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- Holly Herndon. Holly Herndon is one of the most experimental electronic musicians working today. Her boundary-pushing music boldly explores the possibilities of music technology, investigating the potential of AI and machine learning to change the way we make music.
- Arca. Alejandra Ghersi, better known under the stage name Arca, came to the attention of music fans the world over after Kanye West utilised her talents as a collaborator in the production of his most creatively adventurous record to date, the game-changing Yeezus.
- Rian Treanor. Working with Max/MSP, Rian Treanor builds bespoke devices - drum machines, sequencers, chord generators, modulators - that, in his words, “explore extended rhythmic techniques and tools to enable spontaneous and impulsive pattern modulation in live performances”.
- Oneohtrix Point Never. Daniel Lopatin’s music blurs lines: between the old and the new, the real and the artificial, the experimental and the accessible.
The duo flex melodic fibers and braindance shards over a wide spectrum with funky beats, synaptic pulses, and fluttering synths. Their capacity to produce squelchy, nearly lifelike shapes is equally susceptible to deformation in the form of elastic vibrations. Continue Reading →.
- Honeydrip
- Roam
- Gayance
- Rumpus
- Chippy Nonstop
- Denmother
- Ciel
- Patrick Moon Bird
Honeydrip is a Montreal-based DJ and producer who has been embedded in the city's undergound scene for years, from her n10.as radio show Waves of Honey to DJing at countless parties. As a DJ first, she has an ear for sounds that will play well on a dance floor and her debut 2021 EP, Anti-Ego, is a testament to that. Blending left-field techno, bass...
Roam crafts sparse and sparkling soundscapes that undulate between moodiness and levity. His music is insular and introspective, exploring the inner workings of a self-proclaimed "disillusioned millennial." In 2018, Noisey referred to him as the "producer bringing dark U.K. garage to Toronto," and he's lived up to that title, releasing two albums a...
As Gayance's Bandcamp bio reads, she makes "jazzy-house with Brazilian spices so you can make out with your crush." The Montreal-based artist's 2021 EP,No Toning Down,perfectly encapsulates that sentiment, especially the opener, "Meu Sol," featuring Maleika Tidjani and Dapapa. The EP was her first foray into her own music making, written over the c...
If you can be regularly found in the pit at festivals like VELD or Bass Coast, then Rumpus is the producer for you. The Regina artist mixes live drumming into his DJ sets and has played everywhere from Burning Man to SXSW. His original tracks have been spun by heavy-hitters like Tiesto, Marshmello and Oliver Heldens. From the funky groove of "You B...
Chippy Nonstop doesn't like to be idle. As her name suggests, her energy is as relentless as the 150 BPM and faster DJ sets she's become known for. The Toronto-based DJ and producer has lived and toured all over the world (Zambia, Dubai, Germany, the U.S., England, Colombia and more) and picked up things along the way that influence her larger- tha...
DenMother is the experimental electronic music project of Ontario-born, New Brunswick-based artist Sabarah Pilon. The sonic disruptions on her East Coast Music Awards-nominated album,Frantic Ram, were created during COVID lockdowns and are loosely based on Dante's Inferno, the occult, mythology and Jungian archetypes. Pilon's prolific catalogue is ...
Ciel is a producer, pianist and DJ from Xi'an, China and is currently based in Toronto. She has cemented herself as a fixture in the city's dance music scene with party series like Work in Progress (predicated on combating the erasure of women DJs in the scene) and It's Not You It's Me. There's a subdued quality to her music-making; it creeps up on...
Patrick Moon Bird used to make hardcore metal, but now he makes lo-fi bedroom pop. It's quite a sonic shift, but the Prince Albert artist is so adept at crafting gorgeous little songs that have an inherent optimism, even when they tackle tough subject matter like depression and bipolar personality disorder. Light, shimmery percussion, gentle synths...
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Dec 10, 2022 · In 2022, for us, this encompassed microtonal rock jams, tender ambient, woozy nostalgia, Egyptian ghosts and an epic synth symphony. Below, find an unranked list of the year's most exploratory ...
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Find Experimental Electronic Albums, Artists and Songs, and Hand-Picked Top Experimental Electronic Music on AllMusic.
Dec 17, 2019 · We got a chance to speak with INA GRM’s current director François Bonnet about the challenges and opportunities of running an institution with such a storied history. We also discussed the changing role of music technology and where the future of experimental music might be.
Music subreddit for posting and discussing all genres and varieties of experimental music made with electronics, synthesizers, computers, tape machines, pedals, and more! Ambient, drone, psychedelic, glitch, noise, musique concrète, kosmische musik, minimalism, etc. All sounds welcome.
