diff --git a/light9/web/light9-music.coffee b/light9/web/light9-music.coffee
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/light9/web/light9-music.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+log = console.log
+
+# port of light9/curvecalc/musicaccess.py
+Polymer
+  is: "light9-music",
+  properties:
+    status: { type: String, notify: true }
+    duration: { type: Number, notify: true }
+    playing: { type: Boolean, notify: true }
+    song: { type: String, notify: true }
+    t: { type: Number, notify: true }
+  ready: ->
+    @$.getTime.addEventListener('response', @onResponse.bind(@))
+    @$.getTime.addEventListener 'error', (e) =>
+      req = @$.getTime.lastRequest
+      @status = "GET "+req.url+ " -> " + req.status + " " + req.statusText
+      setTimeout(@poll.bind(@), 2000)
+    @poll()
+  poll: ->
+    @$.getTime.generateRequest()
+    @status = "poll"
+  onResponse: ->
+    @status = "ok"
+    setTimeout(@poll.bind(@), 1000)
+    r = @$.getTime.lastResponse
+    @duration = r.duration
+    @playing = r.playing
+    @song = r.song
+    @t = r.t
diff --git a/light9/web/light9-music.html b/light9/web/light9-music.html
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/light9/web/light9-music.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<link rel="import" href="/lib/polymer/polymer.html">
+<link rel="import" href="/lib/iron-ajax/iron-ajax.html">
+
+<!-- remote control of ascoltami -->
+<dom-module id="light9-music">
+  <template>
+    <iron-ajax id="getTime" url="/ascoltami/time"></iron-ajax>
+    <span>[[status]]</span>
+  </template>
+  <script src="light9-music.js"></script>
+</dom-module>
diff --git a/light9/web/timeline-elements.html b/light9/web/timeline-elements.html
--- a/light9/web/timeline-elements.html
+++ b/light9/web/timeline-elements.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <link rel="import" href="light9-timeline-audio.html">
 <link rel="import" href="/lib/iron-resizable-behavior/iron-resizable-behavior.html">
 <link rel="import" href="rdfdb-synced-graph.html">
+<link rel="import" href="light9-music.html">
 
 
 <!-- Whole editor- include this on your page.
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
     </style>
     <div>
       <rdfdb-synced-graph graph="{{graph}}"></rdfdb-synced-graph>
+      <light9-music></light9-music>
       timeline editor: song [uri] <button>unlink</button>
       <label><input type="checkbox"> follow player song choice</label>
     </div>