A4 Avant
Bright Lights Film Journal: Oskar Fischinger
By 1935, the films of avant-garde animator Oskar Fischinger were being shown on cinema screens and at film festivals throughout the world as the last word in modernism.
www.brightlightsfilm.com
Visual Alchemy
Avant-garde and experimental art by Al Razutis. Site includes: 3D Video Art, Holographic Art, Interactive-Applet Visuals, Video Cyber-Theque, Writings, Essays, Manifestos.
www.holonet.khm.de
A Ludwig Dance Theare
A different kind of dance since 1977. Creating works beyond the traditional concepts, from extreme avant-garde performance to very thoughtful reflections on the human condition.
www.aludwigdance.org
Apollo Leisure Guide
Review of the 1988 Czech avant garde animated version of the Alice in Wonderland story.
apolloguide.com
Society for Ambient Noise Enthusiasts
A club for explorers of all types of noise, experimental, electronica, improv, drone, field recordings, ambient, post-rock, tape music, electroacoustic, avant-garde, glitch, lo-fi, industrial, and related sounds.
groups.yahoo.com
Landowski, Marcel
Biography notes operatic output and mediating position between 20th Century avant garde and musical conservatism from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
www.wqxr.com
Wilson, Robert
Information on the avant garde visionary Robert Wilson. Archives, Biography, Original art to buy, and look into his studi
www.robertwilson.com
Guns, Books, and Tools
MP3 files and biography from the California avant/pop group.
www.gunsbookstools.com
Simons, David J. and Lisa Karrer
Biographies, projects, recordings, performances. Music, avant garde, new compositions, and photographs.
www.mindspring.com
Robin Cox Ensemble, The
Jazz/avant-garde percussion, violin and cello group. Contact information, sound and video clips.
www.robincoxensemble.com
Connect Theatre Ensemble
NYC-based theatre company. Artistic, philosophical and avant garde performance for a wide audience. Current production and information about the theatre's philosophy.
connecttheatre.com
Kinetic
Moscow Russia based contemporary dance company Kinetic combines art of choreography with achievements of Russian avant-garde in music, poetry, theatre
kinetic.dance-net.ru
All Music Guide: Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
Five star review by Steve Huey. "...coaxes otherworldly noises and textures from the treated guitars and keyboards, layering them in complex arrangements or bouncing them off one another in a weird cacophony. Avant-garde yet very accessible..."
www.allmusic.com
Central Europe Review - Music: Krzyzstof Penderecki
A detailed look at his life and works in light of the post-Stalin renaissance in Polish music and the change from socialist realism to avant-garde modernism. Includes links.
www.ce-review.org
Schleiermacher, Steffen
News, biography, discography, repertoire and concerts listing of the German avant-garde pianist and composer.
www.schleiermacher-leipzig.de
music 'a la coque
A small Italian indie label of no wave, freejazz, avant punk, noises, unfolk, improv and unusual music. With releases and MP3s.
digilander.libero.it
LlamaStar Records
An independent avant-garde, folk, and noise record label currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dedicated to eclectic music of the midwest, including artists Origamitron, Kurt Told the Truth, Jarbaby, Pressedon, G.Lind, and Matthew Warne.
www.llamastar.com
Société des Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux, La
Avant-garde French ensemble. Offers news, discography, songs in MP3 format, gallery and chat room.
www.stpo.blrrecords.com
Adhesive Theater Project
Not-for-profit off-Broadway theatrical company dedicated to the marriage of visual arts, dance, image, and avant-garde style with the traditional narrative.
www.adhesivetheater.com
Newleaf Media
Specializing in avant garde, modern, experimental, b&w, portrait, and landscape photography.
www.newleaf-media.com
Octavia Cup Dance Theatre
Creates high-octane avant-garde dance theater that reaches people in a visual and visceral way. The company approaches performance in a richly textured interdisciplinary deconstructionist manner which includes text, music, voice and installation art.
www.octaviacup.org
Atelier Theremin
An experimental music project from Berlin based on avant-garde electronics and spoken-word performance. With biography, reviews, concert information, MP3 song samples and CD information.
krautopia.de
KnifeLadder
Official site of the "avant-garde, voodoo industrial, power electronic band". Biography, MP3s and artwork.
www.knifeladder.com
Avi Adler
Avant-garde New York design team, Avi Adler and David Stark, specializing in large-scale events. Includes portfolio and biographies.
www.aviadler.com
Fraudulent Productions
Avant-garde theater ensemble. Company information and list of productions.
www.fraudulent.org
Shipp, Matthew
Avant-garde jazz pianist offers samples from his recordings including Nu Bop, New Orbit, and Pastural Composure. Extensive press reviews including the New York Times and Rolling Stone.
www.matthewshipp.com
Cunieform Records
Experimental, ambient, unusual and avant-garde label featuring artists such as Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, The Danubians, and Soft Machine.
cuneiformrecords.com
Moloch
Recordings and news from obscure avant-punk band.
