Experimental music musicians
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100 Gecs
American experimental pop musical duo
1
A. R. Rahman
Indian singer and composer
2
Acid Mothers Temple
Japanese psychedelic rock band
3
Adam Leonard
British singer-songwriter
4
Aidan Baker
Canadian musician
5
Alarm Will Sound
American chamber orchestra
6
Albergo Intergalattico Spaziale
7
Alvin Curran
American musician and composer
8
Alvin Lucier
American composer of experimental music and sound installations
9
André Éric Létourneau
Canadian composer and sound artist
10
Animal Collective
American musical group
11
Anne La Berge
composer
12
Annea Lockwood
American composer
13
Antye Greie
German musician
14
Aphex Twin
British electronic musician
15
Arca
Venezuelan producer, musician and songwriter
16
Arnold Dreyblatt
American composer
17
Arthur Russell
American musician
18
Autechre
English electronic music duo
19
Beau Sorenson
American musician
20
Beck
American musician
21
Ben Neill
American trumpeter
22
Big City Orchestra
American art/anti-art group based generally in California
23
Bill Nelson
English artist and musician
24
Björk
Icelandic singer-songwriter
25
Black Dice
band
26
Blue Man Group
music and theatre organization
27
Boards of Canada
Scottish electronic music duo
28
Boom Bip
American record producer
29
Boredoms
Japanese rock band
30
Boyd Rice
American experimental musician
31
Brad Sucks
Canadian musician
32
Brian Eno
English musician, composer, record producer and visual artist
33
Bruce Haack
Canadian musician
34
Buck 65
Canadian DJ
35
Buckethead
American musician and songwriter
36
Bull of Heaven
American band
37
Burkhard Beins
German musician
38
Butthole Surfers
American rock band
39
Calle 13
Puerto Rican band
40
Can
German experimental rock band
41
Capsule
Japanese music unit (1997-)
42
Captain Beefheart
American musician and painter (1941-2010)
43
Carl Michael von Hausswolff
Swedish music composer and visual artist
44
Carolina Eyck
German-Sorbian theremin musician, composer and author
45
Caroline K
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Artist
46
Charles Ives
American composer
47
Charli XCX
English singer and songwriter
48
Chiiild
Canadian experimental soul band
49
Chris Brown
American composer, pianist and electronic musician
50
Chris Carter
English musician
51
Chris Cutler
English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist
52
Chris Douglas
electronic musician
53
Christian Wolff
American composer
54
Christopher Hobbs
British composer
55
Cipriano de Rore
Italian composer
56
Cities Aviv
American rapper
57
Clipping.
American hip hop trio
58
Coil
English post-industrial band
59
Cold Therapy
Electro-industrial music group
60
Colleen
French composer of electronic and ambient music
61
Controlled Bleeding
American band
62
Cor Fuhler
Dutch musician
63
Cornelius
Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer, composer (1969-)
64
Cornelius Cardew
English composer
65
Cortney Tidwell
singer-songwriter
66
Crash Worship
67
Crystal Castles
Canadian electronic music group
68
Current 93
British band
69
Daedelus
American musician
70
Daniel Balavoine
French recording artist; singer-songwriter
71
Daniel Rosenfeld
german musician and producer
72
Danielle Dax
British musician
73
Dave Cochrane
British bassist
74
David Behrman
American composer
75
David Cope
American composer and scientist
76
David First
American composer
77
David Rosenboom
American composer
78
Dead Air Fresheners
American experimental music group
79
Dead Voices on Air
80
Death Grips
American hip-hop industrial band
81
Deerhoof
American band
82
Deftones
American alternative metal band
83
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
84
Devin Sarno
American experimental musician
85
Diamanda Galás
American avant-garde composer, vocalist, pianist, organist, performance artist and painter
86
Dino Residbegovic
Bosnian composer
87
Disparition
American music project by composer and music producer Jon Bernstein
88
Dogbowl
American musician
89
Doleful Lions
musical group
90
Dolphin
Russian musician
91
Don Joyce
American musician
92
EAR
loose collective of experimental musicians
93
Earth
American musical group (1989 – )
94
Edgard Varèse
French composer
95
Einstürzende Neubauten
Berlin-based German experimental post-industrial goth-pop musical group
96
Elio Martusciello
Italian musician
97
Ellen Fullman
American composer
98
Elliott Sharp
American musician
99
Eric Copeland
American musician
100
Erik Satie
French composer and pianist
101
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
102
Evan Ziporyn
American composer
103
FKA Twigs
English singer, dancer and actress
104
Faunts
electronic rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
105
Florian-Ayala Fauna
musical artist
106
Flume
Australian musician
107
Flying Lotus
American electronic music producer and DJ
108
Forest Swords
UK music producer
109
Francisco López
Experimental musician and sound artist
110
Franco Battiato
Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and filmmaker
111
Frank Zappa
American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer (1940-1993)
112
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist
113
Frédéric Acquaviva
French composer
114
Fursaxa
musical artist
115
Gang Gang Dance
musical ensemble
116
Gavin Bryars
British musician
117
Genesis P-Orridge
British artist, musician and writer (1950-2020)
118
George Brecht
American artist and composer (1926-2008)
119
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
120
Giancarlo Schiaffini
Italian musician
121
Gil Mellé
American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004)
122
Giulio Aldinucci
musician
123
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)
124
Gordon Mumma
American composer
125
Grimes
Canadian musician, singer, record producer and visual artist
126
Gustav Holst
English composer
127
Half Japanese
American punk rock band
128
Halfdan E
Danish film composer
129
Hans Reichel
German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer
130
Harry Partch
American composer, music theorist, creator of musical instruments
131
Helena Espvall
musician
132
Henri Pousseur
Belgian composer
133
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario
134
Henry Flynt
American musician
135
Howard Stelzer
American musician
136
Hwyl Nofio
Experimental music group
137
I Set My Friends On Fire
Experimental rock band from Miami, Florida
138
IC3PEAK
Russian musical duet
139
Iancu Dumitrescu
Romanian composer
140
Igorrr
French musician
141
Ikue Mori
Japanese drummer
142
Ivette Román-Roberto
Puerto Rican musician and experimental performer
143
Iwrestledabearonce
American metalcore band
144
JG Thirlwell
Australian musician, composer, and record producer
145
JPEGMAFIA
American hip hop artist
146
James Tenney
American composer and music theorist
147
Jane
band from the United States
148
Jason van Wyk
South African record producer
149
Jean-Baptiste Favory
French composer, radio host and audio engineer
150
Jim O'Rourke
American musician
151
John Bischoff
American composer
152
John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
153
John Erik Kaada
Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
154
John Frusciante
American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
155
John Lennon
English singer and songwriter, founding member of The Beatles (1940-1980)
156
John Lydon
English musician
157
John Oswald
Canadian composer
158
John Zorn
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
159
Joseph Byrd
American musician
160
Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
161
Judy Dunaway
American composer
162
Justin Broadrick
British musician
163
KK Null
Japanese musician
164
Kaada/Patton
165
Kahimi Karie
Japanese musician
166
Kanye West
American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer
167
Karin Dreijer
Swedish musician
168
Karlheinz Stockhausen
German composer
169
Kate Bush
English musician
170
Kathleen Yearwood
Canadian singer-songwriter
171
Keith Rowe
British artist
172
Kevin Drumm
American musician
173
Klaus Dinger
German musician
174
Kommissar Hjuler
German artist
175
Kraftwerk
German electronic music band
176
Kristoffer Rygg
Norwegian singer
177
Kurt Dahlke
electronic musician
178
Kyle Bobby Dunn
Canadian composer and musician
179
La Monte Young
American avant-garde composer
180
Laibach
Slovenian music group
181
Laura Les
American musician
182
Laurie Anderson
American interdisciplinary artist and musician
183
Leif Elggren
Swedish artist
184
Leila Bela
American musician
185
Lejaren Hiller
American composer
186
Leonard Issacson
American composer and chemist
187
Leonel Kaplan
Argentine musician
188
Lightning Bolt
band
189
Loren Mazzacane Connors
American musician
190
Lou Harrison
American composer
191
Luigi Russolo
Italian Futurist, artist, composer
192
Lunatic Soul
musical project
193
Lynda
Mexican musician, singer, songwriter and activist
194
Mama Baer
German artist
195
Mani Neumeier
German rock musician, free jazz-drummer artist, and frontman
196
Marc Edwards
Jazz Musician
197
Marc Ribot
American musician
198
Mark E. Smith
English spoken-word artist, singer, songwriter & bandleader of The Fall (1957-2018)
199
Mark Stanley
200
Martín Irigoyen
Argentine musician
201
Mary Lattimore
American harpist and singer-song-writer
202
Massacre
American experimental rock band
203
Mathias Rehfeldt
german composer and organist
204
Matthewdavid
American record producer
205
Melvins
American rock band
206
Men's Recovery Project
207
Meshuggah
Swedish extreme metal band
208
Michael Gungor
American musician
209
Michael Nyman
English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
210
Michael Waller
American musician, La Monte Young Devotee
211
Miguel Álvarez-Fernández
Spanish sound artist, composer, theorist, and curator
212
Mirko Uhlig
German experimental musician
213
Miya Masaoka
American composer
214
Mohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah
Egyptian contemporary classical music composer
215
Moondog
American composer
216
Moor Mother
American musician and poet
217
Morton Feldman
American avant-garde composer
218
Mr. Bungle
American band
219
Musica Elettronica Viva
musical ensemble
220
Muslimgauze
British electronic musician
221
Nam June Paik
American video art pioneer (1932-2006)
222
Neil Campbell
musician
223
Neu Abdominaux Dangereux
224
Nicolas Collins
American composer
225
Nigel Ayers
English multimedia artist
226
Nurse With Wound
British experimental band
227
Obsil
Italian composer
228
Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist
229
Oneohtrix Point Never
American musician
230
Orange Monkey
231
Ortiz Morales
Spanish composer
232
P-Model
Japanese music group (1979-)
233
Panda Bear
American musician
234
Paolo Angeli
musical artist
235
Paul Chain Violet Theatre
Dark Doom project founded by Paul Chain in 1984, after the split of Death SS. During this project's activity, over 50 different musicians cooperated under direction of the founder and bandleader. In 1987 the name was shortened to Paul Chain.
