

Category:Experimental
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Experimental music is a broad category that encompasses avant-garde and boundary-pushing sounds across various genres. It often involves unconventional techniques, abstract compositions, and innovative sound design.
Characteristics
- Unconventional structures and rhythms, breaking away from traditional song formats.
- Innovative sound design, including glitch effects, noise, and abstract elements.
- Use of non-traditional instruments, sometimes incorporating found sounds or field recordings.
- Fusion of multiple genres, often defying easy classification.
- Strong influence from avant-garde, electronic, and contemporary classical music, prioritizing exploration over commercial appeal.
Artists and Labels
Experimental music has been championed by various artists and labels, including:
Notable artists in the genre include:
Fresh mixes
- 2025-10-15 - Regis - The Empty Quarter, Nood Radio
- 2025-10-14 - Javier Salazar - A Far Blue Concept: Rio
- 2025-10-12 - K-Lone - Wisdom Teeth, Rinse FM
- 2025-10-07 - Brian Wenner - Nog Zone, Noods Radio
- 2025-10-05 - Pain Magazine - RAAR Show, Rinse FM France (Pain Magazine Special)
- 2025-09-22 - Lucrecia Dalt - Resident Advisor (RA.1005)
- 2025-09-19 - Regis - The Empty Quarter, Nood Radio
- 2025-09-18 - STASSIS - Stookcast 422
- 2025-09-15 - Leafar Legov @ Kiosk Radio
- 2025-09-05 - Speechmaker - LAYER 441
Mixes
- 1970 - Kraftwerk (Live PA) @ Karussell für die Jugend, Soest, Germany
- 1985-03-02 - Arthur Russell (Live PA) @ Roulette Intermedium, New York
- 1992 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ The Orbit, Morley
- 1992-04-30 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ MayDay - A New Chapter Of House And Techno, Cologne
- 1992-05-12 - Aphex Twin @ John Peel Session, London
- 1993 - Autechre (Live PA) @ Oscillate, Bonds Club, Birmingham, UK
- 1993 - Mixmaster Morris @ Love Parade, Berlin
- 1993-04-18 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Brixton Academy, London
- 1993-11-14 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ See The Light Tour, NASA, San Francisco
- 1993-12-04 - The Future Sound Of London - Essential Mix
- 1994-06-16 - Autechre (Live PA) @ Quirky, Brixton, London, UK
- 1994-07-02 - DJ Miki (IT) @ Club Imperiale (Tirrenia - PI), Italy
- 1995 - Alec Empire, Carl Crack - Radio Massive, Kiss 100 FM
- 1995-07-02 - Ed2000 - Kiss FM, Berlin
- 1995-12-01 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 1996 - David Toop - Ocean Of Sound (Promo Mix)
- 1996-02-15 - Autechre (Live PA) @ Flex, Vienna
- 1997 - Seal Phüric - Ravoluson 55: Methodic Soul-Wash (Promo Mix)
- 1997 - Solar X @ Substancia
- 1997-01-02 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Liquid Room, Tokyo
- 1997-01-27 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Big Day Out, Sydney
- 1997-06-01 - The Black Dog (Live PA) @ Unknown Gig, Toronto (The Black Lodge / Department Of Dogma)
- 1997-06-27 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, UK
- 1997-06-29 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Roskilde Festival, Denmark
- 1997-07-01 - Mate Galic @ Stacker, Evosonic
- 1997-07-13 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Quartfestivalen, Kristiansand, Norway
- 1997-07-24 - Squarepusher (Live PA) @ Liquid Room, Tokyo
- 1997-07-26 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Fuji Rock Festival, Mount Fuji, Japan
