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01 / 03 — In Memoriam / Post-Industrial, Harsh Noise

In Memoriam Purgist Dawid Kowalski

Dawid Kowalski, 1986–2026. Two decades of Polish underground noise, a solo project built as a mirror rather than a mask, and a scene he spent as much energy building for others as he spent recording.

02 / 03 — Artist Profile / Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

Torture wave

A Forensic Audio Researcher working from Jambi, Sumatra — dental drills and surgical field recordings crushed into harsh noise wall, run through his own netlabel Flesh Fly Noise.

03 / 03 — Guide / Noise 101

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.

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

Torturewave - Maxillofacial Surgeon (Oral Surgeons)

2023 · TORTUREWAVE · 4 TRACKS

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Nundata - 121212

2013 · LAVA CHURCH · 2 TRACKS

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maia koenig - Bajo los Huesos

2020 · MAIA KOENIG · 1 TRACKS

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Yatagaru - My Hope

2024 · YATAGARU · 18 TRACKS

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New Forces - Kjostad / Matriarch

2026 · NEW FORCES · 2 TRACKS

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V/A - Noisembryowl 1

2021 · OWLRIPPER RECORDINGS · 38 TRACKS

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SUICIDE SURVEILANCE - ANIMAL- comp- various artist

2025 · SUICIDE SURVEILANCE · 9 TRACKS

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Soloman Tump - ЯUMHUM

2026 · BLACKSMITH NOISE RECORDS · 2 TRACKS

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Gear Review / Pedal

DOD FX33 Buzz Box Review

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

Ganti OLI! — KULTSe at Hallway, Bandung

BANDUNG · 28 JUL – 26 AUG 2026

Indonesian Noise Night — Soup, Tokyo

TOKYO · 9 ARTISTS

2026 · FOUR TET · 2 TRACKS

Four Tet - Human Voice

Artist Profile / Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall

Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall

Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall

Richard Ramirez