Re: the word is out: noise is noise

From: db (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Mar 02 2006 - 18:19:00 PST


On Mar 2, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Mitsu Hadeishi wrote:

> Analog
> noise is no "better", in my mind, in any real sense, from digital
> noise.

Actually, analog noise is completely different than digital noise.
But of course each can be used to their own ends, which I think is
your real point. At least the one interesting to me.

> Noise is noise, less noise is obviously better, but it's all noise.

There are lots of people who would consider a statement like this
completely absurd. Me included. But here are some examples of
composition and composers I think of when I think of "noise":

John Cage
Elliott Sharp
Merzbow
Keiji Haino
John Oswald
Jean Dubuffet
Steve Moore
George Katzer
Lutz Glandien
the entire genre of Musique Concrete
...

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