Avant
Avant adjective - Being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques.
Usage example: readers of this very avant novel should not expect to find much in the way of traditional narrative structure
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Underground and avant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underground" instead an adjective "Avant".
Underground
Underground adjective - Undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others.
Avant and underground are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avant" instead an adjective "Underground".
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- Despite that the alternative musical scene kept alive thanks to names such Diamanda Galás, Sonic Youth, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn,... And by 1991 the success of Nirvana sparked new public interest in underground/avant-garde or otherwise alternative rock artists.
Source: Avant-garde Music -
Avant-garde Music: They were the first underground rock band and this is very audible on their first two albums.
Source: Music / The Fugs - Everyone notes that this was the era of underground cinema, modern art, the avant-garde, Punk Rock, Disco and Hip-Hop.
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