Cities And Memory

"Having recently experienced a live cinema screening where one moment of the film used coins as a part of the Foley performance, similar images and sounds were very vivid in my mind. When I heard this field recording from Kyoto that incorporated coins and clapping, I felt it was one that I should choose.  "To work with the recording, I divided different instances of clapping and coins into samples to be used as different instruments. I looped portions of the recording, slowed down others, and used other signal processing techniques to create new distinct sounds, all while the original recording plays in full. Pulling from a diverse body of music history, I used elements of phase music popularized by Steve Reich, as well as classic samples from 808 and 909 drum machines." Kyoto temple prayer reimagined by aimless ohm.