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Experimental

Experimental is a genre. Defining acts include Dean Blunt, Björk, Death Grips, Ween and Portugal. The Man, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Its influence carried into experimental pop, Industrial, experimental rock, Ambient and Hyperpop, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 6 connections around Experimental. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Experimental came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Experimentalexperimental popIndustrialexperimental rockAmbientHyperpopIdm

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Experimental connections

Experimental went on to shape experimental pop, Industrial, experimental rock and Ambient. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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