Salaam
Oct 06, 2022, 07:11 PM
"I wanted to reflect a peaceful walk around Essaouira in the composition. The walk would take you from the busy and angry sounds of a city into more quiet and interesting squares and areas, full of the sounds of water, birds, people and music. I like the idea of creating hidden quiet spaces to help with well-being.
"I have used a very slowed down and treated version of the original recording to create the background noise of a city and added some synth pad sounds. I have also used an extract from the original which I treated to give a sense of a passing sound as you walk by. There are also some bell sounds to give a sense of contemplation."
Essaouira buskers reimagined by Richard Watts.
Part of the Well-Being Cities project, a unique collaboration between Cities and Memory and C40, a global network of mayors of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis. The project was originally presented at the C40 Cities conference in Buenos Aires in 2022. Explore Well-Being Cities in full at https://citiesandmemory.com/wellbeing-cities/
"I have used a very slowed down and treated version of the original recording to create the background noise of a city and added some synth pad sounds. I have also used an extract from the original which I treated to give a sense of a passing sound as you walk by. There are also some bell sounds to give a sense of contemplation."
Essaouira buskers reimagined by Richard Watts.
Part of the Well-Being Cities project, a unique collaboration between Cities and Memory and C40, a global network of mayors of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis. The project was originally presented at the C40 Cities conference in Buenos Aires in 2022. Explore Well-Being Cities in full at https://citiesandmemory.com/wellbeing-cities/