Stories
How Do Listening Bars Choose Which Albums to Pl...
How do listening bars decide which records to play? Rafi Mercer explores the art of curation — mood, instinct, and the patient ritual of playing albums in full.
How Do Listening Bars Choose Which Albums to Pl...
How do listening bars decide which records to play? Rafi Mercer explores the art of curation — mood, instinct, and the patient ritual of playing albums in full.
Is It Worth Booking a Table at a Listening Bar?
Should you book a table at a listening bar? Rafi Mercer explores capacity, sweet spots, and the balance between planning and serendipity in these sound-first spaces.
Is It Worth Booking a Table at a Listening Bar?
Should you book a table at a listening bar? Rafi Mercer explores capacity, sweet spots, and the balance between planning and serendipity in these sound-first spaces.
What Drinks Are Most Popular in Listening Bars?
What do people drink in listening bars? From whisky highballs to natural wine and classic cocktails, Rafi Mercer explores the drinks that mirror the spirit of slow listening.
What Drinks Are Most Popular in Listening Bars?
What do people drink in listening bars? From whisky highballs to natural wine and classic cocktails, Rafi Mercer explores the drinks that mirror the spirit of slow listening.
What Actually Happens Inside a Listening Bar?
Step inside a listening bar and discover how it differs from an ordinary bar — where music isn’t background but the architecture of the night. Rafi Mercer explores the rituals,...
What Actually Happens Inside a Listening Bar?
Step inside a listening bar and discover how it differs from an ordinary bar — where music isn’t background but the architecture of the night. Rafi Mercer explores the rituals,...
Why Do Listening Bars Often Focus on Jazz Records?
Why do listening bars so often turn to jazz? Rafi Mercer explores the tradition of Tokyo’s kissaten and the timeless fidelity of jazz that shaped the global culture of slow...
Why Do Listening Bars Often Focus on Jazz Records?
Why do listening bars so often turn to jazz? Rafi Mercer explores the tradition of Tokyo’s kissaten and the timeless fidelity of jazz that shaped the global culture of slow...
Which Cities Have the Best Listening Bars Right...
From Tokyo to London, New York to Berlin, listening bars are reshaping nightlife. Rafi Mercer traces the cities where sound is given centre stage and the culture of slow listening...
Which Cities Have the Best Listening Bars Right...
From Tokyo to London, New York to Berlin, listening bars are reshaping nightlife. Rafi Mercer traces the cities where sound is given centre stage and the culture of slow listening...