- 1997-09-08 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Avalon, Boston
- 1997-09-17 - Aphex Twin (Live PA) @ Ogden Theatre, Denver, USA
- 1997-10-28 - Mogwai (Live PA) @ Maida Vale, Breezeblock
- 1998 - Mush - 3 Dots (Promo Mix)
- 1998 - Seal Phüric - Ravoluson 66: Dive Into Your Own Ocean Of Agony (Promo Mix)
- 1998-03-31 - Björk - Breezeblock - Headline Set
- 1998-04-04 - Talisman & Winstan - Club MiXX, Kiss FM, Berlin
- 1998-06-18 - Mogwai (Live PA) @ Maida Vale, Breezeblock
- 1999-10-10 - Autechre (Live PA) @ Coachella Festival
- 2000 - Alec Empire vs Philipp Virus - 2Step, Viva Zwei
- 2000 - Cthulhu - Forbidden Planet (Promo Mix)
- 2000 - Cthulhu - Spasmodic Behaviour (Promo Mix)
- 2000-01-28 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 2000-04-08 - Luke Vibert & BJ Cole @ Audioroom, Vienna
- 2000-05-10 - Funkstörung (Live PA) @ Motor - Detroit
- 2000-06 - Autechre (Live PA) @ Sonar Festival
- 2000-10-16 - Jon Santos @ Motor, Detroit
- 2001 - Cthulhu - Fighting The Dark E (Promo Mix)
- 2001 - Cthulhu - The Mage And The Shadow (Promo Mix)
- 2001 - Squarepusher (Live PA) @ Coachella Festival
- 2001-04-27 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 2001-05-09 - Autechre @ Steam Whistle Brewing, Toronto
- 2001-06-15 - Aphex Twin @ Sonar Festival, Barcelona, Spain
- 2001-09-08 - Errorsmith (Live PA) @ Native Lab, WMF, Berlin
- 2001-10-11 - Jamie Lidell (Live PA) @ Neue Heimat, Club Prag, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2002 - Chris Clark @ Warp Magic Bus Tour, Soirée, NYC
- 2002 - Cthulhu - Hard Hat Area 4: Hydraulic Power (Promo Mix)
- 2002 - Cthulhu - L'Examen De Conscience (Promo Mix)
- 2002 - DJ Suem @ Ugly Funk
- 2002 - Errorsmith (Live PA) @ VOXXX, Chemnitz, Germany
- 2002-02-21 - Oliver Ho @ Groovetech, London
- 2002-02-22 - Boards Of Canada @ Helter Skelter, French Radio Broadcast
- 2002-03-01 - Aphex Twin & Mad Dog Wallace - Rephlex Records Special on One World
- 2002-05-24 - Chris Clark @ Warp Magic Bus Tour, L'Antipode, Rennes, France
- 2002-06-10 - Cthulhu - Saturn Parade (Promo Mix)
- 2002-08-23 - VA - La Boum De Luxe
- 2002-09-15 - Paul Panzer & Kratzer @ Der Legionär 3, 10/40, Leipzig
- 2002-10 - Cthulhu - Morphin' Aquanauts (Promo Mix)
- 2003 - Mira Calix (Warp Records) - Groovetech.com Radio
- 2003 - Terre Thaemlitz - Below Code - 10 Years Comatonse Recordings 1993-2003 (Promo Mix)
- 2003-01-12 - Cora S. & Paul Panzer @ 10/40, Leipzig
- 2003-02-03 - MARS (Moderne Anstalt Rigoroser Spakker) - Liquid Radio
- 2003-04 - Cthulhu - Postcards From Around The World (Promo Mix)
- 2003-04-29 - T.Raumschmiere @ Sweatboxer, Las Palmas, Rotterdam
- 2003-05-27 - Four Tet (Live PA) @ Lee's Palace, Toronto
- 2003-06 - Cthulhu - Wandering About 2: The Plateau Of Leng (Promo Mix)
- 2003-06-01 - Gentle Bakemono (Live PA) @ Mutek Festival, Montreal
- 2003-09-26 - Cora S. vs Paul Panzer @ 10/40, Leipzig
- 2003-10 - Miss Kittin - Cult Songs (Autumn Promo Mix)
- 2004 - I:Cube @ BBQ (Versatile Records Podcast 2015-04-15)
- 2004-02-21 - Chris Clark @ Warp Night, Paradiso, Amsterdam
- 2004-04 - 3volt - 10 Years Of Cheap Records
- 2004-04 - Diskore - Darkmatter Mix March 2004 (Commercial Mix)
- 2004-04 - Erdem Tunakan - 10 Years Of Cheap Records
- 2004-04 - Umberto Gollini - 10 Years Of Cheap Records
- 2004-04-04 - Aeox (Live PA) @ Tresor, Berlin
