Cumulonimbus

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

I have played with all the elements of the original recording and added 2 clips from recordings of mine in the mix - a spring dawn chorus and clay flutes activated by my voice in an installation. The process and re-mix reminds me of Cumulonimbus clouds which are born through convection, often growing from small cumulus clouds over a hot surface.
They get taller and taller until they represent huge powerhouses, storing the same amount of energy as 10 Hiroshima-sized atom bombs. They can also form along cold fronts as a result of forced convection, where milder air is forced to rise over the incoming cold air.
Tirana soundscape reimagined by Mary Hooper.
Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration.
For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration