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by Bubble-Congeries
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo
Replies: 72
Views: 6952

Re: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo

Does anyone know if the NWN/Hospital event is going to be filmed? Does Masami Akita ever show up to hang or is he too big for a 2 day noise festival? I get the sense that MA is probably not very involved creatively or socially with the Japanese capital-N noise scene anymore, for what little he ever...
by Bubble-Congeries
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Modular Noise
Replies: 89
Views: 8887

Re: Modular Noise

Cementimental wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:02 pm Coming soon :)

Neat! I always wondered if/hoped there's be a rackable version. Still haven't ordered any original version kits, but this may push me over the edge.
by Bubble-Congeries
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2068

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 Bubble-Congeries
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2068

Re: Music and Noise

Foley and live radio/theatre sound effects are not music, although intentional. .., Yeah, but they also don’t exist independently for their own sake. They have a supporting role as part of a larger whole. Sorry. That was more of a pedantic swipe at the "all intentional sound is music" ide...
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2068

Re: Music and Noise

Foley and live radio/theatre sound effects are not music, although intentional. I think, all things considered, music only exists if we decide on it. If a tree falls in the forest, it does make a sound. The fragile human ego just isn't part of the equation to make that observation. It is ultimateltl...
by Bubble-Congeries
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: noise/ unusual gear reviews on youtube
Replies: 7
Views: 517

Re: noise/ unusual gear reviews on youtube

Most definitely regarding modulation and filter stuff, anything, really. I am a bit of a filter maniac myself (I blame Merzbow).

I'm up on the idea more and more as I contemplate it, but I don't have a good system/setup for recording and editing video.
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: noise/ unusual gear reviews on youtube
Replies: 7
Views: 517

Re: noise/ unusual gear reviews on youtube

I used to have a few "noise gear demos" on YT that I now, somewhat regrettably, deleted and lost. I have considered getting back into it with a more streamlined approach than before inspired by the old NoiseFX demonstration style. The idea of dweeby, cork-sniffing distortion studies does a...
by Bubble-Congeries
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:59 am
Forum: The Rest
Topic: Neofolk
Replies: 39
Views: 3076

Re: Neofolk

I have to admit that, despite snapping up every test pressing and backsplash tile I can from David, I have spent so little time with the releases I have gotten since "I Am the Last..." that I have difficulty even describing them for purposes of review. And that's not even taking their alre...
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Noise Boxes
Replies: 6
Views: 750

Re: Noise Boxes

Rosin should make a huge difference, yes. I'd go so far as to say that a bow is nearly useless without it. I bought a cheap Chinese violin off ebay for noise research purposes myself a few years ago. That was my first time using a bow, so it took a bit of trial and error to realize this... The rosin...
by Bubble-Congeries
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Cut Up
Replies: 91
Views: 10485

Re: Cut Up

In eurorack, one can look at a sequencer like the Voltage Block as an intelligent chaotic/random burst generator when using a random/irregular clock source and random sequence patterning in order to trigger or CV modulate a variety of things.
by Bubble-Congeries
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Noise Visualizations
Replies: 22
Views: 806

Re: Noise Visualizations

I've never been diagnosed with synesthesia, but often experienced something comparable since childhood where I associate sounds with images of food and/or environments or smells or colors and vice-versa. I suppose that's not really uncommon, considering how often people use terms like "creamy&q...
by Bubble-Congeries
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:13 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: THE DREADED GEAR THREAD
Replies: 219
Views: 48943

Re: THE DREADED GEAR THREAD

Since these last few posts, I've been meaning to look into options for direct PCM data transfer to/from MD. I've been inspired. I do have a very nice MD deck that a certain "noise tourist" gifted me before he went away. It allows me to do all kinds of things with cutting and rearranging re...
by Bubble-Congeries
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2068

Re: Music and Noise

I think the burden of proof is on music to prove it isn't noise. Noise simply "is", regardless of context or audience or cultural expectations. I don't consider it music, nor feel the need to justify it as such. But I think I'm still not answering precisely what was mentioned in the OP, so...
by Bubble-Congeries
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: THE DREADED GEAR THREAD
Replies: 219
Views: 48943

Re: THE DREADED GEAR THREAD

3-way!!!

I've contemplated the same, but don't have a good supply of blanks for it. One very exciting thing is how you can do micro-edits and shuffle playback, though. Could make for interesting listening!
by Bubble-Congeries
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Music and Noise
Replies: 47
Views: 2068

Re: Music and Noise

Edit: Excessive, moronic, drunken rambling.
Please disregard.
by Bubble-Congeries
Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:42 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: THE DREADED GEAR THREAD
Replies: 219
Views: 48943

Re: THE DREADED GEAR THREAD

The world goes mysteriously silent when you point a fuzzy mic at it. :D (Likewise stops moving much when you take the Super 8 camera out.) It's maddenning. Some cosmic trickster at work, no doubt! BTW, without getting too in the weeds, though I realize MiniDiscs actually record lossy audio, somethi...
by Bubble-Congeries
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: SATATUHATTA
Replies: 13
Views: 1845

Re: SATATUHATTA

I also think that in Finland it is fairly common to have mental health problems (due to genetics and a culture of school violence and other extremely unfriendly behaviour towards individuals that do not fit the standards) and this is also why some of us decide to lock ourselves in a noise cave to l...
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:43 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Dislikes and turnoffs
Replies: 264
Views: 102606

Re: Dislikes and turnoffs

As of recent, modern cut-up has been bothersome to listen to; not much variation in sounds being used to the point where it makes modern wall noise look inventive. I feel like that's one of the biggest stumbling blocks for this style as a whole. And maybe the hallmarks of the genre are now becoming...
by Bubble-Congeries
Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo
Replies: 72
Views: 6952

Re: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo

searchofexit wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:33 pm I'm staying in Namba district so not too far but a short bus ride after the show
I'll be in Namba as well. I was told it's maybe a 30-45 min. trip to the venue from there. Not too bad.
by Bubble-Congeries
Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:35 am
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo
Replies: 72
Views: 6952

Re: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo

If anyone having trouble getting the site to work on their end has access to a VPN, I recommend giving it a shot.
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo
Replies: 72
Views: 6952

Re: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo

IDK if they fixed it, but I was just able to secure a reservation using a VPN service.
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo
Replies: 72
Views: 6952

Re: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo

Okay. It's at least somewhat of a relief to know it's not purely on my end after I tried on a couple of different devices and browsers with the same result. I wonder if it's some kind of regional connectivity issue (making up terms here. I'm not tech-savvy). Same error (on the 2 day link) To clarify...
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo
Replies: 72
Views: 6952

Re: Hospital/NWN Fest in Osaka / Machine Parts in Tokyo

Let me know if you have any trouble There was an unexpected network error, please try again or contact a site administrator. Looks like an issue with the page right now, unfortunately, but I'll keep trying it. Thanks a lot for the update, though. Can anyone confirm whether or not the single day tic...
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Modular Noise
Replies: 89
Views: 8887

Re: Modular Noise

Honestly, trying to get something close to a super fuzz. I feel like it's the low end that I'm trying to hunt down. I see. I've never tried it or heard demos, but Synthrotek supposedly make a SuperFuzz "clone" in Euro format. How true it is to the classic SuperFuzz, I can't say: https://s...
by Bubble-Congeries
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Noise Talk
Topic: Modular Noise
Replies: 89
Views: 8887

Re: Modular Noise

I've also had mixed results just using level shifter modules with send and return jacks to conveniently integrate line level pedals into the signal chain, though I confess I have mostly used ye olde death metal for this, and haven't experimented with other options a lot, namely fuzzes. What kind off...