- 2004-04-06 - Siebenschläfer - Reducing (Promo Mix)
- 2004-05-08 - Lory D @ Club 69, Paisley, Scotland
- 2004-05-15 - Tyrant, Craig Richards - Blue Room Mix
- 2004-09-13 - Aural Imbalance - B-Sides
- 2004-09-16 - Jared Wilson - Feed The Machine Promo Mix 1
- 2004-10-26 - Breezeblock - Björk
- 2004-12-13 - Sebastian Schlachter - Liquid Radio
- 2004-12-26 - Christian Eimann @ Madbox, 10/40, Leipzig
- 2005-02-12 - Bill Youngman - Live PA @ Das Rind, Rüsselsheim, Germany
- 2005-02-22 - Cthulhu vs. Mayday - Promo Mix
- 2005-03-02 - kIRk (Live PA) @ Tresor, Berlin
- 2005-03-05 - Bill Youngman @ Brandenburg Allstars Tour, Altes Salzwerk, Wilhelmshall
- 2005-04-06 - Aphex Twin @ Snowbombing, Disco Schlüssel, Mayrhofen, Austria
- 2005-04-16 - Subhead @ Triebwerk, Dresden
- 2005-05-21 - Aphex Twin - Mixtape @ JJJ
- 2005-06 - Cthulhu - A Conversation With Fear (Promo Mix)
- 2005-06-30 - Aphex Twin & Chris Cunningham @ The Traffic Festival, Torino, Italy
- 2005-10 - Cthulhu - Nothing Really Matters (Promo Mix)
- 2005-10 - Cthulhu - Water Resistant (Promo Mix)
- 2005-10 - Errorsmith - Le Trilliardaire Mix
- 2005-10-29 - Surgeon @ !Emergency!, The New Trinity Centre, Bristol
- 2005-11 - Cthulhu - Earthly Vibes (Promo Mix)
- 2005-11-11 - TSR @ Dogma, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2005-12-06 - Mary Anne Hobbs - Breezeblock (Aphex Twin Special)
- 2005-12-18 - Tipper - Shambhala Music Festival, Salmo River Ranch, CA
- 2006 - Eraserhead - The Warp Records Memorial Mix
- 2006 - I:Cube - Tapis Volant Mix
- 2006 - Robert Babicz (Live PA) @ Unknown Gig
- 2006-01-20 - Four Tet (Live PA) @ The Spanish Club, Melbourne, PBS 106.7 FM
- 2006-03-18 - Siebenschläfer @ Audioplastix VI, Altenburg, Germany
- 2006-07-15 - Aphex Twin @ Melt! Festival, Ferropolis, Germany
- 2006-08-03 - Plug Research - XLR8R Podcast 1
- 2006-09 - Cthulhu - The Mission (Promo Mix)
- 2006-09 - Rrimöykk - Dubnyt (Promo Mix)
- 2006-09-01 - The Orb (Live PA) @ The Warehouse (Houston)
- 2006-10 - Cthulhu - The Nightmare (Promo Mix)
- 2006-10-05 - Kid Kameleon - XLR8R Podcast 3
- 2006-10-11 - Flying Lotus - Melbourne Marvels, RBMA Radio
- 2006-10-27 - Siebenschläfer @ Wired Muzik, Sackfabrik, Magdeburg, Germany
- 2006-11 - Cthulhu - Battered Woman Syndrome (Promo Mix)
- 2006-11 - Cthulhu - Consumption Must Not Be Standardised (Promo Mix)
- 2006-11 - Cthulhu - Forbidden Planet 2 (Promo Mix)
- 2006-11 - Maximilian Skiba & Pawel Blot @ Zahara Cocktailbar, Den Haag
- 2006-11-15 - Chee Shimizu - Denshi Meisou (Lovefingers Exclusive Mix)
- 2006-11-25 - Tim Exile @ Club rAW
- 2006-12 - Cthulhu - Enemy In Sight (Promo Mix)
- 2006-12 - Cthulhu - Speakers Soldier (Promo Mix)
- 2006-12 - Hudson Mohawke - Drums Vol One (LuckyMe Mixtape 2)
- 2007 - Cthulhu - Mechanical Theology (Promo Mix)
- 2007 - Falko Brocksieper - Ocean Club, Radio Eins
- 2007 - Surgeon - For Dog Faces Only (Spannered Promo Mix)
- 2007 - Telefon Tel Aviv (Live PA) @ Unknown Gig, Prague
- 2007-01-01 - KKO @ KlingKlangKlub, Bitterfeld, Germany
- 2007-02 - Cthulhu - Shadow Outpost (Promo Mix)
- 2007-03-01 - Dax Pierson - XLR8R Podcast 7
- 2007-03-25 - Autechre @ Pontin's Holiday Park
- 2007-04-27 - Björk (Live PA) @ Coachella Festival
- 2007-05 - Cthulhu - Once Upon A Time In The X (Promo Mix)
- 2007-05 - Jared Wilson - This Mix Did Exist, But This Is Not It (Promo Mix)
- 2007-05-10 - Zyron - Börftindamikkz (Promo Mix)
- 2007-06-07 - Nosaj Thing - Sprout Session