236
Paul Panhuysen
Dutch composer
237
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician
238
Percy Grainger
Australian composer, arranger and pianist
239
Peter Rehberg
British musician and composer
240
Pfarmers
American experimental rock band
241
Phil Stone
American lawyer
242
Philip Glass
American composer and pianist
243
Phill Niblock
American composer
244
Pierre Henry
French composer
245
Pierre Schaeffer
French composer and musicologist
246
Pimentola
247
Pit er Pat
musical artist
248
Plastic Ono Band
Rock band
249
Plone
English band
250
Portishead
British band
251
Power Pill Fist
musical artist
252
R. Stevie Moore
American musician
253
Reed Ghazala
American musician
254
Renaldo and the Loaf
band
255
Rhys Chatham
American composer
256
Richard Bishop
American composer, guitar player and singer
257
Richard Bone
American musician
258
Richard Kirk
English musician
259
Richard Youngs
bristih singer
260
Robert Ashley
American composer
261
Roberto Musci
Italian musician
262
Ron Anderson
American musician
263
Roopam Garg
American musician
264
Roza Terenzi
Australian DJ and producer
265
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese musician
266
Saori@destiny
Japanese singer
267
Scott Walker
British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943-2019)
268
Serj Tankian
Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer, musician, and songwriter
269
Shannon Wright
American singer
270
Shortparis
Russian rock band
271
Skeletons
band that plays experimental music
272
Snog
band
273
Soap&Skin
Austrian experimental musician and actress
274
Solage
French composer
275
Son Lux
American three-piece experimental band
276
Sonic Youth
alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States
277
Soul Coughing
band
278
Soul-Junk
American Christian hip hop group
279
Starfuckers
italian rock band
280
Steve Lieberman
New York Outsider Punk Musician
281
Steve Reich
American composer
282
Steven Stapleton
British musician
283
Stuart Dempster
American musician
284
Sun Araw
musician
285
Sun Ra
American jazz composer and bandleader (1914-1993)
286
Sunn O)))
American experimental metal band
287
Susumu Hirasawa
Japanese singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, music producer (1954-)
288
Svoy
Russian singer
289
Swans
American band
290
Terry Riley
American composer and performing musician
291
The Caretaker
English experimental musician
292
The Dillinger Escape Plan
American mathcore band
293
The Flying Lizards
band
294
The Hafler Trio
British conceptual, sound & performance art group
295
The Hub
American computer network music band
296
The Kleptones
one-man English electronic music group
297
The Mars Volta
American rock band
298
The Observatory
299
The Sabres of Paradise
British electronic music group
300
Theatre of Eternal Music
American musical group
301
They Might Be Giants
American alternative rock band
302
Thomas Ankersmit
Dutch musician
303
Thomas Wydler
Swiss drummer
304
Throbbing Gristle
English band
305
Tiki Taane
New Zealand musician
306
Tim Hodgkinson
English experimental music composer and performer
307
Tim Perkis
American musician
308
Tori Amos
American singer-songwriter and pianist
309
Trevor Dunn
American bassist and composer
310
Trey Spruance
American musician and composer
311
Tunng
band
312
Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930-1996)
313
Ulver
Norwegian band
314
V/Vm
British experimental musician
315
Vaibhav Saxena
Indian singer and composer
316
Vert
British musician
317
Wapstan
Canadian experimental musician
318
Ween
American alternative rock band
319
Wildbirds & Peacedrums
320
Xiu Xiu
American avant-garde group
321
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Canadian music collective
322
Yeasayer
American experimental rock band from Brooklyn, New York
323
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist, author, and peace activist
324
Zbigniew Karkowski
Experimental musician and composer
325
Zombie Zombie
French electro-pop duo
326
Zoviet France
band
327
Émilie Simon
French singer, songwriter and composer
328
Ólafur Arnalds
Icelandic musician