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by Atrophist
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

Hey, I'm not even saying I disagree with you on anything. These are very abstract concepts we're dealing here, I don't see why several different approaches could not be equally valid at the same time.
by Atrophist
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

Sorry. That was more of a pedantic swipe at the "all intentional sound is music" idea, despite music (i.e., assembled noises) already being entirely dependent on constructs or manipulations versus inately material phenomenon which go on blindly, regardless of whether or not there's someth...
by Atrophist
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

But sound for sound's sake is not sound for art's sake, though? I think one of the difficulties of noise music is that we very rarely actually hear the noise itself. I guess, then, that the soundcheck is probably more truly focused on the sounds themselves than the set itself! Hmmm yes. But the poi...
by Atrophist
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

Bubble-Congeries wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:47 pm Foley and live radio/theatre sound effects are not music, although intentional.

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Yeah, but they also don’t exist independently for their own sake. They have a supporting role as part of a larger whole.
by Atrophist
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

I guess I mean that "art for art's sake" (i.e. sound for sound's sake as being inherently musical) is a definite historical perspective on artistic/musical production, but I imagine that there could be cases of producing a sound for its own sake that do not result in the creation of music...
by Atrophist
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

to walk the same rabbit hole in reverse, what if i find myself making what would normally be considered 'art' out of compulsion, in a joyless, mechanical, strictly productive way? is art inherently and necessarily frivolous; or, to put it in a slightly less confrontational way, is frivolity a neces...
by Atrophist
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

Any sound produced for its own sake, rather than as a byproduct of some other activity, is music. If you are beating a brick wall with a sledgehammer because it's your job to demolish it, you're not making music. If you are beating a brick wall with a sledgehammer because you like the way it sounds...
by Atrophist
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2069

Re: Music and Noise

Any sound produced for its own sake, rather than as a byproduct of some other activity, is music. If you are beating a brick wall with a sledgehammer because it's your job to demolish it, you're not making music. If you are beating a brick wall with a sledgehammer because you like the way it sounds,...
by Atrophist
Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:40 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Mysterious/Anonymous Projects
Replies: 17
Views: 1749

Re: Mysterious/Anonymous Projects

D345 wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:45 am Oenophile!
Finnish project, I'm on a detective mission at the moment to find about anything about this project. About only info at the moment is that "busy drinking, cheers!"
This is the one with the corks from wine bottles glued on the tapes? Pretty random yeah, but interesting.
by Atrophist
Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Seeing & Hearing
Replies: 6
Views: 807

Re: Seeing & Hearing

https://youtu.be/hZDKZMi--U0?si=QZTCwH1iXFJxV91l here's a clip of Amek-Maj show at Oulu. at 0:40 you can see him dislocating his shoulder. After that it was pretty hard to watch but an amazing show still! Huh! I wasn't even aware that a recording existed of this. As for the actual topic here, well ...
by Atrophist
Sat Sep 16, 2023 10:55 am
Forum: The Rest
Topic: Books
Replies: 120
Views: 14728

Re: Books

Has anyone read The Imago Sequence and Other Stories by Laird Barron? The author comes recommended based on what I'm reading currently. I've read almost all his stuff up to the collection Swift to Chase (which was garbage imo). He's ok. Definitely just simple entertainment without much in the way d...
by Atrophist
Sat Sep 02, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: The Rest
Topic: Film Discussion / Now Watching
Replies: 313
Views: 52686

Re: Film Discussion / Now Watching

Sometime ago in this thread there was some discussion about movies/TV shows set in restaurants (and also in other places of employment). Again, not having experience of restaurant work myself, I cannot say for sure if this really is realistic, but The Boiling Point from 2021 rings true to me. Starri...
by Atrophist
Mon Aug 28, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Shows
Topic: Helsinki Sept 1 2023: Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilantism
Replies: 5
Views: 1075

Re: Helsinki Sept 1 2023: Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilantism

Lippuja yhä saatavilla, suositellaan ennakkoilmottautumista: atrophist@proton.me.

Ovet 18.00, soitto 19.00-22.00.


