If I do that, there will be those people who are like "why don't you just put this in some other genre forum?" I believe that avant-garde and experimental both are just as much musical genres as punk and electronica are and therefore deserve to be treated as such.

I think experimental and avant-garde are two of the biggest umbrella terms known to music and can cover anything from Merzbow to The Shaggs.

I think rock and alternative are two of the biggest umbrella terms known to music.

Experimental can include groups from every single genre, not just rock n' roll. Avant-garde doesn't even limit itself to music.

There, I win.

Then where do you suggest one would put an artist that doesn't limit itself to music? Surely not the general music forum.

only 11 more pages to go =D

/helps

... depends what kind of music they make. This is a music forum, after all.

And if they don't make any music at all.. the lounge.

In that case, maybe I'll just leave this forum and join a general art forum that I can actually discuss my favourite avant-garde musicians without worrying about what musical genre they'd fit in. Do you know of any?

Anyway, what forum would you suggest you put a band that mixes the styles of electronica, rap, pop, rock, and jazz?

general music :P

... or indie/alternative

Then why not make avant-garde/experimental a sub-forum in the indie/alternative forum?