Robert Turman is an American experimental musician and composer known for his pioneering work in minimalism, industrial, and ambient music. A founding member of the influential noise duo NON alongside Boyd Rice, Turman later forged a distinctive solo career exploring tape loops, found sounds, and haunting, meditative textures. His seminal 1981 album *Flux* and later releases such as *Beyond Painting* and *Chapter Eleven* earned renewed recognition with reissues in the 2000s, affirming his status as a vital figure in the evolution of underground electronic music.