Resources for Experimental, Electronic, Avant-Garde, Off-Beat, Unusual & Funny Music and Sound on the Internet
History, Information, Interviews, Etc.
 120 Years of Electronic Music Electronic Musical Instrument 1870 - 1990 Timeline of electronic musical instrument inventions with short articles on each. An invaluable resource! |
 History of Electronic Music Eleven papers written on electronic music by students at Lebanon Valley College |
History of Electronic Music Index Another timeline of electronic music history, with some links |
Exhaustive disertation on modern music theory & practice with a wealth of links to further information |
 Stylus Magazine Ezine on new music which features many articles and reviews on experimental, electronic & avant-garde music as well as a webcast and podcast. |
 THE FUTURE OF MODERN MUSIC Several articles from book by James McHard, including a list of 70 essential modern compositions. |
 Tinfoil.com Dedicated to the preservation of early recorded sounds. Wonderful archive of early recording with extensive history on the early years of recording. |
 NewMusicBox - The Webzine from The American Music Center Articles, interviews, history on new music. |
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Resources
 Experimental Musical Instruments Books, CDs and More for Unusual Instruments and Instrument Making
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 Oddmusic.com A source for unique & experimental music, instruments, players & listeners Includes a discussion group & gallery with short music clips of many experimental instruments |
 Wendy Carlos Online Popular composer was the first artist to win a platinum record for classical music and electronic music |
 The Internet Archive Audio Section The Internet Archive houses a vast storehouse of audio & video. Some very old and some brand new. Lots & lots of treasures here. |
static signals is a digital hub for unusual music evolutions creations by artists in genres impossible in definition driven by unique visions . . . evoking deep emotional response . . . brutal. poignant. beautiful. |
 Audiomulch - Interactive music studio A truly amazing tool for creating your own audio. Whether you are a pro or a beginner you can make electronic music on your computer using this powerful application. I know because I've done it! |
 Oddio Overplay Great netlabel with a variety of music for download |
 Garageband.com Indie music website with plenty of electronic, experimental & funny music- but you'll have to search for it. Musicians can upload their music and get it rated & reviewed. |
 Intuitive Music Intuitive Music, a web site dedicated to alternative, creative, experimental, electronic, and independent music since 2000. |
 SoundClick Indie music site with a vast storehouse of music to download. Musicians can upload their music, get it rated, create fan communities & more. |
 Theremin World News & info on the theremin |
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 Theremin Vox - Art, Technology & Gesture Still more info & resources on the theremin! |
 Pauline Oliveros Website The Pauline Oliveros Foundation, Inc. is committed to the support of all aspects of the creative process for a worldwide community of artists and was inspired by Pauline Oliveros' philosophy that "Creativity is the vital spirit of public and personal growth" |
NeverEndingWonder RadioThis is OUR award winning webcast. A freeform array featuring a wide variety of music & comedy from different times, different lands, styles & genres including experimental, electronic, avant-garde, rare, unusual, lost & forgotten material. |
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Artist Websites, Internet Record Labels, Music Websites
 Zappa.com The Official Frank Zappa Website The Dean of weird music. Thank you Frank. |
primeTime sublime Community OrchestraNew? Music That Doesn't Fit Anywhere Amazingly fabulous avant-garde band. |
 MJD's Intergalactic Comedy Hacienda Amazingly prolific parody song producers Mark Jonathan Davis & Rob "Iceman" Izenberg, sometimes known as Guns N Moses. |
 Jean Jacques Perrey One of the original electronic music pioneers and the first to realize it could be FUN! |
 DanaCountryman.com Electronic musician who also published the magazine Cool and Strange Music. |
 The Capt. Beefheart Radar Station The Garde doesn't get much more Avant than this! |
 Dr. Demento The exalted Dr. Demento Show, bringing us weird audio for over 30 years. |
 Comfort Stand Recordings Internet record label with a wealth of electronic, experimental & weird music. |
 Mod-est Lads I don't know who the Mod-est Lads were, but they're strange & funny! |
 Welcome to homeburner.com! Land of free downloads of homemade songs and art!
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 ARF! ARF! RECORDS Purveyors of ’60s Garage/Psych, Incredibly Strange Music and Radically Fresh Soundz |
 The Residents Legendary mystery experimental pop/rock/weird band. |
 Shari Elf Singer, songwriter, visual artist - and all done with a wicked sense of humor. |
 Lukalips.com Troy Lukkarila - another strange & weird musician & artist. |
 John Cage - Online Works Website with links to influential composer John Cage resources on the net. |
 Terry Riley Official website of minimalist composer Terry Riley |
 Steve Reich Official Website Influential experimental & electronic composer. |
 Philip Glass Official website of popular influential composer. |
 Raymond Scott Official website of Raymond Scott, jazz musician, composer, inventor & pioneering electronic musician |
 Tangerine Dream Warning: streaming audio autoloads- but let it- it's Tangerine Dream! |
 Laurie Anderson Visionary poet, electronic music innovator. |
 Evolution Control Committee Legendary audio experimenters. Reportedly they produced the first mashup! |
 Bruce Haack Official website of innovative, much lamented electronic musician Bruce Haack |
NegativlandLuminaries in the world of experimental audio who started the whole furor over copyright issues... well, after Dickie Goodman, that is. |
Laugh.comInfo on hundreds of comedians here, and mp3s to download. Many CDs here are unavailable elsewhere. |
    Firesign Theatre Legendary comic anarchists. |
 The Vestibules Canadian sketch comedy trio. |
 Throwing Toasters Massively twisted humor. |
 Tom Smith Online The fastest filk alive- and one hell of a songwriter! |
 Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie. You know that "Welcome To The Internet Helpdesk" bit? This is THEM! |
 The Arrogant Worms More bizarre Canadian comedy! |
 American Mavericks Listening room for the public radio series "American Mavericks," dealing with modern composers. Hours of listening here! |
 The Hour of Slack The official webcast of The Church of the Subgenius. You don't know slack? Get over there and LISTEN! |
 WM Recordings WM Recordings brings you music that is a little "different". We do not specialize in one style, but instead bring you exciting sounds that you're not likely to find anywhere else. |
Experimental, Ambient recordings & Beyond Dreamland Recordings is an Australian independent CDr/mp3 label specializing in releases by lesser-known artists worldwide. |
 SONIC BOOM Website of Sonic Boom- electronic music innovator, founder of Expermental Audio Research & Spacemen 3 |
 Abdicate Cell Abdicate Cell netlabel. Great experimental & electronic music. |
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 The Mad Music Archive Full of Dr. Demento style musical madness |
 Radio-Astronomy.net Radio-Astronomy.net broadcasts actual sounds from outer space 24/7. |
 Anti-Theory.com Website of Reed Ghazala, incredible experimentalmusician and builder of instruments. Info on building your own instruments. |
 Robert Rich Website for Robert Rich, innovator in the Ambient Music world and electronic musician. |
Thinner AutoplateThinner Autoplate is a netlabel for versatile electronic music. |
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