Pitchfork's 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016
From Arca to Moor Mother to Tim Hecker to Meredith Monk, the best experimental records of the year
Published: December 09, 2016 06:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | AS | Amnesia Scanner | Mar-25-2016, Deconstructed Club |
| #2 | Varmints | Anna Meredith | Mar-04-2016, Art Pop |
| #4 | The Ship | Brian Eno | Apr-29-2016, |
| #5 | $uccessor (ded004) | Dedekind Cut | Nov-11-2016, |
| #6 | The Demon City | Elysia Crampton, Rabit | Jul-01-2016, |
| #7 | Ez Minzoku | foodman | May-13-2016, Plunderphonics |
| #8 | For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) | Huerco S. | Jun-10-2016, Ambient |
| #9 | In Summer | Jefre Cantu-Ledesma | Jul-29-2016, Ambient |
| #10 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #11 | EARS | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | Apr-01-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #12 | FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Suzanne Ciani | Sep-16-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #13 | Schaum | Jan Jelinek, Masayoshi Fujita | Sep-09-2016, Ambient |
| #14 | Ultimate Care II | Matmos | Feb-19-2016, IDM |
| #15 | On Behalf of Nature | Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble | Oct-21-2016, Post-Minimalism |
| #16 | Zelalem | Mikael Seifu | Mar-04-2016, |
| #17 | Fetish Bones | Moor Mother | Sep-16-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #18 | blisters | serpentwithfeet | Sep-02-2016, Art Pop |
| #19 | Love Streams | Tim Hecker | Apr-08-2016, Ambient |
| #20 | Serpent Music | Yves Tumor | Sep-30-2016, Sound Collage |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | AS | Amnesia Scanner | EP, Mar-25-2016, Deconstructed Club |
| #2 | Varmints | Anna Meredith | Album, Mar-04-2016, Art Pop |
| #4 | The Ship | Brian Eno | Album, Apr-29-2016, |
| #5 | $uccessor (ded004) | Dedekind Cut | Album, Nov-11-2016, |
| #6 | The Demon City | Elysia CramptonRabit | Single, Jul-01-2016, |
| #7 | Ez Minzoku | foodman | Album, May-13-2016, Plunderphonics |
| #8 | For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) | Huerco S. | Album, Jun-10-2016, Ambient |
| #9 | In Summer | Jefre Cantu-Ledesma | EP, Jul-29-2016, Ambient |
| #10 | Blood Bitch | Jenny Hval | Album, Sep-30-2016, Art Pop |
| #11 | EARS | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | Album, Apr-01-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #12 | FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy | Kaitlyn Aurelia SmithSuzanne Ciani | Album, Sep-16-2016, Progressive Electronic |
| #13 | Schaum | Jan JelinekMasayoshi Fujita | Album, Sep-09-2016, Ambient |
| #14 | Ultimate Care II | Matmos | Album, Feb-19-2016, IDM |
| #15 | On Behalf of Nature | Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble | Album, Oct-21-2016, Post-Minimalism |
| #16 | Zelalem | Mikael Seifu | Single, Mar-04-2016, |
| #17 | Fetish Bones | Moor Mother | Album, Sep-16-2016, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #18 | blisters | serpentwithfeet | EP, Sep-02-2016, Art Pop |
| #19 | Love Streams | Tim Hecker | Album, Apr-08-2016, Ambient |
| #20 | Serpent Music | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-30-2016, Sound Collage |