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Nimzo Mixtape #1 - Modern Experimental

Just a little mixtape to give you a taste of modern experimental music. There are a wide variety of avant-garde and strange musical acts; thus, there are a few genres represented here.

I'm thinking of making a bunch of mixtapes for different genres for people to sample; see if you like any of these!

Format is: Artist - Song  ||  Release Year  ||  Album it's from  ||  Genres  ||  short descriptors

 1. Julia Holter - Turn the Light On  ||  Released 2018  ||  Aviary  ||  Experimental, Progressive Pop  ||  complex, uplifting

2. Björk - Mutual Core  ||  Released 2011  ||  Biophilia  ||  Art Pop, Electronic  ||  poetic, surreal

3. Mamaleek - Diner Coffee  ||  Released 2022  ||  Diner Coffee  ||  Experimental Rock, Avant-Garde Metal  ||  disturbing, dark

4. Xiu Xiu - Pumpkin Attack on Mommy and Daddy  ||  Released 2019  ||  Girl With Basket of Fruit  ||  Electro-Industrial, Deconstructed Club  ||  aggressive, humorous

5. Tim Hecker - In Death Valley  ||  Released 2018  ||  Konoyo  ||  Electroacoustic, Drone  ||  atmospheric, dense

6. Arca - Mutant  ||  Released 2015  ||  Mutant  ||  Epic Collage, Deconstructed Club  ||  futuristic, ominous

7. Scott Walker - Clara  ||  Released 2006  ||  The Drift  ||  Experimental  ||  scary, disturbing

8. Julia Holter - Words I Heard  ||  Released 2018  ||  Aviary  ||  Experimental  ||  surreal, melodic

9. Ulver - Blinded By Blood  ||  Released 2005  ||  Blood Inside  ||  Post-Industrial, Experimental  ||  ghostly, surreal

10. Katie Gately - Waltz  ||  Released 2020  ||  Loom  ||  Electroacoustic, Art Pop  ||  lethargic, dark

11. Swans - Lunacy  ||  Released 2012  ||  The Seer  ||  Experimental Rock  ||  ominous, nocturnal

12. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - OUR SIDE HAS TO WIN (for D.H.)  ||  2021  ||  G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!  ||  Post-Rock  ||  hypnotic, mysterious 



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