Island Gardens

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

"I often focus on the visual nature of sound and music, and when working with field recordings, my aim is always to find the hidden or unexpected connections between the sounds of the recording, musical sounds and other natural sounds. I always try to create expansive musical landscapes that can trigger memories and associations - and hopefully invite the listener to create their own mental images and stories.
"Trams and trains have music in them. Their electric motors hum and sing, the brakes howl operatically, and the rails and hinges wail and weep. I often lean my head against a window so that the vibrations can sing loudly through my body, and I imagine a choir rising up through the droning hum.
"In this case, the name of the stop “Island Gardens” was my visual cue - and any further interpretation is left to the listener."
DLR ride in London reimagined by Kari Telstad Sundet.