- 2007-07-30 - Surgeon - Neck Face Promo Mix
- 2007-08-10 - Breezeblock - Xperimental Xtremes
- 2007-09-22 - Ade Fenton vs Jamie Bissmire @ The Techno Experiment, Manchester
- 2007-10 - Cthulhu - Tropical October Rain (Promo Mix)
- 2007-10-27 - Cthulhu @ Clash Of The Cultures, Citadelpark, Ghent
- 2007-11-20 - Kode9 & Flying Lotus @ Rinse FM
- 2007-11-23 - Alec Empire - La Boum De Luxe
- 2007-11-24 - T.Raumschmiere (Live PA) @ STRP Festival, Eindhoven
- 2007-12 - Cthulhu - Every Train Leads To Rome (Promo Mix)
- 2007-12-09 - Aphex Twin @ All Tomorrow's Parties - Minehead, UK
- 2008 - Cthulhu - Mindtrip Through A Wall (Promo Mix)
- 2008 - Flying Lotus (Live PA) @ Sónar Festival, Barcelona
- 2008 - K-os @ Follow The Darkness, Heurne, Belgium
- 2008-02-02 - Dopplereffekt (Live PA) @ Inkonst, Malmö, Sweden
- 2008-02-23 - Cthulhu @ Nitrogen vs. Narcosis, Caves de Cornillon, Liège
- 2008-04-04 - Autechre (Live PA) @ The Echoplex, Los Angeles
- 2008-05 - Cthulhu - Mayfever (Promo Mix)
- 2008-06-03 - Spencer - NSD Episode 20 - Numbers presents Dopplereffekt
- 2008-06-22 - Cthulhu - Hail Shower (Promo Mix)
- 2008-07-11 - Aphex Twin @ Oxegen Festival, Ireland
- 2008-08 - Cthulhu - Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (Promo Mix)
- 2008-08-22 - Delorean & Rinôçérôse @ Electrosonic Festival, Burgos
- 2008-09 - Cthulhu - The Essence Of House (Promo Mix)
- 2008-09 - Cthulhu - The Pursuit Of The Higgs Boson (Promo Mix)
- 2008-09-26 - Cristian Vogel (Live PA) @ Kinky Afro, Sub Club, Glasgow
- 2008-09-26 - Neil Landstrumm (Live PA) @ Kinky Afro, Sub Club, Glasgow
- 2008-0X - Cthulhu - Claustrophobia (Promo Mix)
- 2008-10-16 - Triqo - Neurotic Waste Podcast 06
- 2008-10-31 - Cthulhu - Beaten To Death By A Faceless Foe (Promo Mix)
- 2008-11 - Gebrüder Teichmann & Leopold Hurt @ The Red Heroine, Guangzhou, China
- 2008-12 - Cthulhu - Running Around Like Headless Chicken (Promo Mix)
- 2008-12-20 - Nosaj Thing @ Wide Open Waves, Space 1520, Los Angeles
- 2008-12-22 - Surgeon - Now That's What I Call Dark Techno Vol.37, Nursery Xmas Radio Show
- 2008-12-28 - Rrimöykk - Pohja (Promo Mix)
- 2009 - Mr. O (Detroit Grand Pubahs) - EPM Podcast 1
- 2009-02-06 - Klimek - mnml ssgs mx20
- 2009-03-13 - Aphex Twin & Hecker @ Bloc Weekend
- 2009-04-01 - Cthulhu @ Revolt, Destroy, Reform Radio
- 2009-04-17 - Neil Landstrumm (Live PA) @ Bomb O Matic, Café d'Anvers
- 2009-04-25 - Neil Landstrumm (Live PA) @ Tresor Night, Crossed, Poland
- 2009-04-29 - Donato Dozzy, Toby Frith - Bleep43 Podcast 134
- 2009-05-04 - Kode9 & Flying Lotus @ Plastic People, London
- 2009-05-09 - Aphex Twin & Hecker @ Warp20, Cité de la Musique, Paris
- 2009-05-26 - 10-20 - FACT Mix 51
- 2009-05-28 - Aphex Twin @ Primavera Sound, Barcelona
- 2009-06 - Cthulhu - Zoth-Ommog, Dweller In The Deeps (Great Old Ones)
- 2009-06-21 - Clark (Live PA) @ Sonar By Night, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona
- 2009-07 - Cthulhu - Tsathoggua, The Sleeper Of N'kai (Great Old Ones)
- 2009-08-07 - Aphex Twin @ Summer Sonic Festival, Tokyo
- 2009-08-07 - Chris Cunningham @ The Big Chill
- 2009-08-28 - Subschlaefer @ Superkronik, Leipzig
- 2009-09-19 - Aphex Twin @ Sacrum Profanum, Cracow, Poland
- 2009-09-19 - Clark @ Warp20, Q Park, Sheffield
- 2009-09-19 - Squarepusher @ Warp20, Q Park, Sheffield
- 2009-09-23 - Beardyman - Bodytonic Podcast 45
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