Your Guide To The 2016 SAM Awards Experimental/Avant Garde Nominees

1 August 2016 | 8:29 am | Staff Writer

How Green

The alias of Adelaide-based beatsmith Jesse Schuppan, How Green brings a certain warmth and comfort his textured sounds. Schuppan's live performance skills have landed him spots supporting the likes of Nosaj Thing, Knxledge and Seekae.

Mike Tilbrook

Mike Tilbrook's self-described 'Acid Soul' indie roots sound has been represented in his EP Blue Solace. Having grown up in the Clare Valley, the picturesque scenes surrounding Tilbrook have influenced the profound and soulful energy of his music.

Dan Thorpe

With influences ranging from punk to American experimentalism to dolewave, Dan Thorpe's eclectic, unique sound has been gracing your earholes from Adelaide. His latest work, Lost, is a transformative piece of sound that takes you somewhere near Wangapeka.

Sparkspitter

Sparkspitter have been working to establish a completely unique sound of their own since early 2011. They've landed themselves in some sort of hybrid between math-pop, krautrock and art-rock.

The Dunes

The Dunes have an impressive amount of work under their belt, including their latest, Mountain. Having played a sprinkling of shows over Adelaide this Winter, The Dunes have well and truly made their mark in the live music scene.

Wireheads

The third LP from partystarters Wireheads recently dropped and sees them build on the sounds of last year’s Big Issues effort, exploring new avenues with help from pals around the country. Arrive Alive is a solid release from the ever-evolving act.

zephyrROM

The adventurous jazz/electro quartet ZerphyrROM are bold with their beats and are daring with electronic arrangements. Elated by exploring diverse music and forging collaborations, ZephyrROM have four albums up their experimental sleeves. Their latest release, VoiceQuartet, is a collection of samples, live strings, and drums, and are all timelessly elegant symphonies.