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Rafael Toral

The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2025
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The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2025

By
Chris Ingalls,
J. Simpson / 2 December 2025

This year has been particularly exciting for experimental music, ranging from free-form guitar freak-outs to lush, ambient, always pushing boundaries.

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Heitor Alvelos: Faith
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Heitor Alvelos: Faith

By
John Garratt
/ 11 September 2015
If less is more, then even less can be positively deafening.
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Rafael Toral: Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance

By
John Garratt
/ 10 April 2011
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Rafael Toral: Space Elements Vol. II

By
Ron Hart
/ 4 October 2010
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Rafael Toral: Space Elements Vol. 1

By
M. R. Newmark
/ 20 January 2009
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Rafael Toral: Space

By
Jennifer Kelly
/ 2 January 2007

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