As part of Cities and Memories' project 'Utopia' - I used real-world field recordings to create this nautical soundscape.

I have created an aural journey that walks the listener through the decks of an old ship in the throes of a storm. 

I wanted to create an environment that could be taken from any point in history, I purposefully excluded any audio that could be attributed to the past or present such as speech, or a ship’s bell. 

The part of the map I worked with contains a ship that seems to be in distress. This inspired me to design a soundscape with a sense of narrative, to describe the story of the ship in turmoil. 

I built the soundscape using soundwalks, field recordings and direct recordings that I collected from various locations around the UK. Most of the audio heard is unaffected as I wanted my piece to sound as real and natural as possible.

Through the Decks of a Ship

Bruges Christmas Parade

Bruges Café

Busker in Bath

Bruges Belfry Courtyard

Bruges Small Street

Bruges Supermarket

Bruges Train

Bruges Busker

Bruges Belfry

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