Experimental Music

Kraftwerk Will Perform Live In MOMA Retropective

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk at Moma, Electro Music, Video, Hip Hop, Kraftwerk Retrospective, Florian Schneider, Synthesizer Music, Experimental Music, Electronic Music, Museum of Modern Art, Electronic, Ralf Hutter, Arts News

Electronic pioneers Kraftwerk emerged on the experimental music scene in the 1970s and radically changed how we view music and technology. Founded by ...

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LISTEN: David Lynch's Bizarre New Single

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Eraserhead, Lynch, Techno, Crazy Clown Time, Experimental Music, Karen O, David Lynch, Surrealism, Mulholland Drive, Electronic, Electro, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Video, Arts News

Experimental auteur David Lynch released the first single from his upcoming electronic album Crazy Clown Time, and boy is it a doozie. As in Lynch'...

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Audio Outliers: Rediscovering Recent Gems in Experimental Music

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Seth Faergolzia, Indie Music, Mica Levi, Micachu and the Shapes, Experimental Music, London Sinfonietta, Dufus, Chopped and Screwed, Eth, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

The Autumn influx of new albums is nearly upon us, and I'm not quite ready. I'm still thinking about two on-the-margin releases from the previous 12 months that made me listen differently while revealing something significant about how the artists approach sound.

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WATCH: Music Student Turns Vacant High School Into Instrument

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Contemporary-Music, Musical Instruments, Music-Student, Experimental Music, Contemporary Art, Drumming, Instruments, Music, Ben Meyers, Drums, Arts News

When it comes to creation, there is never really a right time or place; what it takes is initiative. Music student Ben Meyers proves this with his im...

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WATCH: Recession Art? Making Music From Household Objects

Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Recession Art, Synthesizer, Wah Wah Pedal, Experimental Music, Youtube Classics, Diy, The Recessionary Arts, Indie Music, Musicians, Mateusz Zdziebko, Music, Recessionary Arts, New Music, Arts News

It doesn't take much to make experimental music; forget the wah-wah pedals or the synthesizer, all you need is a roll of tape, a wine glass, and whate...

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HuffPost Exclusive: Al Di Meola's "Strawberry Fields," Plus A Conversation With Grammy Nominee Laurie Anderson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Braden King, Miral, Julian Schnobel, Experimental Music, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Grammy, Barack Obama, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Avant Garde, Tom Hodgkinson, Al Di Meola, Davis Byrne, Oprah, Geroge W. Bush, Lou Reed, Jerry Springer, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, David Byrne... there are certain established artists whose works seem very fresh no matter which era they were created or played in.

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Sxip Shirey's Magic Journey: Sonic New York

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dead Kennedys, Appalachian Music, Dreamland, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Aimee Curl, Evan Rosen, Balinese Monkey Chant, Rhiannen Giddens, Beatles, Neil Gaiman, Jason Webley, Sammy Rubin, Sonic New York, Rachelle Garniez, Luminescent Orchestrii, Bill Nighy, Sxip's Hour of Charm, Statuesque, Evelyn Evelyn, Experimental Music, Adam Matta, Devo, Musique Concrete, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, New Music, Sky TV, Daredevil Opera Company, Moog, Sxip Shirey, Kickstarter, Don Godwin, Anti-Gravity?S Crash Test Dummies, City Winery, Amanda Palmer, Joe's Pub, Polynesian Music, Joe ?€˜Bass? DeJarnette, Wiyos, Nonesuch, Gamelan, New York News
Holly Cara Price

Sxip Shirey looks like a magician, with his wiry gray exploding hair and mischief eyes, and he has an uncanny ability to cast a musical spell over a r...

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