BAR TON is not a bar, not a listening bar, not a day club and definitely not a nightclub.
Other people are also allowed in.
BAR TON is not a bar, not a listening bar, not a day club and definitely not a nightclub.
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We’re on the ground floor of an apparently common communist block of apartments. But the block on Campineanu 24 street has an interesting history: it's part of the first Romanian-designed socialist-modernist apartment complex.
Built in the late 50s, the block was one of the first ones to showcase Romanian communist design and engineering, instead of the more common soviet imports and it was built to show off what new urban life could be like for the rest of the country.
The immediate area is traditionally home to a many musical instruments stores. Even this space has previously hosted a music shop, unwarily predicting BAR TON.
Designed by Anda Zota and MuroMuro, the interior is a contemporary reinterpretation of the social-modernist vibes of the building. The birch plywood, marble mosaic floor and stainless steel fixtures provide only sparse decoration to the utilitarian atmosphere.
The space is ultimately intended to offer a cozy listening experience, somehow like hiding under the sheets and listening to music with your friends. Except you're now adults and you don't have to hide.
As a dedicated listening space, we've used a wooden frame to build a 'room within a room' in order to accommodate the necessary sound treatment.
This unusual construction is hidden away from sight and tall drapes are there to hide the acoustic system behind them.
The room corners host one of the largest monitoring systems Genelec has ever built. The room behaves in such a way that music sounds great on them at any volume, while never subtracting from the intelligibility of your own conversation.
Our space needed unique ceramics, so we commissioned Lorena Coccioni of Surrogate Selves to create new modular objects to use in our space. Public use ceramics usually are in a continuous use of washing, stacking and are usually boring or uninteresting. Lorena managed to reflect the spirit of BAR TON: simplicity through functionality.
We created it as a destination for a quick bite, a place where you go for a first date, or a space for just enjoying music. The scent must never be a barrier between you and these activities, so we went looking for the perfect scent having certain boundaries in mind. Oana Tudoran of Accidental Perfumes was commissioned to create a unique scent that has become an integral part of BAR TON.
The cables that tie all this junk together have oxygen-free copper cores and a copper thread screening. Made by Canare in US, they’re nice and thick and sturdy. No nonsense here.
Our speakers are mid to far-field studio monitors, Genelec 1039A and 1038BC. Given the limited space, we are completely aware their size is completely overkill, but we indent to use them way below their intended capacity in order to have the lowest possible distortion throughout the frequency range, all the way down. They’re tri-amplified, with each driver having its own amp. Front ones weigh in at about 130kg. Serious stuff.
We also have two individual listening booths where you can listen to our shop records, the house records we have at BAR TON or even the ones you brought with you. The setup here includes a pair of of Japan-only Technics sl1200 mk4 paired with Cambridge Audio, SMSL and Beyerdynamic, but we intend to periodically rotate the preamps, the headphone amps and the headphones in order to give you new and amazing experiences.
Cassette fans are not ignored - yes, we know they’re hip again. We’re not just trying to ride the nostalgia wave, but we wanted to have some fun with (and of) the unique sound this media has to offer. We restored and installed a pair of AKAI GX-F71.
The area radius starts increasing after the bounce. Beyond this point our program breaks down due to shell crossing. We find that the star stops collapsing at a finite radius larger than its horizon, turns around and its core explodes. This study provides a more realistic investigation of the backreaction of Hawking radiation on the collapsing star.
The area radius starts increasing after the bounce. Beyond this point our program breaks down due to shell crossing. We find that the star stops collapsing at a finite radius larger than its horizon, turns around and its core explodes. This study provides a more realistic investigation of the backreaction of Hawking radiation on the collapsing star.
The area radius starts increasing after the bounce. Beyond this point our program breaks down due to shell crossing. We find that the star stops collapsing at a finite radius larger than its horizon, turns around and its core explodes. This study provides a more realistic investigation of the backreaction of Hawking radiation on the collapsing star.
BAR•TON is a place where both musical afficionados and rookies are welcome.
Other people are also allowed in.
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Mere data makes a man. A and C and T and G. The alphabet of you. All from four symbols. I am only two: 1 and 0. Half as much but twice as elegant, sweetheart.
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BAR•TON is a place where both musical afficionados and rookies are welcome.
Other people are also allowed in.
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BAR•TON
Our space needed unique ceramics, so we commissioned Lorena Coccioni of Surrogate Selves to create new modular objects to use in our space. Public use ceramics usually are in a continuous use of washing, stacking and are usually boring or uninteresting. Lorena managed to reflect the spirit of BAR TON: simplicity through functionality.
We created it as a destination for a quick bite, a place where you go for a first date, or a space for just enjoying music. The scent must never be a barrier between you and these activities, so we went looking for the perfect scent having certain boundaries in mind. Oana Tudoran of Accidental Perfumes was commissioned to create a unique scent that has become an integral part of BAR TON.
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Sound
BAR•TON
As a dedicated listening space, we’ve used a wooden frame to build a room within a room in order to accommodate the necessary sound treatment.
This unusual construction is hidden away from sight and tall drapes are there to hide the acoustic system behind them.
The room corners host one of the largest monitoring systems Genelec has ever built. The room behaves in such a way that music sounds great on them at any volume, while never subtracting from the intelligibility of your own conversation.
Read more
Design
BAR•TON
Designed by Anda Zota and MuroMuro, the interior is a contemporary reinterpretation of the social-modernist vibes of the building. The birch plywood, marble mosaic floor and stainless steel fixtures provide only sparse decoration to the utilitarian atmosphere.
The space is ultimately intended to offer a cozy listening experience, somehow like hiding under the sheets and listening to music with your friends. Except you’re now adults and you don’t have to hide.
Read more
About
BAR•TON
We’re on the ground floor of an apparently common communist block of apartments. But the block on Campineanu 24 street has an interesting history: it’s part of the first Romanian-designed socialist-modernist apartment complex.
Built in the late 50s, the block was one of the first ones to showcase Romanian communist design and engineering, instead of the more common soviet imports and it was built to show off what new urban life could be like for the rest of the country.
The immediate area is traditionally home to a many musical instruments stores. Even this space has previously hosted a music shop, unwarily predicting BAR TON.
Read more
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Eirwud Mudwasser at TON 7 oct 23
Ada Kaleh, a musician and composer based in Bucharest, Romania, has been releasing music for over 20 years under various aliases. His current focus is on the Ada Kaleh alias and the more recent persona, Supersanity.
His music combines hypnotic rhythms with rich, evolving sounds, drawing inspiration from spiritual jazz, afro-beats, and psychedelic textures. Ada Kaleh's impact on the underground Romanian and international scene has been significant, inspiring young producers and showcasing a mature and complex musical style. His upcoming release on R&S Records features vocals from FELA KUTI and a saxophone performance by Eric Leeds of PRINCE fame.
BAR TON is a place where both musical afficionados and rookies are welcome.
Other people are also allowed in.
BAR TON is a place where both musical afficionados and rookies are welcome.
Other people are also allowed in.
