MusicGraph

Experimental Music of the 1980s

Albums released between 1980 and 1989 tagged as Experimental.

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts cover art

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

Brian Eno · 1981

Franks Wild Years cover art

Franks Wild Years

Tom Waits · 1987

The Tunes of Two Cities cover art

The Tunes of Two Cities

The Residents · 1982

Chemical Playschool 1 & 2 cover art

Chemical Playschool 1 & 2

The Legendary Pink Dots · 1981

Title in Limbo cover art

Title in Limbo

The Residents · 1983

The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser: The Consequences of Raising Hell cover art

The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser: The Consequences of Raising Hell

Coil · 1987

6x10=60 Vol. 3 cover art

6x10=60 Vol. 3

Various Artists · 1986

Smash & Scatteration cover art

Smash & Scatteration

Bill Frisell · 1985

Weatherbox cover art

Weatherbox

David Sylvian · 1989

Curious Guy cover art

Curious Guy

The Legendary Pink Dots · 1986

Spiral Insana cover art

Spiral Insana

Nurse With Wound · 1986

Never Say When cover art

Never Say When

Various Artists · 1987

The Side Effects of Life cover art

The Side Effects of Life

Coil · 1989

The Initial Command cover art

The Initial Command

Front Line Assembly · 1987

Stone Circles: A Legendary Pink Dots Anthology cover art

Stone Circles: A Legendary Pink Dots Anthology

The Legendary Pink Dots · 1988

If You Can’t Please Yourself, You Can’t Please Your Soul cover art

If You Can’t Please Yourself, You Can’t Please Your Soul

Various Artists · 1985

Dogs Blood Rising cover art

Dogs Blood Rising

Current 93 · 1984

Intermission cover art

Intermission

The Residents · 1982

Trans cover art

Trans

Neil Young · 1982

We’re Only in It for the Money / Lumpy Gravy cover art

We’re Only in It for the Money / Lumpy Gravy

Frank Zappa · 1985

Berlin Atonal, Volume 1 cover art

Berlin Atonal, Volume 1

Psychic TV · 1984

Scatology cover art

Scatology

Coil · 1984

Rising From the Red Sand, Volume Five cover art

Rising From the Red Sand, Volume Five

Various Artists · 1984

Under Glass cover art

Under Glass

The Legendary Pink Dots · 1988

Temporary Temple cover art

Temporary Temple

Psychic TV · 1987

The Elephant Table Album: A Compilation of Difficult Music cover art

The Elephant Table Album: A Compilation of Difficult Music

Various Artists · 1983

Better an Old Demon Than a New God cover art

Better an Old Demon Than a New God

Various Artists · 1984

Live in Tokyo: 13th Anniversary Show cover art

Live in Tokyo: 13th Anniversary Show

The Residents · 1986

The Legendary Pink Box cover art

The Legendary Pink Box

The Legendary Pink Dots · 1989

La Zona cover art

La Zona

Various Artists · 1988

Bullshit Detector cover art

Bullshit Detector

Various Artists · 1980

Rising From the Red Sand, Volume Two cover art

Rising From the Red Sand, Volume Two

Various Artists · 1982

No Big Business cover art

No Big Business

Various Artists · 1981

George & James: American Composer Series, Volume 1 cover art

George & James: American Composer Series, Volume 1

The Residents · 1984

Sub Pop 100 cover art

Sub Pop 100

Various Artists · 1986

Santa Dog ’88 cover art

Santa Dog ’88

The Residents · 1988

Home-Made Music for Home-Made People, Volume 7: Sexy but Chic / Ode to Samantha Fox (Soft Blend) cover art

Home-Made Music for Home-Made People, Volume 7: Sexy but Chic / Ode to Samantha Fox (Soft Blend)

Various Artists · 1987

Nettwerk Sound Sampler, Volume 2: A Food for Thought cover art

Nettwerk Sound Sampler, Volume 2: A Food for Thought

Various Artists · 1988

Stars & Hank Forever! The American Composer’s Series, Volume II cover art

Stars & Hank Forever! The American Composer’s Series, Volume II

The Residents · 1985

Flajelata cover art

Flajelata

Muslimgauze · 1986