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>>61908238
pastebin
>http://pastebin.com/PhhV6eSx
I've been listening to a lot of girl band, dope body and lightning bolt, those guys kick ass
I've posted one noise track but I'm workin on more https://soundcloud.com/asciidave/in-the-abyss
A friend of mine hooked me up with pic related and its been fun adding it to the chain of FX pedals
new noise/experimental/drone/whatever netlabel - accepting submissions:
>[email protected]
will upload pretty much anything (as long as it's experimental in some fashion)
check out what we have now :
http://publicexecutionrecords.bandcamp.com/
thx
>>61958577
noise rock isn't noise and girl band isn't noise rock
https://myneighborsatan.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-1
>harsh noise
What are some suggestions you all may have for someone who would like to venture into noise? I enjoy drone and just about anything with dissonance, I just can't find any good starting points with noise.
>>61959186
You were in yesterday's thread, I enjoyed your material. Odd choice of font, but I'm in no position to judge. What do you use to record?
>>61959210
thanks man. i use a rock band keyboard and a shaker box run through audiomulch to produce my samples. then i use ableton and an mpd32 to mix them together. and you really think that's an odd choice of font? now im insecure about the cover lol
In your opinion, which object did Aube sample best? I havent listened to much of him, but the Bible or heart take the cake for me.
>>61959284
the cover is one of the only things I like about your album. To me , your work seems a bit aimless. There is not a direction the songs move towards. For me this is a deal breaker in any noise album, but I know some people like the whole chaos noise thing, just not my cup of tea. Anyway, keep working at it bro, not everyone can like it.
>>61959284
>think that's an odd choice of font? now im insecure about the cover lol
The picture and idea are fine.
But this kind of lettering is good when it's done by hand, even better when the letters are somehow linked together — fonts are too obvious. Look at the two identical "A"s in "SATAN" for instance. The characters are supposed to look irregular, you shouldn't have two looking exactly the same.
has there been any good 2016 noise yet?
>>61959350
fair enough man. i just started using the audiomulch > ableton workflow at the beginning of december and i wanted to release an album before i went back to school. i do think the next album i'll make it'll be more ~5 minute tracks and more variety of noise instead of pure harsh but we'll see.
>>61959418
i didn't even think of that, next time maybe i'll use random death metal fonts for each letter or something. idk covers and names are hard to make in my opinion
>>61959284
I would more actively look at the designs of other well established artists. Not just noise, but that'll help you get the aesthetic and thus adapt for multiple concepts. Consider uniformity and how your design-mind responds to different cover designs. For instance, your cover is 786x700, maybe consider cropping the original photo to make a perfect square. Font choice is one of the hardest things to do. As far as what you've done, it's actually not that bad. Whatever font you've chosen stands out, but doesn't say cheesy or over the top like a lot of people's choices do. That being said, it doesn't "blend" as well as it could. I would put the text on a different layer and play around with color blending styles, maybe add a slight, but impactful filter on the whole thing to make it look less like a separate layer stuck onto the background and more integrated with it.
>>61959284
>>61959418
I'm sorry, I definitely didn't mean to make you insecure. I was big into the hardcore and metal scene in the early 2000's and that was a font EVERY local metal band used so for me it's become synonymous with edge lords lol. I agree with the other poster, it looks damn good drawn by hand, even by a novice that's practiced a few hours. It just feels more organic that way. When it comes to interesting fonts, I always point to La Dispute's Wildlife. I loved the way it was written on the cover, and while it was mostly illegible, you could still tell it spelled Wildlife. I love the background though, very similar to an acoustic album I made years ago
Any experiences with Audio-Technica ATH-M40x headphones? I've been looking for a decent set of headphones for both listening and producing my noise after having gone through so many sets with shitty bassy sound, and the Sweetwater reviews have been pretty positive about these. Looking for insight into how flat the range is, durability, comfortability, whatever else you find applicable. Thanks in advance.
>>61959569
>>61959574
thanks, wow i feel like i have a lot of work to do now.
>>61959617
Spend a little more and get the 50's. I got the 40's first and ended up upgrading within the years because I liked them that much more. It's not a huge difference but if you're already spending the money, spend the bit extra and make it last longer
Are there any big name noise groups/artists who also have children?
It seems that Merzbow, Masonna, Keiji Haino are all childfree/childless. Akita is married, I'm not sure about the other guys, but it's interesting to me.
Would Merzbow be different if Akita had children in his 20s, 30s, 40s? I want to know what internal thought processes was shared by these artists in regards to having children. It is a conscious decision not to have children and, in Japan, it is apparently a controversial subject in itself.
raise chickens not children
>>61959636
May I ask your influences? I'm the poster above who is looking to start listening to noise a bit more seriously and I'm having trouble finding a starting place.
Asking again:
My favorite noise/PE group is Genocide Organ, but I also like Haus Arafna - any recommendations beyond the basic stuff?
>>61959649
fuck, I imagined for split second merzbow as a father. It needs to happen, like, we could get Park Chan-wook style album.(please tell me that anybody here have watched "Oldboy" and "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK")
>>61959424
I, too, would like to know.
>>61959665
in the beginning i listened to only harsh stuff like government alpha, arseterror, god pussy, tralphaz etc. if you really want to get into noise just download a bunch of random stuff especially compilations on bandcamp, you can find a huge variety and just branch off of artists you like that's what i do, but you will need to pay if you do the bandcamp thing especially for compilation albums it can get kind of expensive but it's worth it in my opinion
>>61959284
cover would look nice without the lettering but as it is it looks cheap as fuck desu
>>61958428
You guys listened to Lost Salt Blood Purges -
Only the Youngest Grave at all? It's a good record with a healthy dose of noise influence in it. I heard about it because Fantano tweeted about it, but check it out for yourselves.
