A Broken Bus Keeping Time

Recorded at a bus station in Tirana. In the foreground, a bus serving the Kinostudio route produces a recurring pneumatic "tısss" sound at nearly regular intervals, creating an unexpected mechanical rhythm within the urban environment. Around this pulse, the sounds of pedestrians passing, conversations, and everyday movement unfold. The recording captures how urban rhythms emerge not only through human activity but also through the repetitive actions of machines and infrastructure. As part of a broader exploration of Tirana's social and sonic rhythms, this recording documents a moment in which a malfunctioning vehicle becomes an inadvertent timekeeper of public space.