Sound Art

Sound art is an avant-garde musical genre that merges auditory elements with sculptural, spatial, and performative components, often transcending traditional boundaries between music and visual arts. It emphasizes texture, atmosphere, and the experiential aspect of sound. Artists in this genre, such as William Basinski with his decaying tape loops, and Biosphere's ambient techno-organic soundscapes, explore the manipulation of sound materials to create immersive auditory environments. This genre often involves the use of field recordings, digital manipulation, electroacoustic techniques, and unconventional musical structures, challenging the listener's perception and interaction with sound. Sound art is not only meant to be heard but experienced, often in unique, site-specific installations or performances.

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AMMERE
Abul Mogard
Alvin Lucier
An Moku
Andrew Pekler
Anna Clementi
Antomage
Anton Lukoszevieze
Ari Liloia
Bas Wiegers
Ben Vida
Bernhard Cohen
Biosphere
Carlos Homs
Celer
Chris Watson
Curv Droobln
David Toop
Dessauer
Dickie Landry
Domesticatrix
Elaine Howley
Eli Keszler
Elias Kiefer
Ensemble Nikel
Ensemble Proton Bern
Ensemble Reconsil
Esua
GAS
Giuseppe Ielasi
Ilja Karsikas
India Gailey
Iscle Datzira
Jane Sheldon
Janek Schaefer
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Jos Smolders
KMRU
Karl D'Silva
Kate Carr
Keith Fullerton Whitman
Kevin Drumm
Klangphonics
Laurie Spiegel
Lawrence English
Lea Bertucci
Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch
Loscil
MUKADE
Machinefabriek
Marc Behrens
Marcus Fischer
Mathias Delplanque
Max Jaffe
Merzbow
Mike Gangloff
Mygg An
Natasha Barrett
Neil Leonard
Nono
Noémi Büchi
Oort Clod
Orbury Common
Oren Ambarchi
Pan-American
Paolo Tarsi
Pauline Oliveros
Philip Samartzis
Phill Niblock
Pinkcourtesyphone
Protestsound
Rafael Toral
Richard Chartier
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Scanner
Sharif Sehnaoui
Shuttle358
Stephen Vitiello
SumPlusOne
Sven Laux
Taylor Deupree
Th Blisks
Theis Thaws
Tobias Stavngaard
Tomasz Bednarczyk
Toni Dimitrov
Tranquomo
Vilas Valvi
Walter Prati
Wilceu Pause
William Basinski
X56.aif
Xopowo
Yara Asmar
cohen_noise
ensemble Codec
other matters
sangvn
xun jia
Éliane Radigue
Barnsagor
Elias Kiefer
Klangphonics
Wilceu Pause
Biosphere
sangvn
William Basinski
MUKADE
Mygg An
Loscil
Bernhard Cohen
Xopowo
Antomage
Taylor Deupree
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Celer
Tranquomo
GAS
Tec Music
Tomasz Bednarczyk
SumPlusOne
Lawrence English
Laurie Spiegel
X56.aif
Eli Keszler
Abul Mogard
Kyle Bobby Dunn
Merzbow
xun jia
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
KMRU
Ryoji Ikeda
Nono
Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch
Oren Ambarchi
Andrew Pekler
Ari Liloia
Pauline Oliveros
Machinefabriek
other matters
Olan Monk
Theis Thaws
Pan-American
Thomas Köner
Tobias Stavngaard
Shuttle358
Francisco López
Elaine Howley
Domenico Candellori
Scanner
Dessauer
Curv Droobln
Raime
cohen_noise
Deathprod
Iscle Datzira
Esua
Keith Fullerton Whitman
AMMERE
Protestsound
Walter Prati
Rafael Toral
Akira Rabelais
An Moku
Sven Laux
Janek Schaefer
Klein
Marcus Fischer
Chris Watson
Dickie Landry
Stephan Mathieu
Alvin Lucier
Jane Sheldon
Éliane Radigue
Poi mp3
BJ Nilsen
David Toop
India Gailey
Yara Asmar
Max Jaffe
Orbury Common
Lea Bertucci
Giuseppe Ielasi
Richard Chartier
Halim El-Dabh
Jana Winderen
Pinkcourtesyphone
Kevin Drumm
Jacob Kirkegaard
People Like Us
Christian Marclay
Phill Niblock
Ensemble Offspring
Kate Carr
Neil Leonard
Th Blisks
Jake Muir
Carlos Homs
Kassel Jaeger
Ben Vida