Russian house
Mar 23, 05:08 PM
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"This is the first spoken piece I’ve done for Cities and Memory. I found listening to the bells at the Peter and Paul Fortress in St Petersburg made me think back to when I’d lived there in the mid-90s. It was a life changing time for me as a sheltered 22 year old student discovering the city during a time of massive economic and social upheaval.
"This piece is recounting the events of a single night where despondency turned into joy in the space of an hour. As I say in the piece, I have loved Russia for 30 years, but I don’t know if I’ll ever go back there now. It’s changed too much.
"Musically, I wanted the simplicity and warmth of bells to be met with simple, warm electronic sounds to make something wistful and slightly sad. But there’s joy in there too. Same as my memories of the place."
River Neva, St. Petersburg reimagined by Dermot Fitzsimons.
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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage
"This piece is recounting the events of a single night where despondency turned into joy in the space of an hour. As I say in the piece, I have loved Russia for 30 years, but I don’t know if I’ll ever go back there now. It’s changed too much.
"Musically, I wanted the simplicity and warmth of bells to be met with simple, warm electronic sounds to make something wistful and slightly sad. But there’s joy in there too. Same as my memories of the place."
River Neva, St. Petersburg reimagined by Dermot Fitzsimons.
———————
This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage