Genre

IDM

IDM on LoudQuietLoud: more than 500 artists, including Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and Four Tet. It runs alongside instrumental hip hop, microhouse and ambient techno.

Aphex Twin

electronic · idm · ambient

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deadmau5

progressive house · house · electronic

Boards of Canada

ambient · electronic · idm

Thom Yorke

electronic · experimental · alternative

Flying Lotus

electronic · experimental · hip-hop

Caribou

electronic · experimental · indie

Four Tet

electronic · idm · experimental

Burial

dubstep · ambient · electronic

Burial

dubstep · ambient · electronic

Orbital

electronic · techno · ambient

Tycho

ambient · electronic · idm

Cover of How Do You Live by Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin

electronic · idm · trip-hop

Machine Girl

breakcore · digital hardcore · footwork

Cover of Persuasion System by Com Truise

Com Truise

chillwave · electronic · lo-fi

Squarepusher

idm · electronic · experimental

Jon Hopkins

ambient · electronic · downtempo

Cover of PHANTOM BRICKWORKS (LP II) by Bibio

Bibio

experimental · electronic · folktronica

múm

electronic · ambient · icelandic

Arca

electronic · experimental · ambient

Album art: Arca, XXXXX

Arca

electronic · experimental · ambient

Apparat

idm · electronic · ambient

Mount Kimbie

dubstep · ambient · electronic

Cover of A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals by Sweet Trip

Sweet Trip

shoegaze · idm · electronic

Autechre

idm · electronic · ambient

Adore

ambient · electronic · norwegian

Mr. Oizo

electronic · electro · french

Adore

ambient · electronic · norwegian

The Future Sound of London

ambient · electronic · idm

Trentemøller

electronic · minimal · techno

Helios

ambient · electronic · downtempo

65daysofstatic

post-rock · instrumental · experimental

Booka Shade

minimal · electronic · house

The Orb

ambient · electronic · chillout

BT

trance · electronic · dance

Vegyn

electronic · experimental · ambient

Clark

idm · electronic · experimental

Nicolas Jaar

electronic · minimal · deep house

Nosaj Thing

electronic · glitch-hop · glitch

RAC

electronic · electro · electronica

Prefuse 73

electronic · hip-hop · idm

Gold Panda

electronic · chillwave · psychedelic

Floating Points

house · downtempo · electronic

Lorn

idm · electronic · dubstep

Hudson Mohawke

electronic · experimental · hip-hop

Coldcut

trip-hop · ninja tune · electronic

Plaid

idm · electronic · ambient

Susumu Yokota

ambient · electronic · japanese

Ulrich Schnauss

ambient · electronic · chillout

Lone

idm · electronic · ambient

Album art: Actress, Radical Frame

Actress

idm · electronic · experimental

Daedelus

electronic · experimental · idm

Machinedrum

idm · electronic · glitch

Polo & Pan

indie pop · french · electronic

LFO

techno · idm · electronic

Lali Puna

electronic · indietronica · indie

Dntel

electronic · idm · ambient

Matthew Dear

electronic · minimal · techno

Casino Versus Japan

idm · ambient · electronic

Yppah

electronic · trip-hop · idm

Atoms for Peace

electronic · experimental · alternative

Fennesz

ambient · glitch · experimental

Solar Fields

ambient · chillout · downtempo

Dorian Concept

electronic · idm · experimental

Nathan Fake

minimal · electronic · techno

JT

rap · hip hop · florida

antihoney

ambient · japanese · electronic

Rival Consoles

idm · electronic · ambient

Lusine

idm · electronic · ambient

AFX

idm · electronic · experimental

Kiasmos

electronic · minimal · techno

Lapalux

electronic · future garage · experimental

The Bug

dubstep · electronic · dub

Photek

drum and bass · jungle · electronic

Wagon Christ

electronic · trip-hop · idm

Laurent Garnier

techno · electronic · house

Xploding Plastix

acid jazz · electronic · nu jazz

Meat Beat Manifesto

electronic · industrial · dub

Luke Vibert

idm · acid · electronic

Laurel Halo

electronic · experimental · witch house

Mouse on Mars

idm · electronic · experimental

Daniel Avery

techno · electronic · house

Weval

techno · electronic · downtempo

Global Communication

ambient · electronic · downtempo

Shigeto

idm · glitch · ambient

Bogdan Raczynski

idm · breakcore · electronic

Herbert

electronic · house · downtempo

Gas

ambient · minimal · electronic

The Black Dog

idm · techno · ambient

Arovane

idm · ambient · electronic

Dabrye

hip-hop · electronic · idm

Seefeel

ambient · idm · shoegaze

Locust

electronic · trip-hop · experimental

Locust

electronic · trip-hop · experimental

Deaf Center

ambient · dark ambient · experimental

Boom Bip

idm · electronic · ambient

Alva Noto

glitch · minimal · ambient

Press

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LatestPitchforkSep 22, 2026

Radical Frame (opens in new tab)

Depressive electro epics, mangled bursts of spoken word, self-destructing rap anthems: The UK avant-techno producer sounds unusually prickly on his 10th album.

ClashSep 18, 2026
Actress – Radical Frame (opens in new tab)
Since he burst onto the scene with his sibylline project ‘Hazyville‘ almost two decades ago, Actress – real name Darren J.
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Beats Per MinuteAug 6, 2026
Album Review: Arca – XXXXX (opens in new tab)
What does the future sound like?
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PitchforkAug 4, 2026
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The Venezuelan artist’s latest LP harks back to her experimental mixtapes &&&&& and @@@@@, trading the KiCK series’ pop and reggaeton impulses for confrontational, uncompromising electronic sounds.
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Labels

Labels in this genre

Beat Records

Home to Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada & Amon Tobin

Warp

Home to Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada & Squarepusher

Lo Recordings

Home to Aphex Twin, Four Tet & Squarepusher

Ghostly International

Home to Tycho, Lusine & Shigeto

Related genres

Instrumental Hip Hop Microhouse Ambient Techno Abstract Hip Hop Glitch Hop Wonky Future Garage Glitch