>>61959186
Change the font and it's fine
>>61959284
It's not that bad desu. Like everyone has said, maybe draw the lettering by hand. It doesn't have to be super different, you could probably even trace some letters. Just as long as it looks more organic than a font.
I also like your noise. I remember you posting a lot of digital stuff around a while ago, you've really progressed a lot. That's a cool setup too. Digital is an underrated way to work as long as you get creative with it.
>>61959683
>recommendations beyond the basic stuff
Well i don't know what you mean by that, if you're referring to the predictable recs i'm afraid i can't help you
Ke/Hil
Anenzephalia
Proiekt Hat
Brighter Death Now
The Grey Wolves (and side projects)
November Novelet (Haus Arafna, i suppose you know this already)
Volks-Front
Con-Dom
>>61958428
This is the only noise album I have enjoyed.
>>61959307
So far my favourites are Set On (ceramic) and Embers (fire). I also like the simpler water rhythms on Ricochetentrance and the clock on 01170546.
>>61959568
>i didn't even think of that, next time maybe i'll use random death metal fonts for each letter or something.
Nah, that would make it worse. Try doing it yourself by hand. Pic related, I'm not good with a pen at all but it's easy to make irregular letters with spikes like that.
>idk covers and names are hard to make in my opinion
You can keep it simple. That pic you used for instance would have been good without any text.
>>61959424
Only listened to that one yet https://leith-mac-takumi.bandcamp.com/releases but I liked it.
https://artascatharsis.bandcamp.com/album/only-the-youngest-grave also uses noise in a good way, though it's only part of the sound — most of it is drone, folk, tribal ambient. Great stuff if you're into that though.
>>61959804
>>61959912
i think i will try the writing by hand or tracing thing
>>61959970
thanks. yeah analog is heavier and harsher but i like the way i can bring in a barrage of perfectly EQ'd samples its fun
>>61960038
>drone, folk, tribal ambient with noise
right up my alley, thanks for the rec
>>61960020
I've only head of BDN, Grey Wolves, NN, and ConDom. I will check the others out, thanks!
>>61959194
yellow swans, op pic, kevin drumm
Has anyone listened to this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnvj8--YtMI
Francisco López is a field recordings artist but this one is a noise collaboration with many noise, drone and other experimental artists. I like it very much.
> featuring: antón ignorant, daniel menche, ferrán fages, francisco lópez, joe colley, koji asano, masami akita, mego laptop orchestra, michael gendreau, oren ambarchi, russell haswell, zbigniew karkowski, alan courtis, bernhard günter, elliott sharp, jorgen teller, lasse marhaug, ralf wehowsky, stephen fenton, tetsuo furudate… and many more
>>61959307
I say this a lot but I like his human sourced albums the best
cardiac strain is a heartbeat
blood brain barrier is ecg data
sigh in depressive blue is breathing
>>61960141
I have not but god damn, that sounds promising.
>>61960141
oh my god thank you for bringing this to my attention. I jsut recently started going through lopez' stuff again and this looks interesting as hell.
>>61959683
>Beyond the basic stuff
I tend to listen to more 'revisionist PE' as opposed to more 'Heavy Electronics' so a different sound from the same etymology
>KOUFAR
>LIGATURE
>FFH
>PHARMAKON (she's not very popular here but I adore the most recent two albums)
>PUCE MARY (another one I can't imagine is too popular here but I own most her stuff and was lucky enough to see her live)
Not the same sort of 'school' but
>DEATHPILE namely check out G.R.
This is all stuff that I like so I'm not trying to get you to subscribe to anything. My FFH tape is in the mail too so woo hoo!
>>61959194
Prurient
what're y'all listening to? all this discussion of aube has me listening to aube - embers
>>61961240
I forgot how weirdly organic and wet this sounds at times given that it comes from the sounds of fire
>>61961240
work and house work have been interrupting my time to finish this.
It's really worth your time if you like mellow noise. Not too rhythmic but I don't think you'll be disappointed if that's what you're going in for. Skinning JLO & Slow Down Furry Dub are heavenly.
>>61961240
Patina Pooling by :zoviet*france: & Fossil Aerosol Mining Project.
https://soundcloud.com/zoviet-france/zovietfrance-and-fossil-aerosol-mining-project-by-north-tundar-influence
Only loosely noise-related, but if you're into texture-based music, found sounds and experimental ambient, I recommend it. (And the packaging is weathered rusted metal — the first edition was on vinyl and weighed more than two kilograms, they're re-releasing it on CD now.)
>>61961240
just about finished with aube & maurizio bianchi - junko
wasn't someone in the last thread looking for an interview with maurizio bianchi?
other than the tetsuo series and eraserhead what are some /noise/ movies?
>>61963495
CLEAN SHAVEN has pretty awesome sound design.
Just watched QUEEN OF THE EARTH and that had a sick modular synth score. Noisey concepts of alienation and grief too. Kind of like a modern day REPULSION except not totally lame.
I also like Abel Ferrara movies but not sure how noise those are. Namely, BAD LIEUTENANT and DRILLER KILLER has filmic textures reminiscent of noise.
Please feel free to talk shit back to me.
You could also watch some avant-garde shorts?
just got this mixer for live/recording
what mixer do you guys use???
