History Main / AvantGardeMusic

* Music/AphroditesChild: Greek PsychedelicRock band whose ProgressiveRock ConceptAlbum ''666'' dabbled [[MindScrew heavily]] in this.

"'''Avant-garde'''[[note]]from a French term meaning "vanguard", as in the military squad whose main responsibility is helping the army to advance[[/note]] music" is an umbrella term for any kind of music outside the mainstream: Experimental ClassicalMusic, [[{{Jazz}} Free Jazz]], ElectronicMusic, ProgressiveRock, AlternativeRock, AlternativeIndie, AvantGardeMetal, OutsiderMusic, {{Krautrock}}, NoiseRock, {{Industrial}} (and most of its derivatives), HarshNoise... It's music that's experimental, eccentric, progressive, [[GenreBusting eclectic]], [[GenreRoulette difficult to define or pigeonhole]]. Its creators are searching for something new and innovative, and daring to take risks most commercial musical artists wouldn't even consider.

* Music/OingoBoingo

* Music/{{Pixies}}: A rarity who managed to perform pop songs in an avant-garde style. Although they have never been household names, they have been major influences on many acts who are, such as Music/{{Nirvana}} and Music/{{Radiohead}}

* Tangerine Dream

* Music/AphroditesChild: Greek PsychedelicRock band whose ProgressiveRock ConceptAlbum ''666'' dabbled [[MindScrew ''heavily'']] in this.

* Music/SydBarrett: Former Pink Floyd member whose mental illness only allowed him to record two solo albums, both categorized as ''outsider music''.

* Music/{{Beck}}

** 1974/80 - Music/CasablancaMoon
** 1975 - Music/DesperateStraights (with Music/HenryCow)
** 1975 - Music/InPraiseOfLearning (with Henry Cow)