Type n (after Tárrega)

"Inspired by the narrow parameters of earlier monophonic ringtones I wanted to reimagine the recording using only itself. But the idea of a mobile is that it's mobile of course so for that, and to situate the ringtone in now-time, I put it on my phone and took it out into my locality, recorded it ringing and used sounds from that as well. The manipulated impulses of countless calls haunt digital space, bounce down to earth and back out into the ether again."

Composition by Lara Band. 

This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world’s biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds