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experimental techno

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Description

Experimental techno pushes electronic dance music beyond the club, deconstructing rigid four-on-the-floor rhythms with abstract textures, glitchy electronics, and unconventional song structures. Artists blur boundaries between ambient soundscapes, IDM, and industrial noise while maintaining techno's mechanical pulse. The result is cerebral yet physical music that challenges dancefloor expectations.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
45		1978-02	Enrique	Self Loathing	experimental techno industrial techno noise techno
40		1980	Mundanes	Mishap Records! the world leader in specialized stupid shit!	breakbeat chillout dark ambient darkwave dub easy listening electronic experimental hip hop experimental techno indietronica instrumental mashup minimalism space rock trip-hop underground hip-hop underground rap
22		1988	Various Artists	Bite The Sound That Feeds You	breakbeat experimental techno techno
66		1991-07-22	LFO	Frequencies	techno electronic	techno # 9
55		1994-11-07	Plastikman	Musik	electronica	detroit techno # 24
23		1994-11-25	Willi	Disturb light TaPeD in Reduced	electronic experimental techno industrial industrial techno lobit techno
59		1994-12	Aphex Twin	Classics	idm	idm # 53
91		1995-02-04	Basic Channel	BCD	techno	ambient techno # 62
53		1995-10-03	Mouse on Mars	Iaora Tahiti	electronic idm electronica	indie electronic # 9
34		1996	Eggplant	Anorak Twat	acid techno alternative ambient american atlanta blues breakcore detroit downtempo drill and bass drill n bass drum and bass dub electro electronic electronica emo experimental electronic experimental techno folk glitch hardcore hip-hop idm illbient indie rock industrial instrumental japanese jazz punk rock reggae rock roots reggae techno trip-hop	drill and bass # 26 atlanta # 33 drill n bass # 39
56		1996	Eggplant	Catgirl	acid techno alternative ambient american atlanta blues breakcore detroit downtempo drill and bass drill n bass drum and bass dub electro electronic electronica emo experimental electronic experimental techno folk glitch hardcore hip-hop idm illbient indie pop indie rock industrial instrumental japanese jazz punk rock reggae rock roots reggae techno trip-hop	atlanta # 53 drill and bass # 58 drill n bass # 66
79		1996	Porter Ricks	Biokinetics	dub techno electronic techno	dub techno # 98
2		1996	Ra-X	Stekker	experimental electronic experimental techno
24		1996-01-29	Conemelt	Confuse And Destroy	experimental techno
49		1996-04-10	Richard Devine	Polymorphic EP	acid techno alternative ambient american atlanta blues breakcore detroit downtempo drill and bass drill n bass drum and bass dub electro electronic electronica emo experimental electronic experimental techno folk glitch hardcore hip-hop idm illbient indie rock industrial instrumental japanese jazz punk rock reggae rock roots reggae ska techno trip-hop	atlanta # 45 drill and bass # 52 drill n bass # 59
27		1997-07-12	Mouse on Mars	Autoditacker	idm
35		1997-08	Christoph De Babalon	Love Under Will	breakcore digital hardcore experimental techno
90		1997-11-01	Mika Vainio	Olento	ambient ambient techno experimental techno minimal techno techno	ambient techno # 19
81		1998	Richard Devine	Richard Coleman Devine EP	acid techno alternative ambient american atlanta blues breakcore detroit downtempo drill and bass drill n bass drum and bass dub electro electronic electronica emo experimental electronic experimental techno folk glitch hardcore hip-hop idm illbient indie rock industrial instrumental japanese jazz punk rock reggae rock roots reggae ska techno trip-hop	acid techno # 42 experimental electronic # 78 illbient # 78 atlanta # 78 drill and bass # 81 drill n bass # 92
63		1999-10-19	Mr. Oizo	Analog Worms Attack	electronic electro	electro # 6
43		2001	8rolek	waltz steps	bassline breakcore dubstep electronic electronica experimental techno idm juke	juke # 46 bassline # 50
26		2002	Randomajestiq	spclab9 ep	belarus electronica experimental techno idm techno
37		2002-12-02	Digitalis	[THN022] Sinergy	dance deep techno dub techno electronic experimental techno psytrance techno
70		2003	Muslimgauze	From The Edge	experimental techno
58		2003-05-05	Four Tet	Rounds	electronic idm	electronica # 1 folktronica # 24 idm # 48
10		2003-08-15	Shyft	Random Overload	dance drum and bass dubstep electro electronic electronica experimental techno techno
61		2004-02-29	Adam Beebe	unlistenable music	ambient chillout dark ambient deep ambient dub easy listening electronic ethereal experimental techno	deep ambient # 46
78		2004-06-28	Murcof	Utopìa	ambient electronic experimental techno idm mexican mexico minimal techno techno	mexican # 25
67		2004-07-27	James T. Cotton	The Dancing Box	acid techno experimental techno	acid techno # 17
38		2005	8rolek	Umpomat	electronic electronica experimental techno
50		2005	The Sun God	Relics & Artifacts	detroit techno experimental techno
31		2005-04-16	Andrey Kiritchenko	[mn002] scatter stars	experimental techno ukraine
60		2005-05-17	Ellen Allien	Thrills	techno electronic
18		2005-11	Xenoglosia	The Final Finalist	ambient canada experimental techno minimal techno soundscape
42		2006-01	Ellen Allien & Apparat	Orchestra of Bubbles	electronic	minimal techno # 88
5		2006-02-15	Huron	social engines (cl-001)	deep techno downtempo europe european experimental techno german germany idm
13		2007-05-05	Nth Synthesis	Chapitre Premier	downtempo experimental electronic experimental techno
20		2007-11-29	miteigi nemoto	Roboclub B1-66ER EP	experimental techno
19		2007-12-28	Gert 3000	Wasn Los Im Ohr	electronic experimental techno lobit noise switzerland techno
28		2008-01-17	Craque	[gruen025] Density Operator	experimental electronic experimental techno minimal techno
15		2008-03-03	ShtiFt	Music for color dreams	ambient techno experimental techno glitch russia russian techno
30		2008-03-19	Orvonton	ca112 - Orvonton - Remitente	ambient ambient techno experimental techno idm martial mexican mexico
87		2008-05	Basic Channel	BCD-2	minimal techno	minimal techno # 35
46		2009	8rolek	fat no more (ep)	digital hardcore electronic electronica experimental techno
72		2009-08-17	Gastón Arévalo	Austral	ambient dub ambient techno deep techno dub techno experimental techno latin america minimal techno one man project	ambient dub # 48 deep techno # 61 latin america # 73 one man project # 85
84		2009-08-24	Neil Landstrumm	Bambaataa Eats His Breakfast	dubstep experimental techno techno
86		2009-10-05	Etienne Jaumet	Night Music - EP	experimental techno
47		2010	8rolek	king of aboulia	bass digital hardcore electropunk experimental techno
3		2010-01-25	Soul Scientist	Still Exist	america american american underground breakcore drill n bass electronica experimental electronic experimental techno glitch idm jungle spoken word usa	drill n bass # 14
80		2010-05-28	Actress	Splazsh	techno	techno # 14 microhouse # 39
41		2010-08	Initial Gain	Moves & Steps	experimental techno
69		2011	Aérea Negrot	Arabxilla	experimental techno
62		2011-02-14	Autechre	Eps 1991 - 2002	alternative electronica experimental techno
51		2011-04-11	Upside Down Umbrella	Fantastic & Tangible	beat electro-industrial experimental electronic experimental techno post-industrial space ambient
98		2011-09-26	Boom Bip	Zig Zaj	downbeat experimental techno indie electronic techno	indie electronic # 61 downbeat # 90
65		2011-10-17	Matthew Herbert	Goodbye Swingtime	big band british experimental techno jazz nu jazz swing
12		2011-12-28	Merino & Rat	Metamorfosis	duo electroacoustic electronic europe experimental techno illbient industrial techno
96		2012-02-24	Mouse on Mars	Parastrophics	ambient techno electronic electronica experimental techno german idm indie electronic post-rock techno	indie electronic # 54 ambient techno # 66
21		2012-12-30	Redgloam	Name Your Tiger	chillout downtempo experimental techno illbient
68		2013	Lumigraph	Nautically Inclined	experimental techno
16		2013-02-07	Autechre	Exai	idm glitch
88		2013-08-02	Moderat	II	electronic	idm # 27 future garage # 35 berlin # 83
77		2013-10	Kid606	Happiness	electronic experimental techno glitch idm post-rock
11		2014-02-22	Aden Ôhm	La Loi De Morphine	dancehall dark electro dub dubstep europe experimental electronic experimental techno france french funk industrial industrial techno martial martial industrial one man band one man project reggae	one man project # 27
29		2014-03-07	Kobko	Pale Blue	ambient techno deep techno dub techno experimental techno minimal techno russian techno
82		2014-04-28	Fennesz	Bécs	glitch	glitch # 27 electroacoustic # 56 microsound # 96
48		2014-06-10	Phork	High End	experimental techno
95		2014-09-23	Dntel	Human Voice	downbeat downtempo experimental techno glitch idm indie electronic indie rock techno trip-hop	indie electronic # 53 downbeat # 88
71		2015-02-23	Född Död	Studie I Närhet, Längtan Och Besvikelse
100		2016-02-06	Death Grips	Interview 2016	experimental techno idm instrumental techno	instrumental # 15 techno # 35
4		2016-02-24	Evitceles	life/less	ambient ambient techno deep techno dub techno electronica experimental techno techno
54		2016-12-05	Paleman	PLMN001	drone experimental electronic experimental techno
1		2017-04-13	The Fucked Up Beat	Europa	alternative america american american underground breaks brooklyn duo electronic electronica experimental electronic experimental techno new york plunderphonics sound collage spoken word techno usa
57		2017-05-05	Christoph De Babalon	Love Under Will EP	breakcore digital hardcore experimental techno
