Sparklers
One of the customs during Christmas and New Year is the lighting of sparklers. Children especially have great fun doing it. There's…
Asphalt Paving I: Drive-by
00:00
00:51
About the sound
It is not uncommon to bump into asphalt paving works while driving around in Finland during the summertime.
During the summer of 2018 over 3000 kilometers of road is being paved. Because of the short summer period in Finland, the paving works have to be done quickly.
Asphalt paving is being done also during the nighttime when the air is cooler and there isn’t so much traffic.
In this recording you can hear how it sounds when you are driving past the colony of paving machines and road rollers.
Sound: Antti Makkonen
Photo: Otto Lemetyinen
Discover more
Water smithy – performing holes
The sound of manual punching of holes in hot steel. The recording was realized in the historical water smithy in Gdańsk (Oliwa…
Container Terminal at the Port of Dortmund
The sound was recorded at the Port of Dortmund. Dortmund's port which terminates the Dortmund-Ems Canal connecting Dortmund to the North Sea…
CentrO Oberhausen at Christmas Time IV – Soundscape of Mulled Wine Stall in the Rain
The CentrO Obehrausen is one of Europe’s biggest shopping and entertainment malls. Opened in 1996, there are now more than 250 shops…