Does anyone have any power monster they could share? I bought fantasy fracture and single white female so I'm looking for other stuff. thanks famalam
>>61959186
you already know what I'm going to say. HORRIBLE FUCKING FONT. Other then that really good. Wish there was some more quite parts to make the noise really stand out.
>>61965019
Going with the flow. How do you usually call that kind of font? Apart from Metal Font of course. I like to call it Brushwood.
>>61965222
I'd call it horror font maybe?
I honestly prefer the font of black metal records to death metal.
>>61960141
This is awesome, especially the first disc. One hell of a lineup on it. I'm curious to know who was in the Mego laptop orchestra though. Probably Pita, Fennesz, maybe Hecker, maybe O'Rourke, maybe Drumm...
If the AIM guy is here, how's the debut release coming? I've been looking forward to hearing more from your project.
>>61959649
Dilloway's got a couple kids. Ahlzagailzehguh has a couple as well. John Olson has an adorable little girl.
>>61966895
really? thats so cute. I wonder what they listen to around the house
>>61965435
Art Dystopia
http://www.1001fonts.com/art-dystopia-font.html
>>61960340
so is that FFH on the internet yet
>>61960340
Can someone explain what is meant by "revisionist" PE? Is it just a name for a sort of "new school"? What makes is revisionist?
>>61961865
Well if you get it please share here, I still got the transcoded ogg to mp3 from the vinyl. In other words, shitty rip.
>>61969076
I'mma second this, that phrase makes no sense to me
>>61969076
I suppose the original "school" is represented by the Come Org and Broken Flag guys, Aquifer Sodality and Tesco org. You know, hard and harsh with really dark and universal themes.
In the other "revisionist school" we got most of the american pe, and european ones like Posh Isolation. I suppose they are different from their original Evropean kvlt predecessors in sound and aesthetic.
>>61969105
I'll get a V0 for you later tonight.
>>61969282
Well thank you Xern0n, this time I didn't have to ask for it. Another fine oldies industrial that you'll provide me.
>>61963700
Cool I haven't seen any of this i just got hammered and watched a bunch of post apoc b movies on Netflix with my roomate. These seem better though imma have to check them out.
>>61969076
>>61969166
It's a buzz term, like 'minimal techno'. Makes sense to me though. To me 'revisionist PE' is more focused on internal anxiety, dread and fear as opposed to 'Imma gunna rape you' old school PE. I like both a lot just mainly listening to newer stuff these days. KOUFAR would actually fall into a similar category as GENOCIDE ORGAN, thematically.
>>61969531
The movies I listed will have a little more depth in the narrative and are experimental in their formal aesthetics. Whether or not they are 'better' totally depends on the mood. I'm into Post Apoc B movies as well.
I listened to the new Alessandro Cortini tape. Not what I was expecting from him but still a style of noise that I like.
>>61969967
>The movies I listed will have a little more depth in the narrative
More than 0 isn't a high bar but I get you.
>I listened to the new Alessandro Cortini tape. Not what I was expecting from him but still a style of noise that I like.
Oh, im hyped to listen to it now. I've liked the other stuff I've heard from him.
/MU/ NOISE COMPILATION GUY; IS TOMORROW THE DAY? THE DAY THE PUBLIC CAN SEE?
>>61970526
submissions are due today. should be out tomorrow or Monday. I'VE BEEN HYPE FOR THIS MANG. Also compilation guy if you're here check your spam because some tracks probably ended up in there.
>>61969105
I've downloaded this rip from Soulseek a few days ago, it sounds good to me and seems legit when I check it on Spek: http://www.megafileupload.com/elnP/PP.zip
Tried to throw together a quick little thing. It's simple, not too much going on but it's pretty fucking scary at points. I dunno, check it out? Thanks.
>inb4 yo check out this mixtape
https://youngdrone.bandcamp.com/album/sleep-study-1
>>61964393
Single white female is excellent! Can't help you with more links though bro
>>61958428
How's the compilation going?
>>61969346
Fossil Aerosol Mining Project & Zoviet France - Patina Pooling [2014] (MP3 V0)
>industrial, dark ambient, drone, sound collage
https://mega.nz/#!ghNGjRJb!hmZSX1LNFk1s4ZNmyXWQ7hMAwFsRjVHfFFcNe5x8zdk
I'm just guessing the tags cuz I haven't listened to it yet. Hope you enjoy though.
>>61972893
Sent in my song. Now I'm patiently waiting to see what everyone else came up with.
>>61974582
Also pretty excited about feedback. It's my first time making noise and I'd like to know what to work on as I make more.
Does acoustic noise exist
Been on a sort of a noise/experimental kick lately myself. Though I am not so knowledgeable on recent stuff outside Swans. What have been the freshest of your favorites from the past five or so years?
Went to Ramleh's rock set in LA last week. It was hardly rock, which was great since I didn't have the opportunity to see their Power Electronics set the night after. I grabbed their Live Valediction CD/DVD at the show and it was signed by Mundy which was pretty cool. I got a chance to talk to him before the show as well. Really nice guy.
>>61970526
>>61970849
I'm pissed I missed this. Is it too late to submit to the comp now?
>>61974663
Free Jazz?
Here's a noise project made exclusively with hardware synths and acoustic instrumentaion that might appeal to you.
https://soundcloud.com/ourexitbag/as-sympathetic-as-you-would-be-in-your-right-mind
Here's more recent shit from me
https://soundcloud.com/ourexitbag/lovesick-slaughterhouse
>>61974678
>midori
>not gimmicky shit
wew lad
>>61975227
>Midori
>Gimmicky shit
it's like you picked one record from random from the chart just to troll me
>>61975209
You could probs submit something today
>>61975267
What was the submission address?
