Guide Where to Start With Noise

Noise doesn't hold still long enough to have one history. Here's a working map of the branches anyway — Japanoise, power electronics, wall noise, cut-up, drone, and the rest — with a place to start in each.

Romain Perrot Vomir

The Paris musician who built harsh noise wall into a refusal. One unbroken block of static, played with his back to the room, while the audience is handed plastic bags.

rose sobchak shadows of memories