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stemming from an IHM discussion, I've put together a EAI primer, FWIW. this includes a list of some proto-EAI or influential pieces, as well as some composed recordings that I think are close enough to this area to include.

60's

Group Ongaku-Music of Group Ongaku 1960-61

Cage/Tudor-Variations II (Edition RZ) 1961
Karlheinz Stockhausen-Telemusik (Deutsche Grammophon) 1966

AMM-AMMMusic (Matchless) 1967

AMM-The Crypt (Matchless) 1968
Intersystems-Free Psychedelic Poster Inside (private press) 1968

Music Now Ensemble-Silver Pyramid (Matchless) 1969

AMM-The Aarhus sequences (disc 1 of Laminal) (Matchless) 1969

70's

Taj Mahal Travellers-August 1974 (CBS/P-Vine)

Norbert Möslang/Andy Guhl-Deep Voices (FMP/Urthona) 1977

80's

AMM-The Great Hall (disc 2 of Laminal) (Matchless) 1982

AMM-Generative Themes (Matchless) 1982

AMM-Combine + Laminates + Treatise '84 (Matchless) 1984

AMM-The Inexhaustible Document (Matchless) 1987

Keith Rowe-A Dimension of Perfectly Ordinary Reality (Matchless) 1989

Early/mid 90's

AMM Newfoundland (Matchless) 1992

Christian Marclay/ Günter Müller-Live (For 4 Ears) 1993

AMM Live in Allentown USA (Matchless) 1994

Polwechsel Polwechsel (Random Acoustics/hat[now]ART) 1994

Lê Quan Ninh-Ustensiles (For 4 Ears) 1995

Burkhard Stangl-Loose Music (Random Acoustics) 1995

Cor Fuhler-7 CC In IO (Geestgronden) 1995

AMM Before driving to the chapel we took coffee with Rick and Jennifer Reed (Matchless) 1996

Kevin Drumm-Kevin Drumm (Perdition Plastics) 1997

Fennesz-Hotel Paral.lel (Mego) 1997

Ryoji Ikeda-+/- (Touch) 1997

Les Sculpteurs De Vinyl-Memory and Money (Stupeur et Trompette) 1997

Burkhard Stangl-Récital (Durian) 1997

John Wall-Fractuur (Utterpsalm) 1997

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1998

Olivia Block-Pure Gaze (Sedimental)

Kurzmann/Fennesz/O'Rourke/Drumm/Siewert s/t (Orange Disc) (Charhizma)

Sachiko M/Günter Müller/Otomo Yoshihide Filament 2 (For 4 Ears)

Gunter Muller/Jim O'Rourke-Weighting (For 4 Ears)

Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetuzi Akiyama and Taku Sugimoto-The Improvisation Meeting at Bar Aoyama (Reset)

Polwechsel 2 Polwechsel 2 (hat[now]ART)

Radian-Radian (Rhiz)

Such-The Issue at Hand (Matchless)

Taku Sugimoto Opposite (hat NOIR)

Voice Crack-Below Beyond Above (Uhlang)

Various Artists-Meme (Meme)

1999

David Daniell-sem (Antiopic)

Kevin Drumm/Martin Tetreault-Particles and Smears (Erstwhile)

Phil Durrant/Thomas Lehn/Radu Malfatti-dach (Erstwhile)

Erik M-Frame (Metamkine)

Erik M/Voice Crack/Gunter Muller-Poire_Z (For 4 Ears)

Sachiko M-Debris (F.M.N. Sound Factory)

Gunter Muller/Masahiko Okura/Otomo Yoshihide/Taku Sugimoto-Metal Tastes Like Orange (Amoebic)

Mongoose-At Penguin House (Slub Music)

nmperign/Jason Lescalleet-In Which The Silent Partner-Director Is No Longer Able To Make His Point To The Industrial Dreamer (Intransitive)

Pita-Get Out (Mego)

Keith Rowe-Harsh (Grob)

Keith Rowe/Günter Müller/Taku Sugimoto-The World Turned Upside Down (Erstwhile)

Burkhard Stangl/Christof Kurzmann-schnee (Erstwhile)

John Wall-Constructions I-IV (Utterpsalm)

Otomo Yoshihide-Cathode-(Tzadik)

Otomo Yoshihide/Keith Rowe/Taku Sugimoto-Ajar (Alcohol)

