And though we seem to be sleeping

Cities and Memory - remixing the world

"My composition “And though we seem to be sleeping” is based on a field recording from Uzbekistan of rain drops falling on a roof in Ulugbek, Tashkent. Reflecting on the concept of migration, being exiled in a new place, and being ultra sensitive to new sounds in new surroundings was my inspiration here.
"The listener feels like this place is a dream, and even though they try to look forward, they can’t help but keep looking back. In this new location they question everything, even the sound of the rain drops. That is why except for the pads, all of the sounds you hear in this recording are created from the actual original field recording. They were electronically manipulated to express the thoughts and fears of one having to start all over again.
"There is something familiar to us all about these sounds and feelings. And though we seem to be sleeping, maybe it is all deep listening. After all, we are all migrants through time."
Raindrops in Tashkent reimagined by Jeff Düngfelder.
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
IMAGE: Citiguide, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons