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01 / 03 — History / Power Electronics

History Origins of Power Electronics

Before harsh noise wall, before Japanoise, there was a London label putting out records built from a broken synth, a distorted megaphone, and deliberately unbearable subject matter. Tracing the line from Come Organisation to The Rita.

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02 / 03 — Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall

The Rita Sam McKinlay

The Vancouver project that co-founded harsh noise wall, then filled the wall with content — great white sharks, giallo horror, ballet, and nylon. Where Vomir empties the wall out, The Rita loads it up.

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03 / 03 — 2018 · B O G U S // COLLECTIVE · 3 TRACKS

शनिКубคล้ำ कठोरодинокоชีพ

We've got some fresh new oceangrunge for you here! "कठोरодинокоชีพ" is the debut from vapornoise artist शनिКубคล้ำ. Expand your mind as you get tossed around by the violent crashing waves!

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Artists
23 AUGUST 2026
Maryanne Amacher
2026 · FOUR TET · 2 TRACKS
Four Tet - Human Voice
Japan
Masonna
Artist Profile / Noise, Conceptual Art
The Haters
Artist Profile / Free Jazz, Noise
Borbetomagus
Artist Profile / Harsh Noise, Power Electronics
Torturewave
News
17 AUGUST 2026
Akazora Kirin - Torturing Nurse-harsh noise live at Shanghai 2020.12.26
Comment / Sound Art
The Smithsonian Ran a Show Called Art of Noise. There Was No Noise In It.
Guide / Scene Report
France Beyond Vomir: Guitars, Circuit-Bends and a Basement in Montreuil
Guide / Noise 101
Where to Start With Noise: A Field Guide to the Branches
History / Power Electronics
Before the Wall: Whitehouse, Sutcliffe Jugend and the Origins of Power Electronics
New Releases
Swellow - pasang
2024 · SWELLOW
Charles Manson - Nuclear Mind
2020 · DEATHBED TAPES
EMBEDDED PLAYER
Charles Manson - Nuclear Mind
2020 · DEATHBED TAPES
Tomo by HarshNoise Suzumiya
EMBEDDED PLAYER
Faithless Brigade aka 222 - Still-Born
2026 · FUCKING GLOBE
rose sobchak - shadows of memories and more
2026 · ECRAN NET LABEL
NEVER SORRY - Live At Fargo Noise Fest V
2026 · NEVER SORRY
Cynthoni - LAMENTING MALICE
2025 · CYNTHONI
Gear Review
Gear Review / Pedal
DOD FX33 Buzz Box Review
Gear Analysis / Article
Grinding Wall of Hype: The DOD Death Metal Myths Every Noise Artist Repeats
Gear Review / Pedal
ProCo Turbo RAT: A Warmer Alternative to the Classic
Gear Review / Pedal
ProCo RAT 2: A Classic Distortion for Harsh Noise
Gear Review / Pedal
Joyo Uzi: a $30 distortion with a bias knob
Gear & Technique / Scene History
The Architecture of Pure Chaos: Harsh Noise in the 1990s
Journal