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Experimental is our home for records that don't sit comfortably anywhere else: noise, drone, tape music, avant-garde rock and electronics that go somewhere unexpected. It overlaps with ambient, post-rock and noise rock, and some of the most adventurous records we cover end up here.
These are often the smallest pressings of all, sometimes only a few hundred copies, sold mostly direct by the label. Here's every experimental record we've covered, with its status and where to buy it at retail price.
28 artists · 38 vinyl releases · 7 on pre-order
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Various Artists: La Ola Nocturna (Experimental Songs & Deviant Pop From The Spanish 80’s)
2xLP · Bongo Joe Records · Due 13 November 2026
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The Durutti Column: Renascent
Coloured LP / Coloured Deluxe LP · London Records · 31 July 2026
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Music that deliberately breaks with the usual rules of song, structure or sound: noise, drone, tape and sound collage, and avant-garde rock and electronics. On Surface Noise it's where records go when no other genre fits.
Pressings are often very small and sold mainly through the label's own store, so they can sell out before most shops stock them. Buying direct from the label is usually the best route.
Our experimental records link most often to Norman Records (UK), Piccadilly Records (UK) and Domino. Every buy link goes to the artist, the label or a record shop selling the record new, at retail price. See where to buy experimental vinyl →
Coming up: Pilgrimage by Om (27 November). See experimental pre-orders →
Recent experimental reissues we've covered include Fahrenheit Fair Enough (25th Anniversary Edition) by Telefon Tel Aviv, Code (2026 Remaster) by Cabaret Voltaire and Mother Earth’s Plantasia (50th Anniversary Edition) by Mort Garson. New pressings of older records are in the weekly email as soon as we find them. Read about Fahrenheit Fair Enough (25th Anniversary Edition) →
The labels behind the most experimental records we list are Mute, Domino, Temporary Residence Limited, Bureau B and United Dirter. See all experimental labels →
Abul Mogard, Oren Ambarchi, This Heat and The Durutti Column all have experimental records on pre-order or in stock right now. We list 28 experimental artists in all. See all experimental artists →
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