Underground Music Intelligence

Find what's heating up before anyone else.

CrateScience scores underground, independent, and forgotten artists daily — tracking scarcity, demand acceleration, and market catalysts so record stores, collectors, and labels act before prices move.

$15/month at launch · Waitlist gets founding rate

FUNK 1.18x DEMAND RATIO ELECTRONIC 1.12x DEMAND 439 ARTISTS SCORED TODAY PATSY HAMEL — VAULT: 43 ZERO SUPPLY MOODYMANN / THEO PARRISH — 1.0x EQUILIBRIUM MDOU MOCTAR — 731 WANT-LISTERS DEEP VALUE 54 CATALYST WATCH ALERTS FUNK 1.18x DEMAND RATIO ELECTRONIC 1.12x DEMAND 439 ARTISTS SCORED TODAY PATSY HAMEL — VAULT: 43 ZERO SUPPLY MOODYMANN / THEO PARRISH — 1.0x EQUILIBRIUM MDOU MOCTAR — 731 WANT-LISTERS DEEP VALUE 54 CATALYST WATCH ALERTS
26K+
Artists Tracked
15
Data Sources
10K+
Daily Signals
7
Genres Scored
The Scoring System
Three scores. One signal.

Every artist gets scored daily across three dimensions — like a stock rating for vinyl. No opinions. No hype. Just numbers.

Vault Score
"How rare is this?"

Measures scarcity — want/have ratio, price divergence, pressing count, and reissue gap. High Vault = undervalued vinyl in a supply vacuum.

Momentum Score
"Is it moving right now?"

7-day vs 30-day moving average across Discogs, Spotify, Last.fm, Reddit, and Wikipedia. When the short-term crosses above the long — something is happening.

Catalyst Score
"What could make it spike?"

Tracks upcoming tours, sample usages, press mentions, film syncs, and anniversaries. Each event scored by historical impact and time proximity.

🔴
Breakout Alert

Momentum spiking + catalyst incoming. Act now.

🟡
Heating Up

Rare AND rising. Price hasn't caught up.

🔵
Deep Value

Rare but dormant. The sleeper buy.

🟢
Buy Signal

Strong across all three. Safest bet.

Today's underground leaderboard

Real scores from today's pipeline. Updated daily at 6 AM. No mainstream. No celebrities. Underground only.

#ArtistVaultMomCatProfileWantsRatio
1Patsy Hamel43⬜ Dormant12.0x
2Pearly Pride43⬜ Dormant12.0x
3The Greyboy Allstars41⬜ Dormant4300.7x
4Sky Rompiendo41100🟠 Catalyst140.3x
5Moodymann / Theo Parrish40⬜ Dormant61.0x
6Mdou Moctar39⬜ Dormant7310.5x
7Florian Dalinger39⬜ Dormant780.5x
8Nuclear Simphony39⬜ Dormant2190.5x
439+ artists scored daily Unlock full leaderboard →
Genre Intelligence
Where the scarcity is

Only two genres post demand ratios above 1.0x — meaning collectors want more copies than exist.

GenreDemand RatioTotal WantsRecordsSignal
🔥 Funk1.18x2,05124Demand exceeds supply
🔥 Electronic1.12x62775Above parity
⚠️ Hip Hop0.64x2,21766High volume, supply catching up
⚠️ Soul0.50x7,78190Largest want base in system
⬇️ Rock0.38x1,84572Supply dominant
Who It's For
Three audiences. One platform.
Record Stores
Stock what collectors hunt

"What should I order this week?"

→ Sort by Momentum + Catalyst. See what's accelerating before your competitor.

Collectors
Buy before it gets expensive

"What's undervalued right now?"

→ Sort by Vault where Momentum is rising. The hidden gem detector.

Indie Labels
Find what to reissue

"Where's demand with no product?"

→ High Vault, zero Catalyst. No one else has acted yet.

$15/month

One plan. Everything included. Cancel anytime.

  • Daily underground intelligence brief
  • Full scored leaderboard (26K+ artists)
  • Genre heat map with demand ratios
  • Breakout alerts & catalyst tracking
  • New release radar (underground only)
  • Store, collector & label action items
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