By Jenna Dreisenstock
The shroud that is the tender chill of experimental music presents itself in many forms; whether that be unconventional use of genre-defiance, the irregular use of certain instruments structured in unique ways; creating atmospheres as well as breaking away from the perceived expectations of genre to form something entirely breath-taking and new.
In celebration of such, we’ve put together a list of 15 of our favourite experimental albums released this year so far:
Dorian Concept – ‘The Nature of Imitation‘
August 3rd | Brainfeeder
Lori Scacco – ‘Desire Loop‘
July 6th | Mysteries Of The Deep
SOPHIE – ‘Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides‘
June 15th | MSMSMSM/Future Classic
Yves Tumor – ‘Safe In The Hands Of Love‘
September 3rd | Warp Records
Tim Hecker – ‘Konoyo‘
September 28th | Kranky
serpentwithfeet – ‘soil‘
August 6th | Secretly Canadian / Tri Angle
Iglooghost – ‘Clear Tamei & Steel Mogu‘ (EPs)
August 8th | Self Released
Brian Eno – ‘Music For Installations‘
May 4th | UMC
Lotic – ‘Power‘
July 13th | Tri Angle
Leon Vynehall – ‘Nothing Is Still‘
June 15th | Ninja Tune
Trevor Powers – ‘Mulberry Violence‘
August 17th | Baby Halo
Caterina Barbieri – ‘Born Again In The Voltage‘
September 19th | Important Records
Nils Frahm – ‘All Melody‘
January 26th | Erased Tapes
Okzharp & Manthe Ribane – ‘Closer / Apart‘
July 6th | Hyperdub / Black Major
Aphex Twin – ‘Collapse‘ (EP)
September 14th | Warp Records
Let us know your favourite experimental albums from 2018 so far!
