City Sounds
This album started on a train. From sounds we collected in LA, The Bay, Chicago, Boston, NYC, D.C. and hundreds of field recordings from transit riders across the country, City Sounds was born.
The very talented Nate Schwartz took the thousands of recordings we’d amassed and the musical history of each metro area to spin a record that’s totally transit, totally ambient, and totally delectable.
...kids these days
Contributors
This project would not have been possible without the support of contributors from across the country!
Voice Actors
Charlie Pellet "Stand clear of the closing doors, please!"
Frank Oglesby Voice of the MBTA 'T'
Lee Crooks Voice of CTA 'L'
Randi Miller "Doors Closing!"
Voice of LA Metro Rail
George & Gracie TTS (BART)
Field Recordings
Alissa Berman
Morgan Madderom
Nico Soto Hay
Christian Chen
Nick De La Torre
Diego Aldana
Sarah Salama
Vansh Gupta
Sanjana Kaicker
Cristian Hernández
Pérez
Karan Golani
JedLikesTrains
Marc Davis
Protyasha Pandey
Sarafina Elia
Kathy Wei
Stephen Romer
Thomas J Wyatt
Justin Ammons
Sydney Brown
Julie Falise
Jacob Day
Bernice S.
Gabriel Rangel
Leon Cao
Ryan Ruhde
Kevin O'Halloran
Emily Gjovik
Katie Weaver
Dean Covert
Eden Seiferheld
Paige O'Brien
Marc Grau Davis
Valeria Arriola
Jack Weiss
Cheviot Sound
Alex Stein
Gavin Richard
Jin Park
Side A
Side B
How It's Made
Field Recordings
We collected hundreds of sound samples from the six Metroboard cities and received hundreds more from people’s field recordings of their daily commutes
Production
Our friend and incredible artist Nathaniel Schwartz took these sounds, grabbed some musicians, and recorded, mixed and produced the whole album over the course of several months.
Dressed
Next, we worked with Gregorio Zanardi to create the album art. We wanted it to feel just as evocative as our experience on the subway in these cities. Gregorio nailed it.
Pressed
Nate listened to a high-fidelity test pressing to confirm quality before starting the full production run. Once verified, we pressed 1,000 buttery orange vinyls.
Voila!
City Sounds is now available to take you on a journey across six iconic U.S. subway systems. Drop the needle, kick back, and enjoy the ride from the comfort of your couch.
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