Re: [microsound] death metal and powernoise

[John Nowak <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 4, 2004, at 11:40 PM, Gregory Elliott wrote:

> Well, there is the overlap between microsound and speed metal where 
> Francisco Lopez used recordings of his friend's speed metal band 
> rehearsing as source material (apparantly Francisco Lopez at least 
> really likes speed and death metal, and I myself have to admit a 
> certain nostalgia for it at times). Not that that makes for a genre 
> overlap, but it's interesting anyway.

Indeed, I've used samples of Slayer in my works. I've also used samples 
of Britney Spears and MC Hammer though...

> As far as the american idea of noise, the way I understand it from 
> hearing about it from others, is that there is a distinction between 
> noise (merzbow, Le Syndicat, Nautical Almanac, etc.) and 'powernoise', 
> which is the ant zen kind of simplified but heavy beat based 
> industrial stuff

There are a lot of "wall of noise" acts I'd consider powernoise, mostly 
from the US. I'm not in touch with it though, as powernoise is too much 
nonsense and showmanship and pissing contestish for my tastes, so I 
can't name names. I've always called the ant-zen stuff hard techno or 
something like that... after all, it really is just noisy, crap techno 
(redundant, I know).

I love Cock ESP.

- John


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