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How to Spend an Evening in a Vinyl Lounge
Step into a vinyl lounge: shelves of records, speakers tuned like instruments, and evenings shaped by slow listening. A guide to the art of presence.
How to Spend an Evening in a Vinyl Lounge
Step into a vinyl lounge: shelves of records, speakers tuned like instruments, and evenings shaped by slow listening. A guide to the art of presence.
Audiophile Bars vs. Jazz Clubs: What’s the Diff...
Fidelity or improvisation? Audiophile bars and jazz clubs shape sound in different ways — one tuned to precision, the other to spontaneity. Both create communities around listening.
Audiophile Bars vs. Jazz Clubs: What’s the Diff...
Fidelity or improvisation? Audiophile bars and jazz clubs shape sound in different ways — one tuned to precision, the other to spontaneity. Both create communities around listening.
The First Time You Hear Silence in Stereo
Rafi Mercer reflects on the revelation of silence between notes in a listening bar — an education in acoustics, and an invitation to slow down and hear differently.
The First Time You Hear Silence in Stereo
Rafi Mercer reflects on the revelation of silence between notes in a listening bar — an education in acoustics, and an invitation to slow down and hear differently.
Hong Kong: Neon Above, Silence Below
Hong Kong is a city of vertical soundscapes. Rafi Mercer explores how listening bars here create sanctuaries of silence amid neon, harbour, and high-rise rhythm.
Hong Kong: Neon Above, Silence Below
Hong Kong is a city of vertical soundscapes. Rafi Mercer explores how listening bars here create sanctuaries of silence amid neon, harbour, and high-rise rhythm.
Osaka: Vinyl on the Backstreets, Silence in the...
Osaka carries grit and glow. Rafi Mercer explores how Japan’s second city listens differently, where vinyl spins in backstreet bars and silence frames sound with Kansai ease.
Osaka: Vinyl on the Backstreets, Silence in the...
Osaka carries grit and glow. Rafi Mercer explores how Japan’s second city listens differently, where vinyl spins in backstreet bars and silence frames sound with Kansai ease.
Mexico City: The Sound of Altitude
From cantinas to modern listening bars, Mexico City carries sound at altitude. Rafi Mercer explores how the capital’s vinyl and silence are reshaping global listening culture.
Mexico City: The Sound of Altitude
From cantinas to modern listening bars, Mexico City carries sound at altitude. Rafi Mercer explores how the capital’s vinyl and silence are reshaping global listening culture.