www.geocities.com
Robert Wilson
Information on the avant garde visionary Robert Wilson. Archives, Bio, Original art to buy, and look into his studio
www.robertwilson.com
Rik Wright
Official site of avant-garde guitarist Rik Wright.
www.rikwright.com
Muñoz, PC
Experimental songwriter creating lyric-oriented music, avant-funk, and soul-folk for the new century. Note: site automatically maximizes your browser window.
www.pcmunoz.com
John Cale: Beautiful Mistake
Musical documentary explores the legendary underground rock musician's encounters with today's avant-garde and his ability to weave together this new music with the traditional sounds of Wales, his native land.
www.poptwist.com
Zur-e Gura
A multicultural band from the Basque country in Spain, based mainly on txalaparta. Ancestral basque sounds meet jazz, indian music or avant pop. Includes lineup, press and sound clips.
www.txalaparta.net
Intonarumori
Discography, performance dates, sound files, reviews, and pictures of the Seattle, WA experimental/avant/noise band.
www.intonarumori.com
Castillo Theatre
Center for new Black, Latino, gay theatre, and the international avant-garde, as well as a cultural laboratory for artistic director Fred Newman's Developmental Theatre.
www.castillo.org
Warpodisc and Warm-o'-Brisk Records
Small music label dedicated to experimental rock, jazz, electronics and the avant-garde.
www.infosprout.com
Perfect Sound Forever: Can - Godfathers of Indie
Article about the band's purported influence on indie avant garde artists, as well as links to related stories.
www.furious.com
The Film-makers' Cooperative
Distribution organization of independent and avant-garde films. Created by artists in 1962, the Co-op has more than 5,000 films and videotapes in its collection.
www.film-makerscoop.com
LebiÄ, Lojze
Brief biography noting his influence by the Polish avant garde from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
www.wqxr.com
Cinegraphic
Michael Betancourt's avant-garde fillm and video webblog: users post news, ideas, and observations. Also includes a static archive of articles, reviews, and links.
www.cinegraphic.net
A Selected Bibliography
Avant-garde, Underground, and Experimental Cinema: A Selected Bibliography/Videography of Materials in the UC Berkeley.
www.lib.berkeley.edu
Dancing Cigarettes
Pictures, reviews and recordings of this midwestern avant-pop group and related bands from the copious archives of G. Don Trubey.
gdon.home.mindspring.com
New York Film Festival: Views From The Avant Garde
Views from the Avant Garde is curated by Mark McElhatten and Gavin Smith. This yearly event is part of the New York Film Festival at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
www.filmlinc.com
Livingroom.org
Forum for experimental music, new artistic ideas, performance art, multimedia performance, live art, improvisation and avant garde creative endeavors.
www.livingroom.org
Gilhula Dance: Wendy Gilhula Choreographer
Gilhula Dance specializes in Modern dance, choreography, Ballet, Tap, and Avant-garde, with aerial dance incorporating Asian and African influences. Video clips on site.
www.gilhuladance.com
Maroon
New York-based avant-jazz group. Contains sound clips, performance dates, press quotes, contact info, and biographies.
headfullabrains.com
CMJ.com: St. Arkansas
Review by Solvej Schou. "After 27 years and 11 studio albums of avant-garde garage, founding member David Thomas still threads together stories as warped and warbled as his voice."
www.cmj.com
Re:Voir Video
Experimental and avant-garde films available on video, including such filmmakers as Richter, Deren, Mekas, Brakhage, Jurgen Reble, Bill Morrison and Remi Lange.
www.re-voir.com
Tzadik
John Zorn's label, dedicated to releasing the best in avant-garde and experimental music, and presenting a worldwide community of musician-composers who find it difficult to release their music through more conventional channels.
www.tzadik.com
Hank Plank and the 2x4s
Avant-country from Portland, Oregon. Profiles, gigs, contact information, links and music.
home.earthlink.net
Muenz, Harald
(1965- ), Württemberg, Germany. Avant-garde composer. Picture, biography, recordings, and work list.
www.haraldmuenz.de
Kurt Kren (1929-1998)
An article on the director that was once called the "father of postwar European avant-garde cinema."
www.brightlightsfilm.com
Ectogram
"Post-tonal dronedelic avant-pop psych noiseniks" from Wales, UK. Includes discography, press, biographies, and news.
www.ectogram.com
Fred Camper on Avant-Garde Film
Critical and analytical writing on avant-garde films by Brakhage, Gehr, Breer, Friedrich and many others.
www.fredcamper.com
Operative Records
London based label specializing in noise, industrial, avant-garde and experimental acts. Artists include KnifeLadder, Shining Vril, Muffpunch and Andrew Liles.
www.operative-records.co.uk
Ubu Web: Pere Ubu's Avant Garage
Includes discography, biography, and FAQ.
users.rcn.com
Sheri Wills
Works include "Effigy - specimens 4 to 12," "Nocturne Nos. 1 & 2," curator of "Synesthesia: The Musical Form in Contemporary Avant-Garde Film"
www.sheriwills.net
Schütze, Paul
London-based avant garde composer and artist. Offers a biography, discography and gigs.
paulschutze.com
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