A very special episode of All The Best. Today. It delves into the surreal and cinematic world of Corpse 5—a dark, sci-fi-tinged journey through sound, story, and imagination.
This piece is part of The Exquisite Audio Corpse, an ambitious international collaboration between 75 audio makers from around the globe run by Audio Club, creating a series of seven sonic “corpses” inspired by the surrealist game exquisite corpse. Each contributor only hears a sliver of what came before them, crafting their own piece in response—leading to unpredictable, haunting, and often beautiful results.
Special thanks to Cristina Marras, who suggested that we do a corpse project and whose amazing story kicked everything off; to Aswathi Matthew for coordinating half-a-dozen time-zones, and to Ray Vo for the amazing artwork for the challenge. Plus, thanks to all amazing audio makers who participated in the corpse we featured today are: Lezak, Pierre & Florence, Yhane, Ali, Darien, Arielle, Valdez & Hazel, Ellie and Cole & Claudia.
Discover SIX more audio corpses on the All The Best Substack.
All The Best Credits
- Host Kwame Slusher
- Executive Producer: Phoebe Adler-Ryan
- Editorial Producer: Melanie Bakewell
- Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
- Artwork: Ray Vo
- Mixed and Compiled by Emma Higgins
- Theme Music composed by Shining Bird