First impressions

"The story of how the original recording first reflected with the city and the intensity of the rain reminded me of the different interactions one makes with a city at first glance. The first impression of a city makes a large impact. In my composition, I wanted to enhance this feeling of first impressions.

"I used field recordings I took when I originally visited Lisbon, and my impression mixed with the field recording of the Lisbon rain storm. I then used the melodic content of the embedded field recordings and harmonized with the soundscapes of the city to enhance this impression.

"I think this approach lends a magical feeling to the first impression the soundscape of a new environment leaves, in order to make one more cognizant to the soundscape of a new city." |

Lisbon rainstorm reimagined by Andrew Ramsey.

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