94		2017-09-22	IAMX	Unfall	ambient electronic ambient techno coldwave dark techno electro-industrial electronica experimental electronic experimental techno glitch idm industrial techno	coldwave # 11 ambient techno # 45 industrial techno # 61 experimental electronic # 88 ambient electronic # 88 dark techno # 90
8		2017-10-09	illocanblo	Cryptovirus	deep techno experimental techno idm techno
76		2018-05-04	Jon Hopkins	Singularity	techno	techno # 85
85		2019-05-17	Kangding Ray	Predawn Qualia EP	experimental electronic experimental techno	experimental electronic # 79
99		2019-09-20	Loraine James	For You and I	electronic experimental techno grime idm	grime # 22
83		2020-06-14	Woo York	Echoes From Beyond	dark electronic deep and dark electronic experimental techno idm melodic techno	deep and dark # 76 melodic techno # 89 dark electronic # 97
36		2021-05-07	Richard Devine	Richard Devine EP	acid techno alternative ambient american atlanta blues breakcore detroit downtempo drill and bass drill n bass drum and bass dub electro electronic electronica emo experimental electronic experimental techno folk glitch hardcore hip-hop idm illbient indie rock industrial instrumental japanese jazz punk rock reggae rock roots reggae ska techno trip-hop	drill and bass # 29 atlanta # 35 drill n bass # 43
93		2022-01-12	Shinichi Atobe	Love Of Plastic	deep house dub techno electronic experimental techno house minimal techno techno	dub techno # 54
97		2022-02-25	Huerco S.	Plonk	deep and dark deep techno experimental techno glitch idm	deep and dark # 94 deep techno # 94
89		2022-05-06	Kangding Ray	ULTRACHROMA	experimental electronic experimental techno neo-psychedelia	experimental electronic # 80
73		2023-12-01	Kangding Ray	Helios Rave Draft	experimental electronic experimental techno	experimental electronic # 51
7			1+1=69	1+1=69	alternative ambient british chillout classic rock classical composer dance deep house disco downtempo easy listening ebm electro electronic electronica england english eurodance experimental techno female vocalists french hard house house idm industrial instrumental minimal techno new wave oldies pop progressive metal psychill rock shoegaze sitar soundtrack strings synthpop techno trance trip-hop world	hard house # 6
44			Titee & Pixieguts	Long River Remix - Adrian Carter	alternative australia electro electronic electronica experimental techno idm new rave sheffield techno trance trip-hop	sheffield # 50
52			oozee	wax	dance electro house electronic electronica experimental techno german industrial minimal house minimal techno rave techno tekno	minimal house # 44 tekno # 94
64			Aleksandr Shubin	Second	ambient techno electro experimental techno microhouse minimal techno minimalism russian	microhouse # 40
92			µ-Ziq	Tango N'Vectif	ambient techno british electronic experimental techno idm techno	ambient techno # 25
6			Mindspin	Discover(y)	electronic electronica experimental techno
9			oozee	room frequencies	electronic experimental techno german minimal techno techno
14			Wasted Elk	Flaming Forest	darkwave electronic experimental techno techno trance
17			Homelesstaco	Stolen Bass	acid jazz acoustic alternative ambient americana australian baroque black metal blues bossa nova british britpop chillout classic rock classical dance disco doom metal downbeat downtempo dub dubstep easy listening electroclash electronica electropop emo experimental techno female fronted metal female vocalists folk french funk fusion grime grindcore grunge hard rock hardcore heavy metal hip-hop indie pop industrial instrumental japanese latin lo-fi metalcore minimal techno new age new wave noise rock norwegian nu jazz piano pop rock post-punk post-rock progressive metal progressive rock reggae rockabilly shoegaze singer-songwriter soft rock soul spanish stoner rock swedish trip-hop usa world
25			Mindspin	Mindless Intelligence	electronic electronica experimental techno techno
32			Sergio Oo Aaaa vs Co	Chemia EP	electronic electronica experimental electronic experimental techno idm rap
33			SPAmbient	Selected SPAmbient Works	acid jazz alternative ambient arabic breakbeat breaks british chillout classical contemporary classical dance disco downbeat downtempo drone dub easy listening electro electro house electronic electronica england ethnic experimental techno female vocalists fusion hip-hop house idm industrial instrumental lounge minimal techno new age nu jazz orchestral pop psychill soundscape soundtrack tech house techno trance trip-hop world yoga
39			Alphax Cubert	The state of minimalism	detroit techno dub techno experimental techno minimal techno tech house
74			Vladislav Delay As Sistol	On the Bright Side	experimental techno techno
75			Vladislav Delay as Sistol	On the Bright Side	experimental techno techno

Related genres

• techno
• electronic
• experimental electronic
• idm
• electronica
• ambient
• industrial
• minimal techno
• glitch
• downtempo