>The theme will be to make a song about the town you live in. You can make this be harsh noise, a noise wall, or just plain old noise, whatever floats your boat. Tracks should be 10 minutes long at most and you are limited to 1 track. Titles should be in a "(Town name) is a Town Where (Something about your town)" format, but if you can come up with something creative and cool, then that's fine as well!
>Email your track to [email protected]. If for any reason it won't let you email your track (file size limits?), just put your song in a zippyshare or mega download and email it. This will be the bandcamp it appears on: https://noisecomps.bandcamp.com/. I'll get the design set up before the comp comes out. Feel free to include your bandcamp in the email if you want, and I'll put it in the description on the final product.
>For times sake, I would say let's make the due date for tracks be January 23rd
What are you all listening to /noise/?
>>61976873
>>61976873
I just started going through the whole power/rhythm noise chart.
>>61976873
going through this compilation. new forces has some decent releases
>>61977254
Link to this, friend?
>>61978862
here ya go buddy
http://www.svn-okklt.com/2016/01/new-forces-presents-coalition.html?m=1
>>61979155
Thanks, mate. I'll check this out. Going in dry and blind (headache and I haven't heard anyone from this label before).
>>61977106
The one with the really busy green background?
>>61977106
Check out rashad Becker - traditional music of a notional species. Iirc its not on that chart
Can you hook me up on some crazy sound collage stuff /noise/? Something like this https://fragmentfactory.bandcamp.com/track/untitled-side-b
What are some computer programs i can make noise with? Would also like to know what does Russell Haswell and Kevin Drumm use to make noise on their laptop..
>>61981685
any computer program
Anything else like this?
>>61981685
Get a DAW. Ones professionals use often come with virtual synths and effects interfaces that you can use in a semi-"traditional" manner. Learn synthesis, learn what effects do, modify the synth sound, modify recorded samples.
>>61981685
pure data, max/dsp, matlab, DAW and listen to that guy carefully >>61981812
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF0O7WEkQKA
Comp release when?
Does anyone still have the blackened noise file from a few weeks back ? My pc just broke and i lost all of my noise music
>>61982046
One sec Let me turn my computer on
>>61982046
Blackened noise
>https://mega.nz/#F!9UV2ybIK!M5QkpdsVXmj55dRkWGkbvA
>>61982081
thank you !
>>61982122
and to help you rebuild your collection here's my field recordings folder and HNW folder
HNW
>https://mega.nz/#F!8IFlXILC!x7fEbS62GRGfncdAMwwScA
field recordings
>https://mega.nz/#F!FclxmYJS!esRY89C8Kyh_DpX72PUSGg
>>61973743
Thanks
>>61982046
oh god i know how awful that is, feel sorry for you. but even if a lazy ass like me managed to rebuild everything, i'm sure you can
>>61982161
wow thanks for those, i already had favorited the field recordings one
>>61982161
wow this solves alot of my problems thanks
>>61982081
>https://mega.nz/#F!FclxmYJS!esRY89C8Kyh_DpX72PUSGg
Nice collection, especially the Vomir & Yoshihiro, Зaтyхaниe, and enbilulugugual. Anything else as awesome as those I should grab?
>>61982352
the rita & bone awl
wold
sutekh hexen
>>61974678
>>61975252
My God you are pretentious.
Half of those records aren't even experimental.
>>61982637
well, other anon. In general, they aren't. But some of them are experimental for their own genres. Going with the easiest one here. Spiderland isn't really experimental in itself, but considering that it was made by bunch of HC fans, It is pretty forward thinking, don't you think?
>>61983077
but we like hearing weirdos not normies
>>61983163
Fuck off
>>61983216
Why don't you go back to the orgy?
>>61974678
>rivista archives
literally lrd's worst bootleg/album
>>61976993
was actually going to give this a first time listen today, funny.
I'm hyped for the noise comp.
>>61970849
comp dude here, chances are this might be released tonight (no descriptions on tracks though, supposedly the guy who did the last comp was interested in doing some so if he wants to do that, then he's free to do it)
i also got like 2 slightly late submissions but I accepted them anyways because why not, but I won't be accepting anymore now. luckily nothing ended up in my spam folder.
also for the album cover I might just use the textless version of it. the title is probably gonna be "Hometown."
I'll update if I plan on releasing it at a specific time tonight.
>>61981823
do you need anything more than pure data to make a good noise track? Im taking a course offered through my college on it, and I dont really want to pirate a DAW or learn other software.
>>61984098
I find ableton 9 very good for sequencing samples
>>61984098
Yes. If you want to make art, you need to have the patience and desire to actually put effort into it. If you really don't want to be bothered with using anything other than raw data, at least sequence multiple tracks, arrange and clip and paste, and assign a good conceptual idea to your project.
>>61983848
yeah a bunch of aimless and uninspired noise tracks made by people who discovered noise on /mu/ 4 months ago and can't tell the difference between a john wiese album and a netlabel bandcamp album made in audacity over 2 hours and spammed on noiseguide by a 15-year old, should be sweet
>>61984211
Oh good, the classic assumption that all digital releases are uninspired and low effort. Congratulations on being a pretentious wannabe expert on noise music.
>>61984257
>Oh good, the classic assumption that all digital releases are uninspired and low effort.
i did not assume this at all, as could be understood by the context in which i mentioned john wiese, an artist primarily associated with computer software-based noise works
got no grudge whatsoever against "laptop noise" personally, but the average /mu/ noise guy is hardly editions mego material, is he?
