Construction Site and Street Conversations

Recorded near a construction site in Tirana, this soundscape is dominated by the rhythmic cutting of iron using a handheld construction tool (likely an angle grinder), producing a repetitive metallic noise that structures the foreground of the recording. Around this mechanical pulse, everyday street life continues, with pedestrians passing and talking. One nearby conversation is partially mediated through a mobile phone on speaker mode, adding a second layer of transmitted voice to the ambient urban mix.