Experimental music is a genre that pushes the boundaries of traditional music by incorporating unconventional sounds, techniques, and structures. It often involves the use of electronic instruments, found objects, and improvisation. This genre challenges the listener's expectations and encourages them to explore new sonic territories.
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Guitar, Cello, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Piano, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Double Bass, Saxophone, Violin, Flute, Oboe, French Horn, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Popular experimental Songs
Ambient 1: Music For Airports (Remastered 2004)
1978
DJ-Kicks (Motor City Drum Ensemble) [DJ Mix]
2011
Future Days (Remastered)
1973
Love Is Overtaking Me
2008
Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
1969
Suicide (2019 - Remaster)
1977
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List of experimental artists
Here is a list of experimental artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the experimental genre. You can find out what experimental genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
46
289733
2
31
98587
3
39
201645
4
31
100443
5
27
18709
6
28
40165
7
51
311491
8
46
304559
9
21
39650
10
29
50364
11
26
33362
12
33
70851
13
33
118619
14
36
86041
15
42
197044
16
17
23388
17
29
75324
18
28
67383
19
40
166351
20
26
30110
21
43
106629
22
23
38582
23
36
84753
24
27
32546
25
26
43112
26
31
58103
27
41
155221
28
29
65302
29
22
18101
30
36
89286
31
55
915635
32
36
135265
33
42
136073
34
61
726480
35
16
23201
36
23
27798
37
20
22286
38
21
12728
39
33
124927
40
27
28908
41
31
66953
42
40
103866
43
45
130418
44
46
146670
45
23
23051
46
28
68295
47
19
13175
48
14
43365
49
40
132339
50
38
100485
51
33
63489
52
59
317960
53
47
136096
54
10
7431
55
34
88282
56
13
12166
57
38
334117
58
25
51757
59
26
23921
60
53
132839
61
56
761469
62
22
14381
63
34
79158
64
34
76543
65
38
108707
66
41
190533
67
14
8438
68
13
10036
69
28
46693
70
20
34306
71
18
18842
72
5
3140
73
17
8690
74
24
24926
75
1
648
76
9
395
77
2
941
78
1
560
experimental playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular experimental music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.