>>61984340
I think it'd be better to judge the material by what it actually ends up sounding like, and not what you're assuming it will be. And who knows, even if most of the tracks are bad by your standards there might be one or two you actually like. I think it's just rude to dismiss all the artists on the compilation before even hearing it...
>>61983824
It's brill
>>61984423
i was regularly checking out the material posted in these threads for quite some time
pretty much all of it sounded and felt like what i described above, material made by people who discovered noise on /mu/ very recently either in these threads or one of those stupid fucking chart threads, stripped of any substantial context or background information, and have since then not made any efforts to even discover any noise outside of what is posted here, much less actually try to come to any sort of in-depth understanding of what noise is and the qualities(or lack of qualities) by which a noise release succeeds or fails
i know what i'm in for with that compilation
at least the amount of naff self-promotion and farting in the wind in these threads is hopefully going to decrease once it's finally released
>>61958428
Pretty hype for the comp
>>61984098
Look up Venta Protesix. He does all his live work in Max/DSP
>>61984211
>>61984340
Hi Johnny Ca$h! It's been a while.
>>61985573
Stop acknowledging that the fat fuck exists. When you accuse random people of being him, you are giving him attention. STOP DOING THAT
Nobody wants to hear about him
>>61985573
fuck off
>>61984875
buddy you seem upset
>>61985718
naw man, i'm pretty chill
just dropping some truth bombs on the lads here
>>61984211
>>61984340
>>61984875
I am personally guilty of most of the shit this guy said, and I guarantee most of the others are too. That being said I'm still hype. Not because I expect the greatest release of 2016, but because we got a bunch of people together and made something. That's pretty neat regardless of how it turns out.
>>61986154
just like when /mu/ makes a harsh noise album. it'll be just as good.
>>61986154
Then don't be fucking guilty of that. Why accept that? Why not put effort into it if you like doing it? Why are you ok with this? Why don't you care? This is what that poster was talking about.
Is there such a thing as light-hearted noise? I've been getting into noise lately through noise rock and while I enjoy it a lot, the entire scene has such a dark, brooding quality to the aesthetics, performances, and sound that it becomes a little exhausting to me.
>>61986222
I never said I didn't put effort into it. I spent like 3 weeks straight on my song. I just suck ass and use audacity.
I'm actually hoping for criticism when the album comes out so I can get better.
>>61986395
While You Were Out is pretty goofy imo
>>61986395
kazumoto endo - while you were out is commonly cited as being the best example of that. I find a lot of hanatarash and the gerogerigegege to be really playful and silly, in a good way. I dunno much else though cause I tend twards gloomy shit in all of my interests
Comp dude here, the album will becoming out at roughly 3:00 PM central time.
>>61985798
>>61984875
Did you submit a track to the compilation?
>>61987295
25 minutes to go!
>>61984875
I personally find it nice when people get inspired to make noise (or any music) of their own. I think for those who do it sincerely as a form of self-expression you can't diss them for doing what they're doing, as amateurish as they may be. Everyone starts somewhere. I'm hoping this compilation is mostly people who are sincere about their work, and from what I'VE seen in these threads, I think that's what it'll have a lot of. I know /noise/ is awfully jaded when it comes to bandcamp noise and stuff but I think this compilation is full of artists who are sincere, and less just fucking around. For me, noise is all about the feeling behind it, and if we can compile a bunch of tracks by passionate people then I want to hear it.
I'd like to propose an idea to /noise/. How do we feel about issuing a quarterly compilation series? Every three months we'll have a new compilation with a new theme. Submissions must include the track itself and maybe like a 250-500 word written accompaniment. The writing will serve to weed out any insincere submissions as well as to generally enhance and enrich the compilation as a whole, especially if the writing is included with the download. Each compilation can have a new organizer, so it doesn't all fall on one person, or whatever works. I just think that these threads inspire a lot of people and it would be great if the threads can also serve as an outlet for these inspired people to promote their music. It may be sort of a lot to try to put out 4 a year but it's just an idea. Thoughts?
>>61987990
I couldn't possibly agree with anything more than I agree with this right now. Also just for how this can work logistically: on bandcamp you can put the writing portions in the lyrics tab and people can just click that and see what they have to say right next to where they play the track.
Today's the day, Noise Comp Guy. :^)
>>61987854
While were at it, here's all the details.
The file size for the bandcamp download (in mp3, I don't even want to know what it would be for flac) is 452 MB's. There 39 artists/39 tracks, and the total length is 4 hours, 4 minutes and 35 seconds. Gonna have fun marathoning this tonight lol
>>61988137
Now I'm a little worried about the quality consistency
>>61988158
I'll consist your quality if you know what I mean. ;^)
>>61988158
I enjoy a lot of the tracks on here, and there is a huge amount of variety, so all I can say is that it'll be an interesting listen.
>>61988137
>>61988158
It'll definitely not be 100% great but I'm hoping it'll still be quite enjoyable
>>61988158
>>61988214
Also the longest track on here is 10:47, so don't worry about somebody making a 30 minute track of just white noise.
>There 39 artists/39 tracks, and the total length is 4 hours, 4 minutes and 35 seconds.
>the Soundcloud/Bandcamp Audacity amateur hour posters who just used to be irritating but ignorable are now the /noise/ majority while the few posters who have some proper knowledge and involvement are posting less and less as time goes by
I guess that explains why these threads have taken such a nosedive in the last few months.
RIP /noise/.
>>61984875
> stripped of any substantial context or background information, and have since then not made any efforts to even discover any noise outside of what is posted here, much less actually try to come to any sort of in-depth understanding of what noise is and the qualities(or lack of qualities) by which a noise release succeeds or fails
Holy fuck you sound like an unbearable faggot.
