Avant-garde then and now

Before I start, I just want to say, I'm not really a fan of the modern music. But you do what you gotta do.

John Cage '4:33'.

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Alexander Mosolov 'Iron Foundry' from Ballet 'Steel'

Mosolov was an ex soldier that suffered from shell shock and was wounded fighting for Poland. He went on to create music. Mosolov ran afoul of the USSR when he was expelled from 'The union of Soviet Composers'. The music was pulled and he was even said that he wrote a letter to Stalin stating he was a musical outlaw in his own loyal country.



Iannis Xanakis 'Metastaseis'

Xanakis was the first composer to use mathmatical theory to create music. Xanakis is concided to be the influence of electronic music.



Modernish Avant-garde:

The Velvet undeground

The band's lyrics challenged conventional societal standards of the time, and broke ground for other musicians to do the same. The band favored experimentation, and also introduced a nihilistic outlook through some of their music. Their outsider attitude and experimentation has since been cited as pivotal to the rise of punk rock and, later, alternative rock.



Sonic Youth

Some consider Sonic Youth as pivotal in the rise of the alternative rock movement. The band has experienced success and critical acclaim throughout the last three decades, continuing into the new millennium, including signing to major label DGC in 1990, and headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza festival.

Sonic Youth have expressed a wide variety of influences, ranging from the influential protopunk musician Patti Smith to composer John Cage. The band has been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do", using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings, and preparing guitars with objects like drumsticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre.



Biffy Clyro

The band's sound is characterised by a heavy, yet melodic, mixture of guitar, bass and drums, with all three band members contributing to vocals. They are known for using complex and interwoven guitar riffs, unusual time signatures and chord sequences and melodies that often change throughout songs.