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Explore the Track's and Tales Global Listening Bar atlas


A slow beginning

There are records that play like wallpaper, and there are records that build worlds. The Tracks & Tales Guide is not about hits, rankings, or taste — it is about architecture. Each of these albums changes the geometry of a room.


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  • Nina Simone’s Pastel Blues (1965) is raw, intimate, and defiant

    Nina Simone’s Pastel Blues (1965) is raw, intim...

    August 29, 2025

    Nina Simone’s Pastel Blues (1965) is raw, intimate, and defiant — piano and voice entwined, blues as story, closing with the iconic “Sinnerman.”

    Nina Simone’s Pastel Blues (1965) is raw, intim...

    August 29, 2025

    Nina Simone’s Pastel Blues (1965) is raw, intimate, and defiant — piano and voice entwined, blues as story, closing with the iconic “Sinnerman.”

  • Midori Takada – Through the Looking Glass (1983)

    Midori Takada – Through the Looking Glass (1983)

    August 23, 2025

    Midori Takada’s Through the Looking Glass (1983) is a visionary ambient masterpiece — layered percussion, marimba, and gongs creating imagined landscapes.

    Midori Takada – Through the Looking Glass (1983)

    August 23, 2025

    Midori Takada’s Through the Looking Glass (1983) is a visionary ambient masterpiece — layered percussion, marimba, and gongs creating imagined landscapes.

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Venues not to be missed

  • Where the City’s Nights Spin in Vinyl Reverie

    Where the City’s Nights Spin in Vinyl Reverie

    September 1, 2025

    Enter The Caterpillar Club in Sydney CBD, a moody underground bar with a 10,000-strong vinyl archive, nightly DJs and live sets, and hidden tiki lounges.

    Where the City’s Nights Spin in Vinyl Reverie

    September 1, 2025

    Enter The Caterpillar Club in Sydney CBD, a moody underground bar with a 10,000-strong vinyl archive, nightly DJs and live sets, and hidden tiki lounges.

  • Ante, Newtown — Sydney’s Japanese Sake Listening Bar

    Ante, Newtown — Sydney’s Japanese Sake Listenin...

    September 1, 2025

    Discover Ante in Newtown, Sydney — a Japanese-inspired listening bar blending a 2,500-strong vinyl collection, curated sake, and chef Jemma Whiteman’s inventive menu.

    Ante, Newtown — Sydney’s Japanese Sake Listenin...

    September 1, 2025

    Discover Ante in Newtown, Sydney — a Japanese-inspired listening bar blending a 2,500-strong vinyl collection, curated sake, and chef Jemma Whiteman’s inventive menu.

  • Where Stockholm Learned to Listen Again

    Where Stockholm Learned to Listen Again

    September 1, 2025

    Hosoi in Stockholm — Sweden’s origin listening bar in Slakthusområdet, where sound, design, and culture converge.

    Where Stockholm Learned to Listen Again

    September 1, 2025

    Hosoi in Stockholm — Sweden’s origin listening bar in Slakthusområdet, where sound, design, and culture converge.

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  • The Pour: Ritual, Timing, and the Sound of Whisky

    The Pour: Ritual, Timing, and the Sound of Whisky

    The pour is more than filling a glass. Rafi Mercer reflects on whisky ritual, Suntory Time, and how slowing down the moment changes the whole experience.

    The Pour: Ritual, Timing, and the Sound of Whisky

    The pour is more than filling a glass. Rafi Mercer reflects on whisky ritual, Suntory Time, and how slowing down the moment changes the whole experience.

  • The Right Glass: How Vessels Shape the Way We Drink and Listen

    The Right Glass: How Vessels Shape the Way We D...

    The right glass changes how we taste, savour, and remember a drink. Rafi Mercer reflects on his first encounter with fine stemware — and how vessels shape ritual like sound.

    The Right Glass: How Vessels Shape the Way We D...

    The right glass changes how we taste, savour, and remember a drink. Rafi Mercer reflects on his first encounter with fine stemware — and how vessels shape ritual like sound.

  • The Art of Ice: Why It Matters in a Whisky Glass

    The Art of Ice: Why It Matters in a Whisky Glass

    Ice is more than a way to cool whisky. Rafi Mercer reflects on its shape, clarity, and ritual role in the listening bar experience.

    The Art of Ice: Why It Matters in a Whisky Glass

    Ice is more than a way to cool whisky. Rafi Mercer reflects on its shape, clarity, and ritual role in the listening bar experience.

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