>>61988395
>proper knowledge and involvement
are you deliberately trying to sound like a pretentious, elitist fag?
IT'S UP. :^D
Good timing, Noise Comp Guy.
>>61984875
Ok then, where can someone find out about the context and what makes a noise release successful?
https://noisecomps.bandcamp.com/album/hometown
Here it is. If by any chance I fucked up a title or something like that, feel free to tell me and I'll fix it.
>>61988442
Don't be so quick to attack him without considering his point. Just like with any art, you have to have knowledge and experience of the aesthetic of the medium, and with aesthetic in general. Just throwing a track up with a shitty "i don't know" track title and ms paint and no conceptual direction is shit. Don't deny it.
>>61988502
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_art
>>61988442
he just is
>>61988501
>https://noisecomps.bandcamp.com/album/hometown
literally who are any of those people? not a single harsh track just ambient stuff masquerading as hardcore noise as always
>>61988541
Again, intent, direction, conceptual basis. Regardless of being "outsider", art is shit without the above.
>>61988545
>>61976283
>You can make this be harsh noise, a noise wall, or just plain old noise, whatever floats your boat
>>61988501
is the typo in track 37 what was submitted or was that an error on your part?
I'm really liking the Portland track so far. Props to whomever made that. :^)
>>61988545
>I'm the expert on noise
>>61988587
>>61988545
also to add to my comment, high gain making it sound like a wow ventrilo rage video and clipping galore.
>>61988442
It's a matter of fact that the only time when these threads are enjoyable is when the discussion is led by people who actually know their shit when it comes to artists and labels, people who actually give enough of a shit about noise to explore and study it on their own, to go to shows, to buy records, to truly involve themselves in it.
There's nothing odd about that, people with a sincere passion for something will naturally have more things of merit to say about it than dabblers and hobbyists.
Those people don't show up or start posting less and you end up with this: Bandcamp peddling, spam of the same 4 albums everyone knows by heart and people who think I Am A Lake Of Burning Orchids is more important than fucking Merzbow.
>>61988592
Fixed it. Not sure if that was a copy/paste error or if I accidentally pressed a letter while formatting it.
1st track is VERY promising so far!!!
>>61988554
I think you can have intent, direction, and conceptual basis without necessarily having listened to noise for 5+ years and using a $2500 analog setup. The elitism I'm detecting is sounding a lot more like "you guys don't have the years of experience to be allowed to express yourself in a public format" because I think most of the people working on this compilation went into this with some intent, direction, and conceptual basis
Really really like this collab
https://youtu.be/F6ie-PtYLtM
>>61988502
not him but that's why I kinda like this idea
>>61987990
especially this part
>Submissions must include the track itself and maybe like a 250-500 word written accompaniment
getting people to explicitly articulate their ideas behind their aesthetics would be really helpful to many /noise/ musicians
>>61988633
>It's a matter of fact that the only time when these threads are enjoyable is when
Man, opening with an impossible-to-qualify statement makes me really not care about the rest of your post
>>61988501
IT'S SHIT
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
>>61988845
Good argument
>>61988845
literally hasn't been out longer than the length of the comp
>>61988845
Seems really good so far to me. I love that it's not just classic heard it 1000 times. But like there are a lot of interesting outside elements. I'm actually pleasantly surprised so far.
>>61988633
> If you haven't gone to ten noise concerts in Japan, work in a factory, and sucked Steven Stapleton's dick you can't talk about, enjoy, or god forbid make noise
>>61988898
>the point
>your head
Why are you people so quick to bitch without actually understanding what these posters mean by "experience"? Listen to the comp and quit whining.
>>61988545
>There is only one kind of noise and that's the one I like and everyone else is wrong
>>61988935
Those aren't arguments. Noise takes on a variety of sub-genres. Every track I've heard so far has elements of noise in it. It's not a harsh noise wall album. Complaining about clipping in noise is pretty funny. Go EQ it yourself if you're so offended. Not every noise artist, and certainly not every well known noise artist, produces flawlessly.
>>61988927
because the posters talking about experience are talking about artistic direction, which is a concept completely divorced from experience. If they were actually arguing for what they claimed to be arguing about then that might help
puebla is fucking great
favorite track so far imo
>>61989010
Artistic direction is most certainly not divorced from experience. That's like saying "as long as you claim it's genuine, your stick figure drawing is a valid portrait of my cousin". These things affect each other in a variety of ways.
>>61989030
>https://noisecomps.bandcamp.com/album/hometown
Yes it's good (although not really original but that's another story) but I think it stretches on for a tad too long.
Los Angeles was a super good opener. Portland I dont remember right now. Tyler Texas was really killer and hypnotic. Puebla is doing that really thick harsh noise sound really well. I have liked every song so far
>>61989003
the fact that you don't think there is anything wrong with clipping and say "just EQ it yourself" really lets me know what kind of mindset you people are in. you think that just because it's noise it doesn't need to be taken seriously which is really just retarded and says that you've never heard a well produced noise album and thought wow i should start making stuff like this.
>>61989239
>you think that just because it's noise it doesn't need to be taken seriously
That's not what I said or implied at all. That really lets me know what kind of mindset you are it. There are well produced and not so well produced noise albums across a variety of artists. If it sounds good, it's good. Prefer crisp production? Congrats, I don't give a shit.
>>61989097
Nice hyperbole. Anyway, experience can affect direction and vice versa, but neither explicitly requires the other and neither is defined by the other. You don't need years of experience to be allowed to express what's in your head and you don't need years of experience for other people to be able to appreciate what you've made.