SOITTOJÄRJESTYS:
1. Atrophist
2. Amek-Maj
3. Augmented Atrocity
4. Rotat
5. Vigilantism
by Atrophist
Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Noise with Drums
Replies: 56
Views: 5132

Re: Noise with Drums

I've seen Merzbow with Balazs Pandi (sp?). I didn't get the point, to be honest. I'm not even that crazy about drum machines in noise. Not my thing, but I remain open to being proven wrong.
by Atrophist
Sat Jul 22, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Shows
Topic: Helsinki Sept 1 2023: Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilantism
Replies: 5
Views: 1075

Re: Helsinki Sept 1 2023: Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilantism

Allow me to push this up.

Tickets are quite limited, so if you're interested, pls make sure to reserve your place by e-mailing the address in the above post.

The idea is to have the guest list complete by the day of the show.
by Atrophist
Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:01 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Vertical pedalboard performance setups.
Replies: 20
Views: 1408

Re: Vertical pedalboard performance setups.

Bring a suitcase full of bricks to your gig. Put these under the table legs before setup. Problem solved.
by Atrophist
Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Dream gear and future innovations
Replies: 77
Views: 102669

Re: Dream gear and future innovations

a pivoting lever that would allow a needle to rise up and scratch across the device or retract it to hit the mini cymbal. The hardest part is not having the vocabulary for the parts I need (knowing what they are called). I've spent more time searching online using different terms for what I'm looki...
by Atrophist
Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:55 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Dream gear and future innovations
Replies: 77
Views: 102669

Re: Dream gear and future innovations

It'd be great if someone designed a patchbay system specifically for pedals... some kind of customizable snake with DB25 connectors to the rear and a standard 1/4" (or even better for # of patch points and lighter weight all around: 3.5mm) patching interface on the front. I've had ideas for so...
by Atrophist
Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:44 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Introduce yourself
Replies: 439
Views: 113022

Re: Introduce yourself

Old Hag Howls at Moon wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:16 am

Currently I go by the name of Old Hag Howls at Moon.
For those interested my first ever solo performance can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emXaN3EOkmY
Heh, my favourites were the parts where you could tell if it was the electronics, or the screams. Nice!
by Atrophist
Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Dream gear and future innovations
Replies: 77
Views: 102669

Re: Dream gear and future innovations

Yeah, pedalboards is another solution I've tried. To get all the gear I need attached to just one, it would have to be gigantic, lmost impossible to maneuver with one arm. I've also tried tried two smaller ones, which is better. But still not quite ideal! The search continues, in other words. :)
by Atrophist
Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Dream gear and future innovations
Replies: 77
Views: 102669

Re: Dream gear and future innovations

Lightweight but durable case for noise_gear. Something that doesn't weight as much as I do, and something I can attach my gear to, already connectd to each other. Guitar/keyboard cases all have downsides that I can't get past. Theres a guy on Instagram called "noise.rambler"? search it ou...
by Atrophist
Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Dream gear and future innovations
Replies: 77
Views: 102669

Re: Dream gear and future innovations

Perhaps this won't be useful to you, but I found a Hitachi power tool case on a curb that has worked really well for me... It's basically the perfect size for standard pedals. I cut out the inner plastic molding with a razor and it's a little wobbly and the lid sits slightly askew as a result, but ...
by Atrophist
Sun Jul 02, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Dream gear and future innovations
Replies: 77
Views: 102669

Re: Dream gear and future innovations

Lightweight but durable case for noise_gear. Something that doesn't weight as much as I do, and something I can attach my gear to, already connectd to each other. Guitar/keyboard cases all have downsides that I can't get past.
by Atrophist
Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Shows
Topic: Helsinki Sept 1 2023: Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilantism
Replies: 5
Views: 1075

Helsinki Sept 1 2023: Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilantism

EPÄMUSIIKIN ILTA Helsinki Friday September 1, 2023 6-10 pm. Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilantism Tickets 15€ Bring your own booze/snacks. Ticket sale/info: atrophist@proton.me *** *** *** Helsinki Pe 1.9.2023 18.00-22.00 Amek-Maj, Atrophist, Augmented Atrocity, Rotat, Vigilant...