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
What Fela Kuti Meant by Zombie
Rafi Mercer explains the meaning of Fela Kuti’s Zombie — a 1976 Afrobeat masterpiece satirising blind obedience in the Nigerian military.
What Fela Kuti Meant by Zombie
Rafi Mercer explains the meaning of Fela Kuti’s Zombie — a 1976 Afrobeat masterpiece satirising blind obedience in the Nigerian military.
Tracks & Tales Reaches Its First 1,000 Visitors...
Tracks & Tales celebrates its first 1,000 visitors — across 62 countries and 302 cities — proving the world is hungry for listening bars and deep sound.
Tracks & Tales Reaches Its First 1,000 Visitors...
Tracks & Tales celebrates its first 1,000 visitors — across 62 countries and 302 cities — proving the world is hungry for listening bars and deep sound.
The Five Ingredients of a Listening Bar
Rafi Mercer reflects on the five key ingredients of a true listening bar — system, selector, drink, room, and people — and how together they create magic.
The Five Ingredients of a Listening Bar
Rafi Mercer reflects on the five key ingredients of a true listening bar — system, selector, drink, room, and people — and how together they create magic.
Brick Lane Record Shops: Digging for Sound in t...
Rafi Mercer reflects on the record shops of Brick Lane, where vinyl digging becomes part of the street’s rhythm and every crate holds a story.
Brick Lane Record Shops: Digging for Sound in t...
Rafi Mercer reflects on the record shops of Brick Lane, where vinyl digging becomes part of the street’s rhythm and every crate holds a story.
Timing and the Shock of Napster
Rafi Mercer reflects on Napster’s disruption, how timing ended an era of music retail, and why now is the moment to seek and create listening bars worldwide.
Timing and the Shock of Napster
Rafi Mercer reflects on Napster’s disruption, how timing ended an era of music retail, and why now is the moment to seek and create listening bars worldwide.
What Does “Kissa” Mean in Japanese?
Rafi Mercer explains the meaning of kissa in Japanese — from tea-drinking cafés to jazz kissaten, where listening to records became a ritual.
What Does “Kissa” Mean in Japanese?
Rafi Mercer explains the meaning of kissa in Japanese — from tea-drinking cafés to jazz kissaten, where listening to records became a ritual.