| Experiment Below | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Hovercraft |
| Cover: | HovercraftExperimentBelowCD.JPG |
| Released: | September 22, 1998 |
| Recorded: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Experimental rock |
| Length: | 45:36 |
| Label: | Blast First/Mute |
| Producer: | Hovercraft |
| Prev Title: | Akathisia |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
Experiment Below is the second and final studio album by the instrumental experimental rock group Hovercraft. It was released on September 22, 1998, through Blast First/Mute Records.
In 1998, drummer Ric Peterson joined Hovercraft as "Dash 11". His much harder-hitting, more visceral style was the apparent catalyst in the band's shift from ethereal 15-minute songs to more concise, angular arrangements. The album's track "Epoxy" was premiered on Pearl Jam's Monkeywrench Radio broadcast, on January 31, 1998.[1] One year in the making, Experiment Below was Hovercraft's final album.[2] Jason Kaufman of Allmusic said, "This is challenging music that certainly has its rewards for those patient enough to hang around."