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Experimental / Avant-garde
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Experimental / Avant-garde is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Experimental / Avant-garde is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Pierre Henry, Arovane and Martin Drew.
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01Medley1981 · Free Improvisation · free improvisationOpen in new tab 02Delaney's Dilemma1991 · Free Improvisation · free improvisationOpen in new tab 03III2024 · Free Improvisation · free improvisationOpen in new tab 04Symphonie pour un homme seul: Scherzo2000 · Musique Concrète · electronicOpen in new tab 05(rhizomE)2017 · Electroacoustic · electroacousticOpen in new tab 06Live at Wall&Wall2025 · Noise · noiseOpen in new tab 07Ganz Schön Heiss, Man - Mannheim1986 · Free Improvisation · free improvisationOpen in new tab 08CoMe^to*big Daddy vS giANt Haystack-tag teamV7.21v2001 · Noise · noiseOpen in new tab 09Houston, the 5th2012 · Sound Art · sound artOpen in new tab 10Lyid Skor 32015 · Electroacoustic · electroacousticOpen in new tab
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