-09-24T18:10:40
"This piece is a playful attempt to portray hypnagogia in an individual entering an increasingly hallucinogenic resting state. Here we have a front row seat in witnessing the sounds of body rh...
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Oxford to eternity from 2023-09-24T18:10:03
"The soft thunder and rain and birdsong in the recording were so transportive, I wanted to tint that environment with a drowsy theme that loops in one’s mind while drifting into sleep. I kept ...
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Sommeil mort from 2023-09-24T18:08:41
"I've used an underlying rhythm which is supposed to reflect the breathing while you sleep, then a layer of sweeping synth-like dreams coming and going, and finally the birdsong over the top a...
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The wind rocks me gently from 2023-09-24T18:07:54
I love listening to the wind and its voice as it travels around, and the constant drip of the tap is comforting reminder that I'm home.
Recorded by Michelle Breslin.
Part of... Listen
Recorded by Michelle Breslin.
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Gently bubbling hot pool with thunder from 2023-09-24T18:06
A bubbling geothermal pool in the middle of a sagebrush desert surrounded by crickets. The gentle bubbling sound is very relaxing, the crickets are a classic evening sound, everything is still...
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Crecy-Couvé - La Blaise waterfall from 2023-09-24T18:05:37
The time in which the river is changing, following the upcoming night. The last sounds of the birds, while the flow of water doesn't stop.
Recorded by Cristian Estrella.
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Recorded by Cristian Estrella.
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Crecy-Couvé - La Blaise river from 2023-09-24T18:05:28
The time in which the river is changing, following the upcoming night. The last sounds of the birds, while the flow of water doesn't stop.
Recorded by Cristian Estrella.
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Recorded by Cristian Estrella.
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Birdsong in a tunnel of bushes from 2023-09-24T18:04:57
In the woods among the huge grounds of the Stonor Park country house and park, two rows of bushes form a tunnel over a small footpath - perfect for leaving our binaural recording device to pic...
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In Summerheath Wood from 2023-09-24T18:04:42
On a summer walk in the Oxfordshire countryside, we pause in the small but perfectly-formed Summerheath Wood to record a moment of forest-bathing calm among the birdsong.
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Thunderstorm in the trees from 2023-09-24T18:04:10
A summer thunderstorm over Oxford in June 2023. The rain hits the tree canopy, softening the sound to a relaxing bed, with almost constant, low key rumbles and grumbles of thunder rather than ...
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Into the woods from 2023-09-24T18:03:42
Birdsong, a bee or two, and slight background ambient 'world' noise. Recorded using 3D immersive Binaural mircophones
I submitted this new version as I tidied up the track information... Listen
I submitted this new version as I tidied up the track information... Listen
Parisian bird singing in the middle of the night from 2023-09-24T18:02:51
I woke up in the middle of the night and heard this beautiful birdsong in the courtyard of the apartment I was staying in.
Recorded by Stefana Fratila.
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Recorded by Stefana Fratila.
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A gentle touch from 2023-09-24T11:50:26
"I find birds chirping very relaxing. This is why I've chosen to work with this particular sound recording.
I imported the original sound into Ableton Live. I recorded a few pad impro... Listen
I imported the original sound into Ableton Live. I recorded a few pad impro... Listen
Black licorice moon from 2023-09-24T11:49:51
"Meditative and calm. This source recording is in the water, and I think water and breath are related. Breathing in and out reminds me of waves crashing on a sea shore. This song should evoke ...
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Goodnight ocean from 2023-09-24T11:48:07
"Inspired by the recording of Vietnam Tuy Hoa Beach at Night, I composed a 4hz ambient binaural beat. I created it with the intention of helping listeners relax and ease into sleep.
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Rainy day dream from 2023-09-24T11:46:04
"I’ve been enamored by wind chimes for quite some time. There’s something about the contrast between the percussive strike of the clapper and the ringing vibrations of chimes I find very cente...
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Spring peepers (chorus frogs) in concert from 2023-09-24T11:43:16
Spring peepers (chorus frogs) in full chorus shortly after sunset in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan, USA. The persistent, lush and mesmerizing symphony of the ...
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Thousand steps from 2023-09-24T11:38:33
"This piece attempts to replicate the experience of falling asleep and into a dream. It starts with the field recording of calming, repetitive wave sounds and slowly edits and manipulates it t...
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Whispers of slumber from 2023-09-24T11:36:49
"The tone of the recording inspired me. It has a nostalgic feel with the warm synth tones and the sound of chimes. I took pieces of the recording and stretched them out and layered them to cre...
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Carkeek marsh from 2023-09-24T11:36:44
This recording was made using a hydrophone in the marsh at Carkeek Park in Seattle. The surrounding soundscape is muted as it is filtered through the water, much like thoughts in dreams. This ...
