Stories

Seoul: The City of Quiet Futures
Seoul carries speed, yet its listening bars insist on stillness. Rafi Mercer explores how South Korea’s capital is reshaping global listening culture through silence, vinyl, and ritual.
Seoul: The City of Quiet Futures
Seoul carries speed, yet its listening bars insist on stillness. Rafi Mercer explores how South Korea’s capital is reshaping global listening culture through silence, vinyl, and ritual.

Chicago: The City That Breathes Jazz
From South Side clubs to modern listening bars, Chicago lives in jazz. Rafi Mercer reflects on the city’s sonic lineage and how silence, vinyl, and atmosphere now shape its future.
Chicago: The City That Breathes Jazz
From South Side clubs to modern listening bars, Chicago lives in jazz. Rafi Mercer reflects on the city’s sonic lineage and how silence, vinyl, and atmosphere now shape its future.

The Tracks & Tales City Atlas — A Global Guide ...
From Tokyo to New York, Berlin to Dublin, the Tracks & Tales City Atlas maps the world through sound — where silence, vinyl, and atmosphere shape how cities listen.
The Tracks & Tales City Atlas — A Global Guide ...
From Tokyo to New York, Berlin to Dublin, the Tracks & Tales City Atlas maps the world through sound — where silence, vinyl, and atmosphere shape how cities listen.

Dublin: Where Pubs Meet Silence
Dublin has always thrived on noise and song. Rafi Mercer explores how the Irish capital is discovering listening bars as new spaces of depth, fidelity, and stillness.
Dublin: Where Pubs Meet Silence
Dublin has always thrived on noise and song. Rafi Mercer explores how the Irish capital is discovering listening bars as new spaces of depth, fidelity, and stillness.

Amsterdam: The City of Resonant Canals
From Virgin Megastore days to modern listening bars, Rafi Mercer reflects on Amsterdam’s layered music culture and how vinyl and silence now shape the city’s sonic life.
Amsterdam: The City of Resonant Canals
From Virgin Megastore days to modern listening bars, Rafi Mercer reflects on Amsterdam’s layered music culture and how vinyl and silence now shape the city’s sonic life.

Austin: The City That Plays Itself
Austin lives inside music. From crowded bar gigs to the quiet rise of listening bars, Rafi Mercer reflects on the city where performance has created a culture of deep listening.
Austin: The City That Plays Itself
Austin lives inside music. From crowded bar gigs to the quiet rise of listening bars, Rafi Mercer reflects on the city where performance has created a culture of deep listening.