One of the world's biggest sound projects, covering more than 130 countries with 2,000+ contributing artists. Remixing the world, one sound at a time. www.citiesandmemory.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mtvckcol7s2tIf you read one thing today, make it this - fascinating read about the incredible sound work of the NGO Earshot and Lawrence Abu Hamdan: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/25/ear-witness-turner-winner-lawrence-abu-hamdan-earshot-sound-evidence-exposees-of-human-rights-abuses25 Aug 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvckcol7s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mtbcfsxjnk2qCalling Oxfordshire artists, bands and musicians - this project is for you! We're teaming up with @museumofoxford.bsky.social to present a unique live show bringing together the sounds of Oxford itself with the talent of its musicians and artists: https://citiesandmemory.com/sounds-city-live-oxford/17 Aug 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbcfsxjnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mtirwqjick2jOur latest Artist Spotlight is on Bristol-based composer and musician Tim Saul, a member of hip hop duo Earthling who’s inspired by Sakamoto, samplers and seagulls. Read the full interview: https://citiesandmemory.com/2026/03/tim-saul/20 Aug 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtirwqjick2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mtbcfsxjnk2qCalling Oxfordshire artists, bands and musicians - this project is for you! We're teaming up with @museumofoxford.bsky.social to present a unique live show bringing together the sounds of Oxford itself with the talent of its musicians and artists: https://citiesandmemory.com/sounds-city-live-oxford/17 Aug 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbcfsxjnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mszp7js7qc26"I recall listening to the hums in my house as a child, and other times escaping into some of my favourite soundscapes, wind in the treetops, waves at the beach, rain falling on leaves, or a tent." Our Artist Spotlight turns on Toronto musician Michelle Breslin: https://citiesandmemory.com/2025/07/artist-spotlight-michelle-breslin/14 Aug 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszp7js7qc26https://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mszp7js7qc26"I recall listening to the hums in my house as a child, and other times escaping into some of my favourite soundscapes, wind in the treetops, waves at the beach, rain falling on leaves, or a tent." Our Artist Spotlight turns on Toronto musician Michelle Breslin: https://citiesandmemory.com/2025/07/artist-spotlight-michelle-breslin/14 Aug 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszp7js7qc26https://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mroyavhqtk2bThanks to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social for having Cities and Memory on her BBC 6music show this weekend - it was great to chat about disappearing sounds and the relationships between sound and memory, and spin a few favourite tunes. Listen again here (from c. 1hr in): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002z7vw28 Jul 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroyavhqtk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mrmg5ynqes2oWe’re super excited to bring you our latest open call - we’re working with Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre and artist Edmund de Waal, and we’d love to invite you to join a new commission called Sanctuary. This is a limited paid commission with just 20 spaces: citiesandmemory.com/sanctuary/27 Jul 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmg5ynqes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mroyavhqtk2bThanks to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social for having Cities and Memory on her BBC 6music show this weekend - it was great to chat about disappearing sounds and the relationships between sound and memory, and spin a few favourite tunes. Listen again here (from c. 1hr in): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002z7vw28 Jul 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroyavhqtk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mrmg5ynqes2oWe’re super excited to bring you our latest open call - we’re working with Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre and artist Edmund de Waal, and we’d love to invite you to join a new commission called Sanctuary. This is a limited paid commission with just 20 spaces: citiesandmemory.com/sanctuary/27 Jul 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmg5ynqes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mrkfrj7sn223Thanks to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social for hosting Cities and Memory, our collection of sounds and our musical tracks of choice on today’s @bbc6music.bsky.social show. It was a blast! 🎧💕26 Jul 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkfrj7sn223https://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mqt6l7modk2i“For me music is all about the combination of a story being told and the emotions that are invoked, like in opera or music theatre, I think I need a story to hang the music on.” https://citiesandmemory.com/2025/06/artist-spotlight-stefan-klaverdal/17 Jul 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt6l7modk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mqruhgghg22cThanks to @wallpapermag.bsky.social for an interview filled with super interesting questions, going in depth on our mission to “turn the world’s everyday sounds into a global artwork”. https://www.wallpaper.com/travel/cities-and-memory-interview16 Jul 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqruhgghg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mq7g62vmq22fCan you spare ten minutes to have your say on how Cities and Memory is doing, and where we take the project next? Every summer we run a community survey to ask you all how you use Cities and Memory and how we can make it better. Please fill it in if you can! 💕 bit.ly/CMsurvey2609 Jul 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7g62vmq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/citiesandmemory.bsky.social/post/3mq7g62vmq22fCan you spare ten minutes to have your say on how Cities and Memory is doing, and where we take the project next? Every summer we run a community survey to ask you all how you use Cities and Memory and how we can make it better. Please fill it in if you can! 💕 bit.ly/CMsurvey2609 Jul 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:npxnhusbefwul3y5yoppnymb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7g62vmq22f