Forager Records and the Art of Musical Excavation (opens in new tab)

An interview with Forager's Matthew Bruce on the stories, mysteries and chance encounters behind Forager's tenth release, Lonely Man's Dream. Forager Records began as an extension of record collecting: not the acquisition part, but the sharing part. Founded by Los Angeles collector Matthew Bruce, the label has spent the past half-decade tracking down forgotten musicians, licensing long-lost recordings and reissuing music that might otherwise remain buried in private collect...