As much as you all want to spruce up and rationalize your mantra of "I'm better because I've been here longer," that truly is the basis of what you're saying, and nothing more.
>>61989289
I mean I agree that in general people should be more careful and critical with the music that they are making. But wtf is wrong with clipping? It's noise and why is that specific way to change the sound off limits to you?
>>61988822
So you prefer the threads consisting of circular, regurgitated no-value posts on Vomir/Kazumoto Endo/Venereology/Thousands Of Dead Gods/"how do I like noise?"/Bandcamp links to DAW shit cobbled together in 20 minutes to the ones where people go in-depth on what they get out of an artist, how they perceive an album, which labels they're into, which shows they have recently attended and what they've seen, what they last bought?
Alright, I guess.
>>61989321
use google and see why clipping is bad do you seriously not know shit about music and you want to tell people you're an artist?
>>61989293
>Complaining about clipping in noise is pretty funny.
>>61982637
I am not the asking for muh weird here. Go fuck yourself I made that title because of shitters like you who only cares for shallow muh obscure or muh weird gimmick.
>>61983807
Are you retarded? It has acoustic Mizutani so it's different instead of watered down, and also has the best version of 77 live because I like my music to be more interesting and nuanced. the first and last discs are crap though I usually don't put them in my music player nor my iPhone.
>>61989321
>But wtf is wrong with clipping? It's noise and why is that specific way to change the sound off limits to you?
nothing, but there's a difference between someone deliberately working with clipping and overcompressed sound(people don't give prurient enough credit for this shit, he used those methods to really remarkable ends on a few releases) in aim of a specific deliberate artistic purpose and some /mu/ dolt not bothering to properly mix and master his shit because "it's noise, who cares?"
>>61989336
I really couldn't care less what you people are buying or who you're going to see. I do want to hear what you all are listening to and enjoying, and what you're making. I'm not rally interested in how you spend your money
>>61959186
I like the image and sound, but utterly agree with the font critique. what about pic related in white accross the bottom?
>>61989438
>>61959186
or something similarly sparse would be cool, I think
Washington DC track is my favorite so far. Really cool early merzbow minimal type sound
>>61989416
>Are you retarded?
you know what, I actually am. for whatever fucking reason I mixed it up with France Demo Tapes lmao
>>61989481
Okay that's legit funny you good bro.
im getting into feedback loops which pedals should i cop
>>61989436
I mean I'm interested in packaging and equipment but a lot of the time it's presented as HEY LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT and that's it
>>61989498
use google and see why clipping is bad do you seriously not know shit about music and you want to tell people you're an artist?
>>61976873
OP album
Really digging this.
>>61977106
Could someone please point me to that chart?
>>61989552
haha dude clipping doesn't matter it's noise who cares about finiding a good distortion just turn the volume up to distort it
>>61989436
Fair enough. To me those are some of the more enjoyable aspects of these threads.
XathaX - Austin condpocalypsegohomeleaveusalone
I don't think it's a coincidence the big stream of words reminds me of Merzbow's Green wheels. It had a cool sound that flowed really well directly into Pagoda Mast's Plainfield. Slight drop in quality around this time of the disk but still much better than expected.
>>61989469
Agreed, sometimes keeping it simple is best.
>>61987990
>250-500 words essay
I think that's a bad idea. I would never read that kind of things, for me the music should speak for itself. And if you're looking for a way to select "good" submissions for a comp, how about -just- not accepting tracks that doesn't sound to your liking ?
>>61989498
Pitch-affecting pedals. Pitch shifter, harmonists, organ, etc. Of course the traditional distortion/fuzz and delay are good, but they can get limited.
Also, I'm eight track into the comp. It's not awful or exceptional, but the one gripe I have is that everyone seems to just stick to a single sound/atmosphere for the whole track and have it run for the whole duration, sometimes for like 7-9mn. Changing sounds during a track is okay, guys.
>>61986395
vision creation newsun
>>61989699
Agreed with the constant sound issue.
>>61989699
didn't really enjoy the 8th track either. I'm on the 10th track and it's kinda like the same as well :-/, luckily it's shorter and there's a bit more interesting sounds. I'm guessing track 10 was one of the people who recorded field recording of their town. If so, that's still pretty cool
Posies's Happily in Exeter might be the best track on here so far. Great sound, and perfect length as well.
changed my mind. Tracks 6-8 are really annoying especially in context w/ each other. Im skipping track 8
How relevant to noise is some of the weirder krautrock stuff like early kraftwerk and cluster?
anybody planning on making a rym page for this later?
>>61989963
10/10 excellent clipping
Tapes for the noise comp would be sweet. Just a thought don't mind me.
>>61989905
A lot more relevant than a lot of people realize, especially in the context of some of the early Japanese noise artists and the big 2000s wave of North American noise.
Cluster were actually headliners of one of the final iterations of No Fun Fest, which was THE noise festival of the 2000s.
>>61987990
I'll attempt to set something like this up when May comes around. I'll likely not use bandcamp, but just put a mega link up, and you guys can spread it around everywhere else you please. Written word requirement will be specific and brief. It should be enjoyable for the artists as it's basically an insight into what they're doing with they're work. There will be a limit on the number of tracks but not on the length of the tracks. I might ask each artist to submit a piece of artwork to reflect the track and be placed in as "liner notes" as well, dependent on the concept, which I will be thinking about. Reviews for each track are also a possibility. Quality standards will be enforced both for artwork and tracks. If I end up not being able to do this, I'll let you know. Don't expect anything to start until mid May.
