experimentalism
noun
ex·per·i·men·tal·ism
ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tə-ˌli-zəm 
also -ˌspir-
: reliance on or advocacy of experimental or empirical principles and procedures
specifically
: instrumentalism
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The projects that tend to do best are either straight-ahead rock or hard-to-categorize experimentalism: As examples, Rosalia’s Motomami took the prize in 2023, while Juanes and Natalia Lafourcade shared the award in an unexpected tie last year.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Forensic analysis aside, the album is still great, ranging from sweetness and playfulness to dark menace, from vintage soul to dark experimentalism.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 May 2024
Everything from Mexican pop to European experimentalism was strained, boiled, compressed and stretched into addictive instrumental taffy.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Barron isn’t usually associated with free improv and directions explored by jazz’s 1960s avant-garde, but he’s got roots in experimentalism too.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Forensic analysis aside, the album is still great, ranging from sweetness and playfulness to dark menace, from vintage soul to dark experimentalism.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 May 2024
Everything from Mexican pop to European experimentalism was strained, boiled, compressed and stretched into addictive instrumental taffy.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Barron isn’t usually associated with free improv and directions explored by jazz’s 1960s avant-garde, but he’s got roots in experimentalism too.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Experimentalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experimentalism. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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