Avant-garde

Avant-garde music defies traditional norms, embracing experimentation and pushing the boundaries of sound. Characterized by unconventional instrumentation, dissonant harmonies, and unorthodox vocal styles, this genre rebels against mainstream conventions. Emerging in the early 20th century, avant-garde music evolved through various movements, from Dadaism to free improvisation. Its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s saw a flourishing of innovative artists who merged electronic music, noise, and folk elements. Avant-garde's cultural significance lies in its challenge to traditional notions of music, encouraging creativity and nonconformity. While related to genres like experimental, noise, and industrial, avant-garde's emphasis on artistic expression and conceptualism sets it apart. Notable elements include the use of extended techniques, tape manipulation, and multimedia performances, which blur the lines between music, art, and technology. This genre's fearless approach to sound creation continues to inspire artists and audiences alike, fostering a spirit of innovation and artistic freedom.

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APHACA
Able Noise
Anne Malin
Anthony Moore
Antoine Préat
Anton Lukoszevieze
Anton Webern
AwareNess
B#
BCN
Bad Nonno
Bernard Parmegiani
Bottlemoth
Charles Ives
ChiaroScuro
ChrisTracy
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra
DR. Moriarity
David Robert Coleman
Divina Glitch
Duo Jatekok
Echoes
Eera
El Hardwick
Elias Rønnenfelt
Elliot Cole
Ensemble Reflektor
Eternal Entropy
Evan J Cartwright
Fabrice Moreau
Florent Pujuila
Foozak
Frank Strobel
Gavin Friday
György Ligeti
Hannah Murphy
Hanni Liang
Hans P. Kjorstad
Humane The Moon
Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
Igor Khabarov
Janthony
Jar of Blind Flies
Jean-Christophe Groffe
Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula
Joe Webb
John Cage
Joseph Kosma
Jules Buckley
Jungeli
KING KVNG
La Sécurité
Les Lunaisiens
Liela Moss
Luc Ferrari
Luke Wyland
Malingo
Market
Mikayel Hakhnazaryan
Miran Vaupotic
Moin
Mora Fisz
Murrumur
NIKITAIDISYUDA
Narratio Quartet
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Oblé Reed
Olivier Messiaen
Pierre Boulez
Piotr Borowiec
Ran Jia
Robert Hutten
Roni Kaspi
Shadows Hold
Soup
Space Jazz Trio
Stanislav Malyshev
Stratospheerius
Sudsy Mcgee
The Cosmic Tones Research Trio
The Dark Table
The Pepperell Lester Collective
Theis Thaws
Tiberius b
Tim Heidecker
Tomoko Ogasawara
Volker Hartung
Whim Therapy
X1-Y2
XA4
Yetirich
Yohai
Zeh'drau
Zexy Cursed
bob le head
cistern
dexter in the newsagent
fka.m4a
virgin orchestra
Number_i
LL Clawz
Jungeli
Teezo Touchdown
Pale Jay
Louis Friedemann Thiele
rusowsky
CHINCHILLA
Mon Rovîa
Guy Sigsworth
Emile Mosseri
Yesan 雪山
BNYX®
Ben Russell
Kill Dyll
ZECCA
BCN
Jules Buckley
Aquilegia
Venna
Jef Martens
Vana
Jérôme Rebotier
Lulu Helensworth
Jordane Tumarinson
Phoebe Killdeer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nigo
Yaffle
Roe Kapara
Evlay
Pierre Boulez
Bambie Thug
BAXIAN
Barnsagor
Spring Euphemia
Ekaterina Shelehova
Yb Wasg'ood
Bazgrov
créature sonore
Julian Nema
André Aguado
Grim Salvo
Echoes
fleurnothappy
DFZM
APHACA
Craig Wedren
WENZL
Yusef Lateef
Jonathan Stockhammer
KUNTFETISH
Julius Cuvier
All But 6
knoak
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Ex∧
Your Stepdad
Alberto Ciccarini
La Pietà
METTE
Hanniou
PMP
Juliet Ivy
The Three Queens
Elias Kiefer
Debbii Dawson
Botlok
KADI
Kim Rodgers
Muddy Mudd
Jerome Kaltenbach
Philip Grass
Kiltro
Adrien Perruchon
Christian Glass
Eydís Evensen
Patrick Hamilton
Alexis Munroe
Distorted Resonance
Adam Wiltzie
Justus Rümenapp
Klaudia Szafrańska
Lucie Jean
Ephemeral Odyssey
Lester Dann
Grand Commander
Trey Patton
Sounds Of Rituals
Rosey Chan
Big Hit
dexter in the newsagent
Jacob Jezioro
buffalo_farm
Benjamin Davies
Mietze Conte
Tien
More than Jazz
Rakhi Singh
Scala & Kolacny Brothers