>>61989699
Well in noise the music often does not speak for itself, and the multimedia components are a large aspect. Also it's not an essay I'm suggesting they write, just an accompanying piece of writing. That quarter's organizer would have the option of choosing the theme and the variety of writing. The writing could be a narrative, a poem, or anything. Alternatively they could maybe include some visual accompaniment of some kind. I like the idea of having something like this and not just leaving it up to the organizer's personal tastes because I think the purpose of this endeavor should be getting exposure for new noise artists on this board, and I think it would be sort of a bummer to work really hard on a track and not have it be accepted because the organizer wasn't a fan. I think these compilations should celebrate any and all artists who are trying to make a sincere artistic statement. One could argue "oh, so it's not a sincere artistic statement without some written or visual accompaniment?" and to that I'll say no, that's not the case, but in the realm of online anonymity one can't really gauge someone's sincerity without some kind of (potentially arbitrary) metric, and I think the accompaniment will be the easiest and best metric of this sort
>>61990125
>There will be a limit on the number of tracks but not on the length of the tracks
Alright scratch that, no hour long tracks. 20 minutes at the most probably.
>>61989776
Agreed, this track actually left me wanting for more.
Favorite tracks so far:
Los Angeles
Puebla
Washington, DC
Exeter
Melton
Thoughts?
>>61990304
18 tracks in. Add Bolingbrook and I pretty much agree with you.
>>61990186
yeah lets write manifestos instead of actually putting any work into noise production
>>61990366
If you can't articulate why you make the noise you make, you should avoid making it just like 2-month-/noise/-lurkers should.
>>61990034
I wanted to do it about two weeks ago, but I underestimated the length of it. I have only spare C90 tapes.
>>61990416
except its about cool sounds not art school
>>61990366
I think it's good to add writing. But I agree their justification was weird. Noise does speak for itself for me it's not about some "feeling" or aesthetic product or writing attached to it. It's just music. Merzbow doesn't even attach track names to his music often and his stuff is fantastic, because he doesn't need to supplement it with something else.
>>61990424
comp dude here, if anything, maybe /noise/ can come to consensus on a strawpoll and vote on our favorite 10 or so tracks and we can make a cassette of that?
>>61990457
You don't have be an art major to justify why you make music.
>>61990457
>except its about cool sounds not art school
not really
many noise artists are either inspired by "art school" interests in their work or actually come from art school backgrounds
it's rarely ever about only about "cool sounds", a lot of artists have a bigger interest in the processes behind the sounds than the sounds themselves
>>61990362
Just reached Bolingbrook and you're right it is really fucking good
>>61990188
I think it would be cool to maybe set it as 15 or 20 tracks on the release. That way it keeps the length somewhat digestible. However I don't think it should be a matter of picking the first 15 or 20 that come in. I think that creates a feeling of needing to rush. I guess in terms of narrowing down a top 15 or 20 then the organizer's discretion would be the best tool, but I think that in the interest of getting exposure for everyone, maybe include a list of the names of all those who submitted. Like narrow down your top 20 but then include a document that's like "thank you all for submitting" and just list the artist names of everyone who submitted. That way the poor souls who didn't make the cut didn't waste their efforts completely, and still get recognition for it. Maybe that's too "nice" but I don't want this to be a stressful or hurtful experience for anyone
>>61990034
I was thinking that future compilations could have tape releases, for sure. That'd be so sick
>>61990789
100% agree with this. Make it a legit noise "comp," cut out boring 7-10 minute static walls that don't do anything new
>>61990473
>he doesn't need to supplement it with something else
Even if he doesn't "need to", the album titles, artworks, and his general legacy work to supplement any musical release of his. If only on a subconscious level, a lot more goes into your enjoyment of his stuff than just what you're hearing. I mean I get your point and everything, but I think it depends on the artist whether or not they feel the need to include additional supplementation, and some artist use more than others.
I think many opponents of the writing idea are viewing this writing as some form of "justification" for the music but that's not exactly its purpose. It's there to enhance the music and give some indication as to what went into it
>>61990479
Well, to be honest I wanted to make one copy for personal use and nothing more.(and it wont be fast cause my deck had broken down). So, sure. Vote on ten trax and I'll release them.
>>61990978
I agree with the writing thing being a cool idea, also just filtering out pointless 5 minute compositions. I just didn't like the idea of noise not standing for itself because it definitely only stands by itself to me. I don't even know what the album covers are for most of the noise that I listen to
>>61991036
That's interesting! Many noise folk I talk to are way into the multimedia aspect
We Also Let Blood and Melinoe had some cool noise walls. some of my favs on this entire thing so far.
It's sort of a pain in the ass but I think for future compilations I'd prefer that the metadata for the tracks actually have the artist name as the artist name instead of as part of the track name. For this compilation I've gone in changed it for each track on my computer. So every artist is getting a scrobble, woo
>>61991158
You know what. I completely forgot about doing that. I'm gonna go through and edit it on the page so that the metadata is actually correct. It's something I should've done in the first place and I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for pointing this out.
sick of all this wall. Why can't people make cool, differentiating noise that goes tons of places. That seems so much more appealing to me.
>>61991260
Oh no worries at all! I wasn't even saying you need to change it for this one or anything but thanks!
>>61990304
This is me again. Additional Favorites include:
Rothbury
HB
Biddeford
Boston
Dunfermline
Annulus
>>61991325
It's all good!
Also the metadata stuff should all be updated.
>>61991312
like breakdancing ronald reagan