2000

Activity Center (Michael Renkel/Bukhard Beins)-Möwen and Moos (2:13 Music)

Fabrice Charles/Michel Doneda/ Günter Müller-Direct Chamber (33Revpermi)

Werner Dafeldecker/Uli Fusseneger/Dieter Kovacic-Printer (Durian)

Efzeg-Grain (Durian)

Morton Feldman-Allpiano (John Tilbury) (LondonHALL) (4 CDs)

Greg Kelley-Trumpet (Meniscus)

Thomas Lehn/Marcus Schmickler-Bart (Erstwhile)

Günter Müller/Lê Quan Ninh-La Voyelle Liquide (Erstwhile)

Toshimaru Nakamura/Sachiko M-do (Erstwhile)

Andrea Neumann/Annette Krebs-Rotophornen (Charhizma)

Andrea Neumann/Toshimaru Nakamura-Atøn (Rossbin)

Keith Rowe/Burkhard Beins-Grain (Zarek)

Taku Sugimoto/Kevin Drumm-Den (Sonoris)

2001

Tetuzi Akiyama-Relator (Slub)

AMM-Fine (Matchless)

Olivia Block-Mobius Fuse (Sedimental)

Filament 29092000 (Amoebic)

Cor Fuhler/Gert-Jan Prins-The Flirts (Erstwhile)

Greg Kelley/Jason Lescalleet-Forlorn Green (Erstwhile)

Annette Krebs-Guitar Solo (Fringes)

Metamkine/Voice Crack-Double_Wash (Grob)

Toshimaru Nakamura/Tetuzi Akiyama-Meeting at Off Site vol. 1 (IMJ)

Keith Rowe-29 October 2001 (Sound 323)

Keith Rowe/Toshimaru Nakamura Weather Sky (Erstwhile)

Burkhard Stangl/Taku Sugimoto-An Old-Fashioned duet (Slub)

Otomo Yoshihide-Ensemble Cathode (IMJ)

2002

Tetuzi Akiyama/Toshimaru Nakamura/Taku Sugimoto/Mark Wastell-Foldings (Confront)

John Butcher-Invisible Ear (Fringes)

Cosmos-Tears (Erstwhile)

Cremaster-Flysch (G3G)

Dafeldecker/Hautzinger/Tilbury/Sachiko M-Absinth (Grob)

Kevin Drumm-Sheer Hellish Miasma (Mego)

Greg Kelley-If I Never Meet You In This Life, Let Me Feel The Lack (Rossbin)

Jason Lescalleet-Mattresslessness (Cut)

Sachiko M/Sean Meehan-s/t (no label)

Kaffe Mathews/Andrea Neumann/Sachiko M-In case of fire take the stairs (IMJ)

MIMEO/John Tilbury-The Hands of Caravaggio (Erstwhile)

Toshimaru Nakamura/Tetuzi Akiyama-Meeting at Off Site vol. 2 (IMJ)

Andrea Neumann/Burkhard Beins-Lidingö (Erstwhile)

Phosphor-Phosphor (Potlatch)

Polwechsel/Fennesz-Wrapped Islands (Erstwhile)

Radian-Rec.Extern (Thrill Jockey)

Philip Samartzis/Sachiko M-Artefact (Dorobo)

SSSD-Home (Grob)

Burkhard Stangl/dieb13-eh (Erstwhile)

Taku Sugimoto/Masafumi Ezaki/Taku Unami-Trio At Offsite (Hibari)

Otomo Yoshihide/Taku Sugimoto/Sachiko M-Les Hautes Solitudes (Out One)

Various musicians-AMPLIFY 2002: balance (7 CDs/1 DVD box set) (Erstwhile)

2003

Boris Baltschun/Axel Dörner/Kai Fagaschinski-No Furniture (Creative Sources)

BSC/Axel Dörner/Andrea Neumann-Good (Grob)

Cremaster-Infra (Antifrost)

I.S.O.-s/t (Sound Tectonics/YCAM)

Radu Malfatti/Taku Sugimoto (Raku Sugifatti)-Futatsu (IMJ)

Toshimaru Nakamura-Side Guitar (IMJ)

Toshimaru Nakamura/Tetuzi Akiyama-Meeting at Off Site vol. 3 (IMJ)

