The Tracks & Tales Guide Daily
A running journal of the listening bar world — fragments, reflections, and discoveries written in the moment. Each piece follows the culture of slow listening as it unfolds, one record and one room at a time.
Tracks and Tales Daily
Five Whiskies Beside the Music
Whisky has long been part of the listening bar ritual. Rafi Mercer highlights five bottles you’ll almost always find on the shelf — from Yamazaki and Hakushu to Macallan.
Five Whiskies Beside the Music
Whisky has long been part of the listening bar ritual. Rafi Mercer highlights five bottles you’ll almost always find on the shelf — from Yamazaki and Hakushu to Macallan.
Nina in the Room
Nina Simone’s Pastel Blues (1965) remains a masterpiece of soul and story. Rafi Mercer reflects on listening through Beolab 50s — a presence so real it feels like Nina in...
Nina in the Room
Nina Simone’s Pastel Blues (1965) remains a masterpiece of soul and story. Rafi Mercer reflects on listening through Beolab 50s — a presence so real it feels like Nina in...
A glass beside the groove
Whisky has long been part of the listening bar ritual. As the movement goes global, Rafi Mercer reflects on how that pairing might evolve — and why the glass always...
A glass beside the groove
Whisky has long been part of the listening bar ritual. As the movement goes global, Rafi Mercer reflects on how that pairing might evolve — and why the glass always...
Fred again.. and the Actual Life of Sound: List...
Fred again.. is still becoming. From the Actual Life trilogy to his Boiler Room set, Rafi Mercer reflects on why true greatness may just be beginning to take shape.
Fred again.. and the Actual Life of Sound: List...
Fred again.. is still becoming. From the Actual Life trilogy to his Boiler Room set, Rafi Mercer reflects on why true greatness may just be beginning to take shape.
Adam F’s Colours: Discovering Drum & Bass and t...
For Rafi Mercer, drum & bass began with Adam F’s Colours. A funk-driven, jazz-tinged adventure in sound, this album still feels like life itself — and it’s been revisited in...
Adam F’s Colours: Discovering Drum & Bass and t...
For Rafi Mercer, drum & bass began with Adam F’s Colours. A funk-driven, jazz-tinged adventure in sound, this album still feels like life itself — and it’s been revisited in...
Starting a record collection: The Origin Album ...
Every collection begins with an origin album. For Rafi Mercer, it was Massive Attack’s Blue Lines. Discover how one record can shape a lifetime of listening.
Starting a record collection: The Origin Album ...
Every collection begins with an origin album. For Rafi Mercer, it was Massive Attack’s Blue Lines. Discover how one record can shape a lifetime of listening.