Stereogum's 10 Best Experimental Albums of 2022
Oneohtrix Point Never produces the Weeknd, A.G. Cook links up with Beyoncé, and Rosalía, well, sounds like Rosalía. Pop music sizzles with electronic noise, R&B holds the most wave-making avant-garde around, and contemporary rap music stretches rhythm like a putty no longer anchored to a pocket. All of which begs the question, “What exactly counts as Experimental Music in 2022?” The answer is, of course, “Who cares, the world is on fire, no one reads introductions to music lists, please just shut the fuck up and tell me about some good drone albums.”
Published: December 08, 2022 19:15
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | In Free Fall | Maya Shenfeld | Jan-28-2022, Ambient |
| #2 | Future When It Comes | Kevin Drumm | Jan-26-2022, Drone |
| #3 | Domestic Jungle | Derek Bailey | Jun-09-2022, Jungle |
| #4 | Parallel Weaving 聲比成音 | Sheng Jie, Shen Jing | Feb-04-2022, Free Improvisation |
| #5 | Occam XXV | Éliane Radigue & Frédéric Blondy | Mar-04-2022, |
| #6 | From Pacifica Koral Reef | Wadada Leo Smith | Dec-17-2021, |
| #7 | Field Anatomies | Laura Cocks | Mar-01-2022, Electroacoustic |
| #8 | Tongues | Tanya Tagaq | Jan-21-2022, Post-Industrial |
| #9 | The Actress | Vanessa Rossetto | Aug-05-2022, Field Recordings |
| #10 | Structures for Wave Field Synthesis | Elías Merino & Daniel del Río | Jan-01-2022, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | In Free Fall | Maya Shenfeld | Album, Jan-28-2022, Ambient |
| #2 | Future When It Comes | Kevin Drumm | Album, Jan-26-2022, Drone |
| #3 | Domestic Jungle | Derek Bailey | Album, Jun-09-2022, Jungle |
| #4 | Parallel Weaving 聲比成音 | Sheng JieShen Jing | Album, Feb-04-2022, Free Improvisation |
| #5 | Occam XXV | Éliane Radigue & Frédéric Blondy | Album, Mar-04-2022, |
| #6 | From Pacifica Koral Reef | Wadada Leo Smith | Single, Dec-17-2021, |
| #7 | Field Anatomies | Laura Cocks | Album, Mar-01-2022, Electroacoustic |
| #8 | Tongues | Tanya Tagaq | Album, Jan-21-2022, Post-Industrial |
| #9 | The Actress | Vanessa Rossetto | Album, Aug-05-2022, Field Recordings |
| #10 | Structures for Wave Field Synthesis | Elías Merino & Daniel del Río | Album, Jan-01-2022, |