Attrition
An episode of the Cities and Memory - remixing the world podcast, hosted by Cities and Memory, titled "Attrition" was published on December 10, 2025 and runs 11 minutes.
December 10, 2025 ·11m · Cities and Memory - remixing the world
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Episode Description
"After being initially drawn to the rhythmic sounds of the sea and the tumbling rocks, I wanted to explore that process of erosion through the slow breakdown and transformation of the original field recording. In my research I learned this type of coastal erosion is called ‘attrition’ - this word is also used in a military context when the strength or effectiveness of a people is slowly reduced through sustained attacks and pressure.
"The response to the original field recording then evolved to become a reflection on the tension between this shared name of a natural process of coastal erosion, and the (in)human-made violence we are bearing witness to today."
Waves in Puerto de Valldemossa reimagined by Sian Landau.
"The response to the original field recording then evolved to become a reflection on the tension between this shared name of a natural process of coastal erosion, and the (in)human-made violence we are bearing witness to today."
Waves in Puerto de Valldemossa reimagined by Sian Landau.
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