Tbilisi Boilers
The sound design for the empty Soviet-era bathhouse in Tbilisi the day they shut off the boilers, recorded as the building cools down by 30 degrees.
8 tracks·21 min·for focus
1
The Pilot Light Goes Out
Boilerman closes the gas valve at six fifty.
1:25
2
The Water Stops Circulating
Pumps off, surface goes still.
1:39
3
Thirty Eight Degrees and Falling
Reading on the brass thermometer at noon.
2:09
4
The Pipes Contract
Brass making small noises in the walls.
8:32
5
The Acoustic Changes
Less steam, the room sounds different.
1:46
6
The Boiler Room Stops Vibrating
Sub bass of the city, gone.
2:14
7
The Condensation Runs Down the Tile
First drops gathering, falling.
0:04
8
The Night Watchman Locks the Front Door
Eleven degrees, the building goes silent.
3:38