Jerome Noetinger/Erik M - What A Wonderful World (Erstwhile)

Julien Ottavi - Nervure Magnetique (Sigma)

Gert-Jan Prins-Risk (Mego)

Stephane Rives-Fibres (Potlatch)

Keith Rowe/John Tilbury-Duos for Doris (Erstwhile)

Martin Siewert/Martin Brandlmayr-Too Beautiful to Burn (Erstwhile)

John Tilbury-Barcelona Piano Solo (Rossbin)

Dion Workman-Ching (Antiopic)

Trapist-Highway My Friend (hatOLOGY)

Otomo Yoshihide/Martin Tétreault-Studio-Analogique-Numérique (Ambiances Magnétiques)

2004

Matt Earle/Will Guthrie/Adam Sussmann-Bridges (Antboy)

Christian Fennesz/Sachiko M/Otomo Yoshihide/Peter Rehberg-ErstLive 004 (ErstLive)

Filament-Filament BOX (F.M.N. Sound Factory)

Margarida Garcia/Mattin-For Permitted Consumption (L’Innomable)

Anthony Guerra/Matt Earle-In (L'Innomable)

Sachiko M/Toshimaru Nakamura/Otomo Yoshihide-Good Morning Good Night (Erstwhile)

Radu Malfatti/Mattin-White Noise (W.M.O/R)

Alfredo Costa Monteiro-Stylt (Absurd)

Keith Rowe/Burkhard Beins-ErstLive 001 (Erstwhile)

Keith Rowe/Axel Dörner/Franz Hautzinger-A View from the Window (Erstwhile)

Keith Rowe/Sachiko M/Toshimaru Nakamura/Otomo Yoshihide-ErstLive 005 (Erstwhile)

Burkhard Stangl/Christof Kurzmann-schnee_live (ErstLive)

Nikos Veliotis/Taku Sugimoto/Kazushige Kinoshita/Taku Unami-Quartet (Hibari)

2005

Olivia Block-Change Ringing (Cut)

English-English (Copula)

4g-Cloud (Erstwhile)

GOD-Anti-Sex/Anti-Wiretapping (Made in Taiwan) (Little Enjoyer/JYRK/GMBY)

Arek Gulbenkoglu-Points Alone (Impermanent)

Will Guthrie-Spear (Antboy)

Graham Halliwell-Recorded Delivery (Confront Collectors Series)

Tomas Korber-Effacement (Cut)

Sean Meehan-Sectors (for Constant) (SoSEDITIONS)

Gabriel Paiuk/Jason Kahn-Breathings (Cut)

John Tilbury/Marcus Schmickler-Variety (A-Musik)

2006

Axel Dörner/Mattin-Berlin (Absurd)

Filament-Dark Room Filled With Light (Uplink)

Klaus Filip/Toshimaru Nakamura-Aluk (IMJ)

Joe Foster-Ethics (no label)

Will Guthrie/Ferran Fages-Cinabri (Absurd)

Bonnie Jones-Vines (EMR)

KRZ (Kai Fagaschinski/Christof Kurzmann)-First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Quincunx)

David Lacey/Paul Vogel/Mark Wastell – Live in Dublin (Confront Performance Series)

Lionel Marchetti-Red Dust (Crouton)

nmperign/Jason Lescalleet-Love Me Two Times (Intransitive)

N:Q-November Quebec (Esquilo)

Keith Rowe/Toshimaru Nakamura-Between (Erstwhile)

Ami Yoshida/Christof Kurzmann- a s o (Erstwhile)

2007

Robin Hayward/Annette Krebs-sgraffito (no label)

Graham Lambkin-Salmon Run (Kye)

Sachiko M-Salon de Sachiko (Hitorri/IMJ)

MIMEO-Sight (Cathnor)

Kevin Parks/Joe Foster- Ibsi Sibi Somnia Fingunt (self-released)

R/S-One (Snow Mud Rain) (Erstwhile)

Keith Rowe-The Room (Erstwhile)

Mitsuhiro Yoshimura-and so on ((h)ear rings)

2008

Choi Joonyong/Hong Chulki/Sachiko M/Otomo Yoshihide-Sweet Cuts, Distant Curves (Balloon & Needle)

Annette Krebs/Toshimaru Nakamura-Siyu (SoSEDITIONS)