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Diese kleinen Schreiben from 2023-09-24T11:36:21
"I was allocated this piece - as opposed to choosing it - and I was quite surprised to find birdsong as my sound, which didn't initially seem to me to be very sleep related. But as I first sta...
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A dream of frogs from 2023-09-24T11:35:55
"Frogs singing through the night - looped and treated and tuned and treated and looped."
Spring peepers reimagined by Alex Vlad.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for mo... Listen
Spring peepers reimagined by Alex Vlad.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for mo... Listen
Sunrise waves from 2023-09-24T11:35
"Sleep is a naturally relaxing and sleep inducing sound. I reversed the sound and added reverb before adding echoed and reverbed whispers together with the repeated sound of a whitethroat."
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Nature by night from 2023-09-24T11:32:08
Insects and amphibians dominate the nocturnal soundscape in this recording from Phong Na national park, Vietnam.
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
IMAGE: Thang Nguyen from Nottingham... Listen
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
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Birds on the trail from 2023-09-24T11:30:18
Nestled in Bay Gall, one of Hilton Head Island's historic Gullah neighborhoods, Fish Haul Beach is perhaps one of the hidden gems on the Island. This trail is a wooded trail that leads to the ...
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Tuy Hoa beach at night from 2023-09-24T11:30:10
Wave sounds from Tuy Hoa beach, Vietnam.
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
IMAGE: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://crea... Listen
Recorded by Marcel Gnauk.
IMAGE: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://crea... Listen
Wind chimes from 2023-09-24T11:29:15
The sound of wind chimes moving in the breeze. The tonal quality of the chimes brings a sense of calm and is pleasant and soothing.
Recorded by Meghan Fohl.
Part of the Music... Listen
Recorded by Meghan Fohl.
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Thousand Steps Beach from 2023-09-24T11:28:32
Go outside. Shut the door. from 2023-09-24T11:27:56
This was recorded in 1981, in my bedroom at my parents' house. The synth is an ARP Solus overdubbed two or three times on a broken cassette deck. I was obsessed with Brian Eno's "Discreet Musi...
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Morning from my window from 2023-09-24T11:27:13
This recording was taken on a cool morning in September just after sunrise in my hometown of Salina, Kansas, USA. I opened the window for the breeze and set my phone down on the ledge because ...
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The bees are flying. They taste the spring. from 2022-04-20T12:30:51
Natural soundscape on Monte Venda reimagined by Cities and Memory.
This piece moves as the original recording moves, from a simple, relaxed and natural soundscape to the interruption... Listen
This piece moves as the original recording moves, from a simple, relaxed and natural soundscape to the interruption... Listen
Springtime on Monte Venda from 2022-04-20T12:28:16
A lush spring soundscape from Monte Venda, the highest hill in northern Italy's Colli Euganei. You can hear bees feeding on nearby flowers, coming in close to the microphone, several species o...
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The empty quarter from 2022-04-19T11:58:13
Desert wind in Oman reimagined by Cities and Memory.
"Far from being a silent or uninteresting source sound, the original field recording is hugely evocative and oddly emotional, tra... Listen
"Far from being a silent or uninteresting source sound, the original field recording is hugely evocative and oddly emotional, tra... Listen
Desert wind in Oman from 2022-04-19T11:55:25
Desert wind in the Empty Quarter, Oman, recorded by George Vlad.
"The vastness of the Empty Quarter is difficult to fathom. It's larger than many countries but it is virtually uninhab... Listen
"The vastness of the Empty Quarter is difficult to fathom. It's larger than many countries but it is virtually uninhab... Listen
Upon the Wailing Hill from 2022-04-01T07:33:01
Reimagined sound from Jerusalem, Israel by Sonnie Carlebach.
"This reimagining seeks to draw from the context and content of the field recording by building upon the cries of the man ... Listen
"This reimagining seeks to draw from the context and content of the field recording by building upon the cries of the man ... Listen
Hitbodedut (seclusion) on Purim from 2022-04-01T07:32:58
"A man cries out to God on a Jewish festival holiday in a secluded park area, accompanied by birds, car horns, and other cityscapes."
Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel by Sonnie Carlebac... Listen
Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel by Sonnie Carlebac... Listen
The cycle of days from 2022-03-15T11:56:41
Lockdown thunderstorm in Oxford reimagined by Cities and Memory.
"In lockdown, time seemed to be at a standstill, with every day taking forever to pass, but the months vanishing in an... Listen
"In lockdown, time seemed to be at a standstill, with every day taking forever to pass, but the months vanishing in an... Listen
Anti-Ukraine war protest, Oxford from 2022-03-06T18:10:45
6 March 2022: A protest against the war in Ukraine held in Radcliffe Square, Oxford. Hundreds of people listen on and applaud in support of Russians speaking out against the war and Ukrainians...
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