Cities and Memory (@citiesandmemory.bsky.social)

One of the world's biggest sound & #fieldrecording projects: remixing the world, one sound at a time. 2,000+ contributors, 125+ countries. Made by @stuartfowkes

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Open call for artists! 🤖 Our latest major project is the first ever crowdsourced soundtrack to the all-time classic film Metropolis. To mark the 100th anniversary, we are inviting artists to contribute to a special soundtrack with 1,000+ combinations. https://t.co/evdgVM4PPR

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These wonderful instruments can teach us a lot about listening - but what does listening mean to you? You have until 19 June to take part in Ways of Listening, whether you’re a musician, a poet, a writer, a filmmaker, a photographer or an artist. https://t.co/ASseoBF9Nb

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How did fence posts end up being played at the Olympics opening ceremony? @DameEvelyn talks us through the story of the wonderful aluphone, and how it encourages us to think of sound as a food diet.

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What does listening mean to YOU? You have until 19 June to submit your creative response, whether that’s music, sound, video, painting, poetry, drawing, photography or prose.

Find out more about the Ways of Listening project we’re so excited about: https://t.co/0aHpqOLUmy

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The majestic tam tam isn’t just an instrument, it’s a bodily experience, teaching us about listening beyond what our ears can tell us, as Dame Evelyn Glennie explains to Stuart as part of Ways of Listening.

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ONE WEEK LEFT to apply for our Metropolis project! 🏙️🤖 The first crowdsourced soundtrack to this cinematic landmark marks its 100th anniversary as we bring the sonic techniques of 2027 to this 1927 icon.

There are 72 spaces on the project - apply here: https://t.co/vgomyjeXs6

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The amazing @NTSlive are running a one-hour special on our Century of Sounds project with @Pitt_Rivers.

You can tune in live at 12pm UK time on Friday 22 May on NTS 2: https://t.co/zNaKsqIir2

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Open call for artists! 🤖 Our latest major project is the first ever crowdsourced soundtrack to the all-time classic film Metropolis. To mark the 100th anniversary, we are inviting artists to contribute to a special soundtrack with 1,000+ combinations. https://t.co/evdgVM4PPR

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Whether you’re a poet, a painter, a photographer, a film maker, a writer, a dancer, a musician or a sound recordist, we want YOUR creative responses to the question “what does listening mean to you?”

https://t.co/YvDzDCvOm0

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Just 1️⃣ month left to enter your submission to Ways of Listening ❤️🎧

Here, Evelyn and Stuart talk about the amazing submissions we’ve already received (many of which are on display at City Lit) and why we’re so excited about where this project might take the conversation:

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The project will launch on 10 January 2027, the 100th anniversary of the film’s world premiere in Berlin, with special premiere screenings in December 2025. It's a first for Cities and Memory, and a first for Metropolis - so get involved: https://t.co/evdgVM4PPR

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Open call for artists! 🤖 Our latest major project is the first ever crowdsourced soundtrack to the all-time classic film Metropolis. To mark the 100th anniversary, we are inviting artists to contribute to a special soundtrack with 1,000+ combinations. https://t.co/evdgVM4PPR

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This will be the first ever crowdsourced soundtrack for Metropolis, and through randomised combinations we will present a total of 1,296 possible soundtracks to this iconic film, with each artist soundtracking a different scene from the movie.

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Something exciting is coming from Cities and Memory on Monday - make sure you’re on the email list to hear about our latest major project first 👀 https://t.co/itjFQTGpO9

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Our Ways of Listening project with The Evelyn Glennie Foundation: is open for YOUR creative interpretations of listening until 19 June https://t.co/0aHpqOLUmy

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What can the incredible frame gong teach us about how to listen better in our everyday lives?

@DameEvelyn and Stuart talk about how this amazing instrument responds best to subtlety and curiosity - and how we can apply those principles to listening to other people.

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I'm excited to let you know about a new feature we’re launching today - Cities and Memory radio is here! 📻 💕

You can enjoy an uninterrupted flow of 8,000 sounds and reimagined pieces, and curate your listening by project or sound type. https://t.co/8l6MqmBKcv

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I'm excited to let you know about a new feature we’re launching today - Cities and Memory radio is here! 📻 💕

You can enjoy an uninterrupted flow of 8,000 sounds and reimagined pieces, and curate your listening by project or sound type. https://t.co/8l6MqmBKcv

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🎧💕 A special Cities and Memory collaboration with Cristina Marras to share today with you all - here's a piece called Life Glitches we worked on for the Spring Project, from Oldenburg, Germany: https://t.co/q7vjpn2BHq

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Hope you can support our efforts today on Bandcamp Friday - all three editions of Echoes for Palestine are available from the Cities and Memory Bandcamp. https://t.co/rQr3cWXk3U

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We’re proud to launch the third and final volume in our Echoes for Palestine series on Bandcamp Friday - every penny you donate today goes to the charity Hope and Play and their amazing work with children in Palestine and Gaza. 🇵🇸❤️🖤💚

https://t.co/fUMLbUcmTp

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Huge thanks to all of the artists who contributed their time, energy and creativity to helping us support this amazing charity, to Rafael Diogo for his tireless enthusiasm in assembling the collection, and to everyone who reached into their pockets to back this project.