David Lacey/Paul Vogel-The British Isles (Homefront)

Graham Lambkin/Jason Lescalleet-The Breadwinner (Erstwhile)

Toshimaru Nakamura/English-One Day (Erstwhile)

Stéphane Rives-Much Remains To Be Heard (Al Maslakh)

Keith Rowe-ErstLive 007 (Erstwhile)

Seymour Wright-Seymour Wright of Derby (self-released)

2009

Cremaster-Noranta Graus A L'Esquerra (Monotype)

Jason Kahn-Vanishing Point (23Five)

Radu Malfatti/Klaus Filip-imaoto (Erstwhile)

Radu Malfatti/Taku Unami-Goat Vs Donkey (Taumaturgia)

Noid/Taku Unami- ˇ‚ + : * (Manual)

Keith Rowe/Sachiko M-contact (Erstwhile)

Various-Relay: Archive 2007-2008 (Manual)

Ami Yoshida/Toshimaru Nakamura-Soba to Bara (Erstwhile)

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around this point, these lists begin to factor in more composition, so gradually away from EAI and towards something more accurately labelled post-EAI or what Michael Pisaro calls 'exmus', short for experimental music. 

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2010

Thomas Ankersmit-Live In Utrecht (Ash International)

Ernst Karel/Annette Krebs-Falter 1-5 (Cathnor)

Tomas Korber/Ralf Wehowsky-Walkuren am Dornenbaum (Entr'acte)

Annette Krebs/Taku Unami-motubachii (Erstwhile)

Graham Lambkin/Jason Lescalleet-Air Supply (Erstwhile)

Kevin Parks/Joe Foster-Acts Have Consequences (self-released)

Michael Pisaro/Greg Stuart-A Wave and Waves (Cathnor)

Michael Pisaro/Taku Sugimoto-2 seconds/b minor/wave (Erstwhile)

Taku Sugimoto/Moe Kamura-Saritote II (Saritote)

2011

Tetuzi Akiyama/Takuji Kawai-Transition (Ftarri/Improvised Music From Japan)

Lucio Capece/Radu Malfatti-Explorational (B-Boim Records)

Greg Kelley/Olivia Block-Resolution (Erstwhile)

Radu Malfatti/Keith Rowe-Φ (Erstwhile)

MIMEO-Wigry (Monotype/Bolt)

Toshimaru Nakamura-maruto (ErstSolo/Erstwhile)

Michael Pisaro-asleep, street, pipes, tones (Gravity Wave)

Michael Pisaro-close constellations and a drum on the ground (Gravity Wave)

Michael Pisaro-Hearing Metal 3 (Gravity Wave)

Keith Rowe-Concentration of the Stare (Bottrop-Boy)

Keith Rowe/John Tilbury-E.E. Tension and Circumstance (Potlatch)

Ryu Hankil/Choi Joonyong/Hong Chulki-Inferior Sounds (Balloon & Needle)

Graham Stephenson-Defiantly Not (Pilgrim Talk)

Taku Unami/Takahiro Kawaguchi-Teatro Assente (Erstwhile)

2012

Marc Baron-∩ (Cathnor)
Antoine Beuger-s'approcher s'éloigner s'absenter (ErstLive) (performed by Barry Chabala/Dominic Lash/Ben Owen)
Kevin Drumm-Humid Weather (self-released)
Matt Earle/Jason Kahn/Adam Sussmann-Draught (Consumer Waste)
Klaus Filip/Toshimaru Nakamura/Andrea Neumann/Ivan Palacky-Messier Objects (Meenna/Improvised Music From Japan)
Jürg Frey-Piano Music (Irritable Hedgehog)
Jason Lescalleet-Songs About Nothing (ErstSolo)
Radu Malfatti-darenootodesuka (B-Boim)
Radu Malfatti/Taku Unami (ErstLive)
Michael Pisaro-fields have ears (6) (Gravity Wave)
Michael Pisaro/Toshiya Tsunoda-crosshatches (Erstwhile)
Reed Evan Rosenberg-At The End of An Endless Stream (Accidie)
Vanessa Rossetto-Exotic Exit (Kye)
Keith Rowe-September (ErstLive)
Various-Dotolim USB (Dotolim)
Manfred Werder-2005¹ (Winds Measure) (performed by Jason Kahn)

