Stories
How to Make a Mixtape Again — A Slow Ritual for...
Making a real mixtape in the modern world — a slow, analogue ritual of intention, care and deep listening, built track by track on a cassette deck.
How to Make a Mixtape Again — A Slow Ritual for...
Making a real mixtape in the modern world — a slow, analogue ritual of intention, care and deep listening, built track by track on a cassette deck.
The Three Quiet Turns — How We Learn to Listen ...
The quiet return of real listening — through rooms with purpose, the decline of passive streaming, and the revival of the old mixtape mindset that brings people back to themselves.
The Three Quiet Turns — How We Learn to Listen ...
The quiet return of real listening — through rooms with purpose, the decline of passive streaming, and the revival of the old mixtape mindset that brings people back to themselves.
The Forty Voices — and the Art of Hearing What’...
A reflection on the forty greatest voices of all time — and how their hidden messages only reveal themselves when we slow down, listen with intent, and receive what they...
The Forty Voices — and the Art of Hearing What’...
A reflection on the forty greatest voices of all time — and how their hidden messages only reveal themselves when we slow down, listen with intent, and receive what they...
The Quiet Return — On Vinyl, People, Sound, and...
The five truths returning to modern listening culture: vinyl as intentional music, people guiding people, sound as a shared luxury, the freedom from social media, and the home-listening ritual that...
The Quiet Return — On Vinyl, People, Sound, and...
The five truths returning to modern listening culture: vinyl as intentional music, people guiding people, sound as a shared luxury, the freedom from social media, and the home-listening ritual that...
The Long Arc of Becoming — Sam Cooke, A Change ...
A quiet, human look at Sam Cooke’s most courageous song — a reflection on hope, history, and the long arc of change that still carries us forward.
The Long Arc of Becoming — Sam Cooke, A Change ...
A quiet, human look at Sam Cooke’s most courageous song — a reflection on hope, history, and the long arc of change that still carries us forward.
When a City Teaches You to Listen — How Places ...
A reflective Rafi Mercer essay on how cities shape the way we hear — from Tokyo’s quiet discipline to London’s restless rhythm and the wide horizons of coastal towns.
When a City Teaches You to Listen — How Places ...
A reflective Rafi Mercer essay on how cities shape the way we hear — from Tokyo’s quiet discipline to London’s restless rhythm and the wide horizons of coastal towns.