I mean specifically the more avant-garde stuff based around things like feedback loops, distortion, and white noise, like Merzbow or the Incapacitants. I personally consider it valid as music, but exploring different techniques and sensibilities than "normal" music.
Any noise groups/musicians y'all like?
Agreed. I like Melt Banana, but then again I will vibe to literally anything.
Part of the appeal to me is when it's really carefully made and deliberate, yet still sounding all cacophonous and harsh. Maybe it's how confident the artist has to be, just unabashedly making noise. I haven't been to a show yet but maybe it's something to explore once there are live shows again.
I like noise when it's used in more alternative bands, like when Sonic Youth will end a catchy song with just the wildest feedback.
On its own though, without a melody or some kind of song structure, not a huge fan
I like noise, and made a noise project last summer, but it’s something i dont actively seek if it’s harsh noise like Merzbow, but I love Melt Banana, for instance.
It’s an ultimate decompression music for me, as i cant focus down on a single thing.
I once went to a Melt Banana concert having no idea what i was getting myself into. That was intense, but fun. I love it when there's just wave after wave of harsh sound washing all over me, feels like giving the inside of my ears a good scratch.
i actually don't know enough about radiohead to know if this is a sincere question. i thought they were mainly a kind of alt rock band. if they've done more artsy weird stuff I'd actually love to hear it
i mean stuff like hanatarash:
https://youtu.be/1ygSGgTi7Xs
Noise is very valid music. I admit it took a long time for it to click with me and I have to be in the mood for a lot of it, but it's kind of like ambient (there's plenty of crossover) where sometimes it just hits me right. I also like working to it since I have to do a lot of writing at my job and I can't listen to stuff with lyrics.
I'm a really big Jim O'Rourke fan. He's done tons of experimental, noise-adjacent stuff since the start of his career. I've been listening to him for like 15 years and still haven't heard it all. He had a series called Steamroom, there are a little over 50 of them now, that all incorporate droning synths, feedback, field recordings, etc. They're pretty cool. My favorite is Steamroom 40.
i think Black Dresses is described as noise pop and they are amazing.
here’s a loud one but they have chiller songs i really love. https://youtu.be/fpmcuKb4QDw
I dig it. Mostly got into it through punk. It's something I'll listen to live or on drugs more than regular rotation. It's fun as hell to make.
I'm into it. I guess I'm often more into the ambient end of noise, but also enjoy the heavier stuff.
Eliane Radigue is dope. I'd recommend checking her stuff out. This got recommended to me on bandcamp: https://drekka.bandcamp.com/album/prairie-spells-a-ribbon-wove. Mixes green noise with drone-y stuff in a pleasing way.
This album is beautiful and I'm probably gonna buy the cassette
Hi, big noise fan here. I've posted a little bit in /music in the past and if there's interest I can post a lot more. Used to do a little bit of my own back 15 years or so ago but it was not very good and I didn't really put any of it out there.
Little Incapacitants story here: I was fortunate enough to see them at their very first live performance in the US. Despite being an active unit since the early 80s, the first time they arrived over here was in 2007 for the multi-night No Fun Fest show in Brooklyn. Mikawa-san works for a bank and Kosakai-san is a government employee, so the organizer of the fest intentionally scheduled the 2007 festival for a date when there would be a bank holiday in Japan so they could attend. Got some great pics. The set came out later on CD.
Top-tier noise and excellent guys in general. A documentary was put out a couple years ago about them and is a pretty good watch. (CW for video: strobe lights)
I'm kind of in awe you got to see them. That's cool as hell. What kind of setup did you use to have?
What kind of setup did you use to have?
A huge influence on my personal taste was Macronympha and their audio of mechanical chaos: the sound of a factory in its death throes. For a time I was working doing repair on laundry equipment—what's called "OPL" or on-premises laundry, the big machines they use in hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and the like. A lot of these big machines, when the washing hits the extract cycle to spin out all the water, can deliver over 100 Gs of force depending on how loaded they are. When a belt's wearing out or when a drum bearing is near failure you can get some incredible and terrifying sounds. Used a lot of those layered with distortion and a neat boutique ring modulator I think I still have somewhere. It was a while ago and I lost any backups I had unfortunately.
I don't know where you're at now but I really suggest getting back into making stuff
I really appreciate you saying that. Not really at a good place in my life right now (who is!), but if/when that changes we'll see. Still got all my old equipment!
enjoyed this album recently Dead Boomers - The Pig In The Python
