ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Experimental

This year’s selections are eclectic and exciting, and feature an array of uncommon instruments, radio transmissions, field recordings, experimental voice and even opera.  These artists represent the cutting edge of music ~ the outer fringe that may seem strange today

Park Jiha ~ The Gleam

Korea’s Park Jiha uses an uncommon setup of piri, saenghwang, yanggeum and glockenspiel, which still seems exotic when one learns that those first three instruments are versions of oboe, mouth organ and hammered dulcimer.  But when using music to reflect the