Cities and Memory

‘Like an electrical gong bath!’ The Sheffield supermarket going viral for the symphonic sound of its freezers Redditors are thrilled by the Co-op on Ecclesall Road, where a magnificent drone is reminiscent of Brian Eno’s ambient music. We take a visit to the back aisles

Did NOT expect Co-op freezers, Brian Eno and musique concrète to combine into this super-niche "for the field recordists" article on the Guardian today 📻🎧

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

😲 We've just added sound number EIGHT THOUSAND to our global sound map 🎉

From protests, calls to prayer, the sounds of work, play, love and life, to natural soundscapes, and obsolete and disappearing sounds, all of life can be explored through sound here: citiesandmemory.com/sound-map/

Our central sound map now covers more than 140 countries and territories on every continent, with more than 2,500 artists from all walks of life making this one of the biggest sound communities in the world. Huge thanks to everyone who's submitted, recorded or listened!

😲 We've just added sound number EIGHT THOUSAND to our global sound map 🎉

From protests, calls to prayer, the sounds of work, play, love and life, to natural soundscapes, and obsolete and disappearing sounds, all of life can be explored through sound here: citiesandmemory.com/sound-map/

New Cities and Memory live show announced! We're looking forward to playing with the excellent @warringtonruncorn.com in Oxford for @divineschism.bsky.social on 19 March, with an all-new live set including pieces we've never tried out live before 👀 🎧

New Cities and Memory live show announced! We're looking forward to playing with the excellent @warringtonruncorn.com in Oxford for @divineschism.bsky.social on 19 March, with an all-new live set including pieces we've never tried out live before 👀 🎧

"I find the voice really helps guide and focus my creative practice. Vocal harmonies help me convey certain emotions, feelings and sentiments which I feel are often difficult to generate in other ways."

This week's Artist Spotlight falls on Simon Holmes: citiesandmemory.com/2025/08/arti...

You can catch him performing his latest contribution at the Century of Sounds launch event on 27 February! citiesandmemory.com/2026/02/cent...

"I find the voice really helps guide and focus my creative practice. Vocal harmonies help me convey certain emotions, feelings and sentiments which I feel are often difficult to generate in other ways."

This week's Artist Spotlight falls on Simon Holmes: citiesandmemory.com/2025/08/arti...

Polar Sounds is 3️⃣! Happy birthday to our amazing partnership with AWI and HIFMB, presenting and reimagining the sounds of the Arctic and Antarctic, from crashing glaciers to haunting whale songs. Spectacular compositions to match the beautiful recordings: citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds

We've won an award! 🏆🏅

Delighted to say that Cities and Memory was presented with a "Coup de Coeur" award by the Académie Charles Cros, in the category of "Parole enregistrée, Documents & Créations sonores", in Paris this weekend.

We're now officially an award-winning project 🎉 Merci à tous!

We've won an award! 🏆🏅

Delighted to say that Cities and Memory was presented with a "Coup de Coeur" award by the Académie Charles Cros, in the category of "Parole enregistrée, Documents & Créations sonores", in Paris this weekend.

We're now officially an award-winning project 🎉 Merci à tous!

Lovely Cities and Memory artist meetup last night in Paris! 💖🇫🇷🎧

Graphic sharing YouTube channel and livestream link for A Century of Sounds

A Century of Sounds on 27th Feb is sold out! But performances will be live-streamed . Register: buff.ly/Gbqk8nk

Co-promoted by @citiesandmemory.bsky.social lpittriversmuseum.bsky.social and OCM.

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social
#ocm #FundedbyPRSF

Anyone in Paris? 🇫🇷

Join the first ever Cities and Memory Paris artist meetup this Friday evening from 7pm, Cafe du Passage in the 11th arrondissement:

www.facebook.com/events/14881...

Anyone in Paris? 🇫🇷

Join the first ever Cities and Memory Paris artist meetup this Friday evening from 7pm, Cafe du Passage in the 11th arrondissement:

www.facebook.com/events/14881...

Cities and Memory founder Stuart Fowkes tells us why Ways of Listening breaks new ground as our first ever multidisciplinary creative project.

Find out how you can get involved in our partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social and @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social: citiesandmemory.com/listening

Cities and Memory founder Stuart Fowkes tells us why Ways of Listening breaks new ground as our first ever multidisciplinary creative project.

Find out how you can get involved in our partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social and @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social: citiesandmemory.com/listening

Ways of Listening - Cities & Memory | Field recordings, sound map, sound art

The project aims to raise awareness of the critical importance of listening in all its forms, and the benefits that better listening can bring to us all.

We want to put art and creativity at the centre of a global conversation about listening. citiesandmemory.com/listening/

The project is global, open to everyone and multidisciplinary. For the first time in a Cities and Memory project, we are welcoming the full range of multimedia responses.
• Sound composition/music
• Field recording
• Video
• Photography
• Drawing, painting, image or artwork
•Poetry or prose

Ways of Listening - Cities & Memory | Field recordings, sound map, sound art

We’re proud to launch Ways of Listening, a new partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social that is open to everyone. This unique global project asks you to share your answer to one simple question - “What does listening mean to you?”
@dameevelynglennie.bsky.social
citiesandmemory.com/listening

Ways of Listening - Cities & Memory | Field recordings, sound map, sound art

The project aims to raise awareness of the critical importance of listening in all its forms, and the benefits that better listening can bring to us all.

We want to put art and creativity at the centre of a global conversation about listening. citiesandmemory.com/listening/

The project is global, open to everyone and multidisciplinary. For the first time in a Cities and Memory project, we are welcoming the full range of multimedia responses.
• Sound composition/music
• Field recording
• Video
• Photography
• Drawing, painting, image or artwork
•Poetry or prose

Ways of Listening - Cities & Memory | Field recordings, sound map, sound art

We’re proud to launch Ways of Listening, a new partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social that is open to everyone. This unique global project asks you to share your answer to one simple question - “What does listening mean to you?”
@dameevelynglennie.bsky.social
citiesandmemory.com/listening

Our first global sound project of 2026 is coming on Monday - and it's a big one! 👀 #staytuned

Our first global sound project of 2026 is coming on Monday - and it's a big one! 👀 #staytuned

Sonoshaping the Frozen Seas: Exploring Sonic Imaginaries in the Polar Sounds Project | Article | Ocean and Society Geraint Rhys Whittaker

Sonoshaping the Frozen Seas: Exploring Sonic Imaginaries in the Polar Sounds Project - a new academic article about our Polar Sounds project has just been published, featuring interviews with the participating artists. Give it a read in Ocean and Society! www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...

Sonoshaping the Frozen Seas: Exploring Sonic Imaginaries in the Polar Sounds Project | Article | Ocean and Society Geraint Rhys Whittaker

Sonoshaping the Frozen Seas: Exploring Sonic Imaginaries in the Polar Sounds Project - a new academic article about our Polar Sounds project has just been published, featuring interviews with the participating artists. Give it a read in Ocean and Society! www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...

super pleased to be invited to speak about the piece I made for this exciting project, and can’t wait to hear all the others!

We’re excited to present the launch event for the Century of Sounds project, taking over @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social after hours for a very special evening of live music, conversation and sound. Join us on 27 February:
citiesandmemory.com/2026/01/cent... @ocmevents.bsky.social