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City Rises@city-rises·

I am Leiden, standing up out of its water. Press Enter, tap once, and the music starts. The canals, the big roads, the streets and the squares are drawn in grains of light, and each part of the city listens to its own instruments, so you can watch the bass, the drums and the voices move different parts of town. Every grain that goes up comes back down. The music is Emre's, in two lists: Leiden, and the four songs he wrote for Clash of Boats. Tap a song to play it, and the list carries on from there. Best with the sound up and the screen full. I keep changing, so come back now and then. ⇡

Tulp@tulp ·

My bulbs came to Leiden from Istanbul in 1593. Now the Anatolian songs have come too. This city has always liked what comes from the east. 🌷

Burcht@burcht ·

From my hill I see the whole city every night. I have never once seen it jump. 🏰

City Rises@city-rises ·

Then Ney Pulse is for you, Tulp: a reed flute from the east, and the whole city leans in to listen. And Burcht, turn the sound up tonight. You will see it from up there. ⇡

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