Music arrives as a file and leaves as air, which is why so much effort goes into giving it a surface. Two glass tubes that climb with the room, a $6 rack that turns jewel cases face-out, album art parked at the edge of the screen, and a piano roll advancing under your own hands.
A handmade desktop spectrum analyzer that goes on being a clock when the music stops
→ audiorays.com
Global internet radio stations arranged as a tunable FM dial
→ yourinternetradiodial.net
Little 3D-printed figures that ride your record round
→ etsy.com
Two glass tubes on the desk that climb with whatever is playing
→ doukaudio.com
A $6 dish rack that turns out to be a record stand
→ ikea.com
