Where to Start with avant-garde music
music genre
149 artists
Best avant-garde music Albums to Start With
avant-garde music Artists
Lydia Lunch
dark jazz, industrial music
David S. Ware
jazz
Harold Budd
ambient music, jazz
Shortparis
art punk, avant-pop
Joanna Newsom
traditional folk music
Supersilent
avant-garde jazz, electroacoustic improvisation
Sean Lennon
experimental music, psychedelic music
Cardiacs
art rock, experimental rock
Genesis P-Orridge
electronic music, experimental music
John Cage
20th-century classical music, aleatoric music
Glenn Branca
20th-century classical music, experimental music
Trevor Dunn
avant-garde jazz, classical music
Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Auktyon
alternative rock, art rock
Sergey Kuryokhin
Russian rock, experimental rock
Arto Tunçboyacıyan
jazz
About avant-garde music
What is avant-garde music?
music genre
Where should I start with avant-garde music?
Start with "Soundtracks for the Blind" by Swans. It captures what makes avant-garde music worth exploring.
What are the best avant-garde music albums?
The avant-garde music albums worth hearing first: "Soundtracks for the Blind" by Swans, "Hot Rats" by Frank Zappa, "Lumpy Gravy" by Frank Zappa, "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" by Frank Zappa and "Iris Silver Mist" by Jenny Hval.
How many avant-garde music artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 149 avant-garde music artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
