The groundbreaking and experimental was one of the most fluorishing musical areas of 2011 with projects of such caliber as Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer’s reworking of selected pieces from the avant-jazz label ECR; Matthew Herbert sampling the life of a pig from birth to plate – much better than it sounds – or Hauschka making classical piano and house music collide. Our Top 10 Experimental honorable mentions after the jump.
| 10-ESMERINE La Lechuza (Constellation) |
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| 9-RICARDO VILLALOBOS & MAX LODERBAUER Re: ECM (ECM) |
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| 8-CHARALAMBIDES Exile (Kranky) |
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| 7-WHITE HILLS H-p1 (Thrill Jockey) |
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| 6-MATTHEW HERBERT One Pig (Accidental) |
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| 5-HAUSCHKA Salon Des Amateurs (130701/FatCat) |
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| 4-EARTH Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light (Drag City) |
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| 3-JULIA HOLTER Tragedy (Leaving) |
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| 2-JAMES FERRARO Far Side Virtual (Hippos In Tanks) |
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| 1-JULIANNA BARWICK The Magic Place (Ashmatic Kitty) |
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