50 Incredibly Tough Albums

The Mars Volta,Merzbow,Sun Ra,Whitehouse don't mean a single album,just their general work and the reference to Free Jazz is to all free jazz

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Drukqs (Aphex Twin, 2001)

Drukqs (Aphex Twin, 2001)

2

Autechre - Confield

Autechre - Confield

3

Atari Teenage Riot - The Future of War (1997)

Atari Teenage Riot - The Future of War (1997)

4

William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops I-IV

William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops I-IV

5

Drawing Restraint 9 (Björk, 2005)

Drawing Restraint 9 (Björk, 2005)

6

Boris - Flood (2000)

Boris - Flood (2000)

7

John Cale - Music for a New Society

John Cale - Music for a New Society

8

Tago Mago (Can, 1971)

Tago Mago (Can, 1971)

9

Trout Mask Replica (Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, 1969)

Trout Mask Replica (Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, 1969)

10

Coil - Musick to Play in the Dark

Coil - Musick to Play in the Dark

11

Bitches Brew (Miles Davis, 1970)

Bitches Brew (Miles Davis, 1970)

12

Death Grips - No Love Deep Web

Death Grips - No Love Deep Web

13

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity

14

Faust - Faust (1971)

Faust - Faust (1971)

15

Cosmogramma (Flying Lotus, 2010)

Cosmogramma (Flying Lotus, 2010)

16

John Frusciante - Smile From the Streets You Hold (1997)

John Frusciante - Smile From the Streets You Hold (1997)

17

Diamanda Galás - The Litanies of Satan (1982)

Diamanda Galás - The Litanies of Satan (1982)

18

F# A# - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

F# A# - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

19

The Knife - Shaking the Habitual (2013)

The Knife - Shaking the Habitual (2013)

20

Liars - They Were Wrong So We Drowned

Liars - They Were Wrong So We Drowned

21

Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain (2005)

Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain (2005)

22

Mansun - Six (1998)

Mansun - Six (1998)

23

The Mars Volta (The Mars Volta, 2022)

The Mars Volta (The Mars Volta, 2022)

24

Melt-Banana ‎– Charlie (1998)

Melt-Banana ‎– Charlie (1998)

25

Merzbow

Merzbow

26

Micachu - Jewelry (2009)

Micachu - Jewelry (2009)

27

Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante (1995)

Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante (1995)

28

(1991) My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

(1991) My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

29

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)

30

Have One on Me (Joanna Newsom, 2010)

Have One on Me (Joanna Newsom, 2010)

31

Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007)

Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007)

32

Yoko Ono - Between My Head and the Sky (2009)

Yoko Ono - Between My Head and the Sky (2009)

33

Radiohead - Kid A (2000)

Radiohead - Kid A (2000)

34

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music: *The Amine Β Ring (1975)

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music: *The Amine Β Ring (1975)

35

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

36

Slint - Spiderland (1991)

Slint - Spiderland (1991)

37

Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill

Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill

38

Third - Soft Machine

Third - Soft Machine

39

Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Volume 1

Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Volume 1

40

Sunn O))) - Black One

Sunn O))) - Black One

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