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The most listened-to avant-garde album on Riffiter is Mr. Bungle by Mr. Bungle.

182 avant-garde albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. Riffiter catalogues 182 avant-garde albums, spanning 1956 to 2022, awaiting their first community ratings.

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  1. Mr. Bungle cover01Mr. BungleMr. Bungle · 1991
  2. California cover

    02 California

    Mr. Bungle · 1999

  3. Pitfalls cover

    03 Pitfalls

    Leprous · 2019

  4. Malina cover

    04 Malina

    Leprous · 2017

  5. The Congregation cover

    05 The Congregation

    Leprous · 2015

  6. Disco Volante cover

    06 Disco Volante

    Mr. Bungle · 1995

  7. Colma cover

    07 Colma

    Buckethead · 1998

  8. Aphelion cover

    08 Aphelion

    Leprous · 2021

  9. Big Science cover

    09 Big Science

    Laurie Anderson · 1982

  10. The Bad Plus Joshua Redman cover

    10 The Bad Plus Joshua Redman

    The Bad Plus · 2015

  11. Electric Sea cover

    11 Electric Sea

    Buckethead · 2012

  12. Homeland cover

    12 Homeland

    Laurie Anderson · 2010

  13. Sax Pax for a Sax cover

    13 Sax Pax for a Sax

    Moondog · 1994

  14. Bright Red cover

    14 Bright Red

    Laurie Anderson · 1994

  15. Giant Robot cover

    15 Giant Robot

    Buckethead · 1994

  16. Moondog cover

    16 Moondog

    Moondog · 1956

  17. Medúlla cover

    17 Medúlla

    Björk · 2004

  18. Mister Heartbreak cover

    18 Mister Heartbreak

    Laurie Anderson · 1984

  19. Shadows of the Sun cover

    19 Shadows of the Sun

    Ulver · 2007

  20. Kveldssanger cover

    20 Kveldssanger

    Ulver · 1996

  21. The Buddah Years cover

    21 The Buddah Years

    Captain Beefheart · 2006

  22. Strange Angels cover

    22 Strange Angels

    Laurie Anderson · 1989

  23. Electric Tears cover

    23 Electric Tears

    Buckethead · 2002

  24. Inevitable Western cover

    24 Inevitable Western

    The Bad Plus · 2014

  25. H'art Songs cover

    25 H'art Songs

    Moondog · 1978

  26. Shiny Beast - Bat Chain Puller cover

    26 Shiny Beast - Bat Chain Puller

    Captain Beefheart · 2003

  27. Shiki cover

    27 Shiki

    Sigh · 2022

  28. Life on a String cover

    28 Life on a String

    Laurie Anderson · 2001

  29. It's Hard cover

    29 It's Hard

    The Bad Plus · 2016

  30. The Spotlight Kid cover

    30 The Spotlight Kid

    Captain Beefheart · 1972

  31. Imaginary Sonicscape cover

    31 Imaginary Sonicscape

    Sigh · 2001

  32. United States Live cover

    32 United States Live

    Laurie Anderson · 1984

  33. Racks cover

    33 Racks

    Buckethead · 2012

  34. The Rite of Spring cover

    34 The Rite of Spring

    The Bad Plus · 2014

  35. Childhood's End cover

    35 Childhood's End

    Ulver · 2012

  36. March of the Slunks cover

    36 March of the Slunks

    Buckethead · 2012

  37. The Silent Picture Book cover

    37 The Silent Picture Book

    Buckethead · 2012

  38. The Shores of Molokai cover

    38 The Shores of Molokai

    Buckethead · 2012

  39. These Are the Vistas cover

    39 These Are the Vistas

    The Bad Plus · 2003

  40. ATGCLVLSSCAP cover

    40 ATGCLVLSSCAP

    Ulver · 2016

  41. Blood Inside cover

    41 Blood Inside

    Ulver · 2005

  42. Three Constructions cover

    42 Three Constructions

    John Cage · 1989

  43. Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano cover

    43 Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

    John Cage · 1985

  44. A New Sound of an Old Instrument cover

    44 A New Sound of an Old Instrument

    Moondog · 1979

  45. The Bad Plus cover

    45 The Bad Plus

    The Bad Plus · 2001

  46. Give cover

    46 Give

    The Bad Plus · 2004

  47. Heir to Despair cover

    47 Heir to Despair

    Sigh · 2018

  48. In Europe cover

    48 In Europe

    Moondog · 1977

  49. Lyckantropen Themes cover

    49 Lyckantropen Themes

    Ulver · 2002

  50. A Carrot Is As Close As a Rabbit Gets To a Diamond cover

    50 A Carrot Is As Close As a Rabbit Gets To a Diamond

    Captain Beefheart · 2003

  51. Riverhead cover

    51 Riverhead

    Ulver · 2016

  52. Messe I.X–VI.X cover

    52 Messe I.X–VI.X

    Ulver · 2013

  53. Prime Quality Beef cover

    53 Prime Quality Beef

    Captain Beefheart · 2005

  54. Suspicious Activity? cover

    54 Suspicious Activity?

    The Bad Plus · 2005

  55. In Somniphobia cover

    55 In Somniphobia

    Sigh · 2012

  56. Gallows Gallery cover

    56 Gallows Gallery

    Sigh · 2014

  57. Graveward cover

    57 Graveward

    Sigh · 2015

  58. Kaleidoscalp cover

    58 Kaleidoscalp

    Buckethead · 2005

  59. Made Possible cover

    59 Made Possible

    The Bad Plus · 2012

  60. Wars of the Roses cover

    60 Wars of the Roses

    Ulver · 2011

  61. More Moondog cover

    61 More Moondog

    Moondog · 1956

  62. The Story of Moondog cover

    62 The Story of Moondog

    Moondog · 1957

  63. Never Stop cover

    63 Never Stop

    The Bad Plus · 2010

  64. The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo cover

    64 The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo

    Mr. Bungle · 2020

  65. The Night They Came Home cover

    65 The Night They Came Home

    Mr. Bungle · 2021

  66. For All I Care cover

    66 For All I Care

    The Bad Plus · 2008

  67. Captain Eo's Voyage cover

    67 Captain Eo's Voyage

    Buckethead · 2010

  68. Forensic Follies cover

    68 Forensic Follies

    Buckethead · 2009

  69. Albino Slug cover

    69 Albino Slug

    Buckethead · 2008

  70. Ondes triumph cover

    70 Ondes triumph

    Ulver · 1993

  71. 71 Music for Merce Cunningham

    John Cage · 1991

  72. Œuvres pour piano, Volume 1: Including Trois Gymnopédies (feat. piano: Anne Queffélec) cover

    72 Œuvres pour piano, Volume 1: Including Trois Gymnopédies (feat. piano: Anne Queffélec)

    Erik Satie · 1993

  73. 73 Satie: De la période humoristique (feat. piano: Yuji Takahashi, violin: Keiko Mizuno 14-16)

    Erik Satie · 1985

  74. Scenes from Hell cover

    74 Scenes from Hell

    Sigh · 2010

  75. Hangman's Hymn: Musikalische Exequien cover

    75 Hangman's Hymn: Musikalische Exequien

    Sigh · 2007

  76. In Our Sleep cover

    76 In Our Sleep

    Laurie Anderson · 1995

  77. You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With cover

    77 You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With

    Laurie Anderson · 1993

  78. Balloon Cement cover

    78 Balloon Cement

    Buckethead · 2012

  79. Empty Space cover

    79 Empty Space

    Buckethead · 2011

  80. KFC Skin Piles cover

    80 KFC Skin Piles

    Buckethead · 2001

  81. Bermuda Triangle cover

    81 Bermuda Triangle

    Buckethead · 2002

  82. Chicken Noodles II cover

    82 Chicken Noodles II

    Buckethead · 2007

  83. Look Up There cover

    83 Look Up There

    Buckethead · 2011

  84. Underground Chamber cover

    84 Underground Chamber

    Buckethead · 2011

  85. It's Alive cover

    85 It's Alive

    Buckethead · 2011

  86. 3 Foot Clearance cover

    86 3 Foot Clearance

    Buckethead · 2011

  87. Spinal Clock cover

    87 Spinal Clock

    Buckethead · 2010

  88. Shadows Between the Sky cover

    88 Shadows Between the Sky

    Buckethead · 2010

  89. Needle in a Slunk Stack cover

    89 Needle in a Slunk Stack

    Buckethead · 2009

  90. A Real Diamond in the Rough cover

    90 A Real Diamond in the Rough

    Buckethead · 2009

  91. Slaughterhouse on the Prairie cover

    91 Slaughterhouse on the Prairie

    Buckethead · 2009

  92. From the Coop cover

    92 From the Coop

    Buckethead · 2008

  93. Cyborg Slunks cover

    93 Cyborg Slunks

    Buckethead · 2007

  94. The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock cover

    94 The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock

    Buckethead · 2006

  95. Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot cover

    95 Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot

    Buckethead · 2007

  96. Acoustic Shards cover

    96 Acoustic Shards

    Buckethead · 2007

  97. Pepper's Ghost cover

    97 Pepper's Ghost

    Buckethead · 2007

  98. The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell cover

    98 The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell

    Buckethead · 2004

  99. Some Where Over The Slaughterhouse cover

    99 Some Where Over The Slaughterhouse

    Buckethead · 2001

  100. Pandemoniumfromamerica cover

    100 Pandemoniumfromamerica

    Buckethead · 2003

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