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
Why Listening Bars Are Poised to Bloom in Calif...
Rafi Mercer explains why California, New York, and Texas are poised for a listening bar boom, and how to turn the opportunity into a room that lasts.
Why Listening Bars Are Poised to Bloom in Calif...
Rafi Mercer explains why California, New York, and Texas are poised for a listening bar boom, and how to turn the opportunity into a room that lasts.
Why Stockholm Might Be the Next Big City for Li...
Rafi Mercer explores why Stockholm is emerging as the next major city in the global listening bar movement — Nordic design meets deep sound culture.
Why Stockholm Might Be the Next Big City for Li...
Rafi Mercer explores why Stockholm is emerging as the next major city in the global listening bar movement — Nordic design meets deep sound culture.
Listening to De La Soul and Remembering the Sim...
Listening to De La Soul’s Three Feet High and Rising, Rafi Mercer reflects on a simpler, pre-internet time — when music moved slower and meant more.
Listening to De La Soul and Remembering the Sim...
Listening to De La Soul’s Three Feet High and Rising, Rafi Mercer reflects on a simpler, pre-internet time — when music moved slower and meant more.
The Pause Between Tracks
Rafi Mercer reflects on the pause between tracks — the quiet that shapes sound, work, and life — and the value of slowing down to listen.
The Pause Between Tracks
Rafi Mercer reflects on the pause between tracks — the quiet that shapes sound, work, and life — and the value of slowing down to listen.
On the Road, Thinking About Building the Guide
On the road, Rafi Mercer reflects on the challenge of building the Tracks & Tales Guide — a simple idea, but one that requires patience and focus.
On the Road, Thinking About Building the Guide
On the road, Rafi Mercer reflects on the challenge of building the Tracks & Tales Guide — a simple idea, but one that requires patience and focus.
From The Face, March 1991 — Pro Plus and Massiv...
Rafi Mercer finds a March 1991 issue of The Face — Pro Plus and Massive Attack side by side — and reflects on how culture signals begin quietly.
From The Face, March 1991 — Pro Plus and Massiv...
Rafi Mercer finds a March 1991 issue of The Face — Pro Plus and Massive Attack side by side — and reflects on how culture signals begin quietly.