ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Experimental

From locked grooves to dueling drummers; from abstract voices to plastic instruments; from stories of slavery to modern African drones, the Experimental category represents creativity at its best.  These artists follow their own paths, abandoning the marked roads, more interested

Adrian Corker ~ Music for Lock Grooves

Without locked grooves (referred to as lock grooves on this release), our records would end with the grating sound of needle against paper.  Most locked grooves are silent, although many artists have used them to embed sound, most famously The Beatles on Sgt.

ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Film Scores

With this feature, our film score picks graduate from a pre-awards article to a year-end list.  2016 has been an exemplary year for film scores, as many of our favorite artists have tried their hand at the cinematic genre and passed

Adrian Corker ~ The Have-Nots OST

Are soundtracks getting better, or are we just enjoying them more?  It’s hard to tell.  Either way, 2016 has been an especially good year for creative scores, the latest example being Adrian Corker‘s The Have-Nots.  Our measuring stick is simple: to