2013

Antoine Beuger-24 petits préludes pour la guitare (Edition Wandelweiser)

Antoine Beuger/Michael Pisaro-this place / is love (Erstwhile)

Olivia Block-Karren (Sedimental LP)

Lucio Capece-Less is Less: Music for Flying and Pendulating Speakers (Intonema)

Johnny Chang/Stefan Thut-Two Strings and Boxes (Flexion)

Devin DiSanto-tracing a boundary (Task)

Kevin Drumm-Earrach (self-released)

Anne Guthrie/Richard Kamerman-Sinter (ErstAEU)

Haco/Toshiya Tsunoda-TramVibration (skiti)

Eva-Marie Houben-Piano Music (Irritable Hedgehog)

Graham Lambkin/Jason Lescalleet-Photographs (Erstwhile)

Joe Panzner/Greg Stuart-Dystonia Duos (ErstAEU)

Michael Pisaro-Closed Categories in Cartesian Worlds (Gravity Wave)

Michael Pisaro-The Middle of Life (Die ganze Zeit) (Gravity Wave)

Graham Stephenson/Aaron Zarzutzki-Touching (ErstAEU)

Toshiya Tsunoda-O Kokos Tis Anixis (Grains of Spring) (edition.t)

2014

Kevin Drumm/Jason Lescalleet-The Abyss (Erstwhile)

Hong Chulki/Ryu Hankil-Objets Infernaux (Erstwhile)

Moniek Darge/Graham Lambkin-Indian Soundies (Kye)

Jürg Frey/Radu Malfatti-II (Erstwhile)

Jean-Luc Guionnet/Eric La Casa-Home: Handover (Potlatch)

Utah Kawasaki-U As In Utah (Ftarri/Improvised Music From Japan)

Michael Pisaro-Continuum Unbound (Gravity Wave)

Michael Pisaro-White Metal (Dromos)

Matthew Revert-Not You (Kye)

Vanessa Rossetto-Whole Stories (Kye)

Toshiya Tsunoda/Manfred Werder-detour (Erstwhile)

2015
Ryoko Akama/Greg Stuart-kotoba koukan (Crisis/Lengua de Lava)
Choi Joonyong/Kevin Drumm/Hong Chulki-Normal (Balloon & Needle)
Devin DiSanto/Nick Hoffman Hoffman-Three Exercises (ErstAEU)
Kevin Drumm/Jason Lescalleet-Busman's Holiday (Erstwhile)
Jeph Jerman/Tim Barnes-Matterings (Erstwhile)
Takahiro Kawaguchi/Utah Kawasaki-Amorphous Spores (Erstwhile)
Graham Lambkin-Live at Cafe Oto (Otoroku)
Graham Lambkin/Michael Pisaro-Schwarze Riesenfalter (Erstwhile)
Jason Lescalleet-This Is What I Do, Volume 11 (Glistening Examples)
Gabi Losoncy-Didn't Take Much (Alien Passengers)
Keith Rowe/John Tilbury-Enough still not to know (SOFA)
Various Artists-Experimental Music Concert (Slub)
Various Artists-Nice Weather For War (Kye)

2016

Casey Anderson-Radios (A Wave Press)

Olivia Block-Dissolution (Glistening Examples)

Ian Fraser-Harlem Electronics (Pilgrim Talk)

Sarah Hennies-Gather & Release (Category of Manifestation)

Jeph Jerman/Tim Barnes-Versatile Ambience (IDEA)

Graham Lambkin-Community (Kye/ErstSolo)

Michael Pisaro/Reinier van Houdt-the earth and the sky (ErstClass)

Matthew Revert-An Insect On the Other Side Of The World Climbing Up A Table Leg (Caduc)

Matthew Revert/Vanessa Rossetto-Earnest Rubbish (Erstwhile)

Reed Evan Rosenberg/Ethan Tripp-Medium Rude (ErstAEU)

Vanessa Rossetto-Adult Contemporary (No Rent)

Vanessa Rossetto-The Way You Make Me Feel (Unfathomless)

Keith Rowe-The Room Extended (ErstSolo)

Toshiya Tsunoda-Somashikiba (edition.t)

Taku Unami/Devin DiSanto (ErstLive)
Christian Wolff/Michael Pisaro-Looking Around (Erstwhile)