... and I don't like it that way, but that's just me. This is a fun, succinct piece about a small revolution happening in one of music's most fabled towns. Will Noise catch on -- beyond the 21 year old fan who gushes about its possibilities? We may never know. Hovering somewhere between sound sculpture, performance art, and the gothic sensibilities of bands like Ministry and KFMDM, Noise seems destined to find a small but dedicated niche of listeners who like their pop music straight-up. No lovely lady lumps here.
On the whole, a thoughtful and informative glimpse into a questionable trend. It may not be new (avant-garde music's been around for a while) but as a contrast to the mindless, brainless pop that's dominating the airwaves, it's a welcome primal scream.
Very interesting piece. The topic of this story is something I've never heard of. For the typical music lover, this genre of music is not necessarily mainstream but it certainly a interesting new type of music to become popular in recent years. The producers of this piece made something pretty popular (pop music) and took on a whole new different point of view. Though I can't imagine myself wanting to listen to 'noise' on a regular basis. It is pretty interesting to explore the non-main stream types of music that are being produced today.
The piece was very informative and explained a lot about something that many of us probably don't know about.
I liked how the piece used examples of pop music lyrics to illustrate their point. The interview track is also very good. The music creators explain their product in an interesting way. This piece makes someone who may not necessarily want to listen to noise -- curious enough to search for it on YouTube.
Comments for Dissonance is the New Harmony
This piece belongs to the series "Youth Radio's the Best of "What's the New What?""
Produced by Youth Radio and Avery White
Other pieces by Youth Radio
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2 comments
Eric Winick
Posted on December 20, 2008 at 11:30 AM | Permalink
Your mind works a little harder...
... and I don't like it that way, but that's just me. This is a fun, succinct piece about a small revolution happening in one of music's most fabled towns. Will Noise catch on -- beyond the 21 year old fan who gushes about its possibilities? We may never know. Hovering somewhere between sound sculpture, performance art, and the gothic sensibilities of bands like Ministry and KFMDM, Noise seems destined to find a small but dedicated niche of listeners who like their pop music straight-up. No lovely lady lumps here.
On the whole, a thoughtful and informative glimpse into a questionable trend. It may not be new (avant-garde music's been around for a while) but as a contrast to the mindless, brainless pop that's dominating the airwaves, it's a welcome primal scream.
Eming Piansay
Posted on December 18, 2008 at 07:55 PM | Permalink
Review of 'Dissonance is the New Harmony'
Very interesting piece. The topic of this story is something I've never heard of. For the typical music lover, this genre of music is not necessarily mainstream but it certainly a interesting new type of music to become popular in recent years. The producers of this piece made something pretty popular (pop music) and took on a whole new different point of view. Though I can't imagine myself wanting to listen to 'noise' on a regular basis. It is pretty interesting to explore the non-main stream types of music that are being produced today.
The piece was very informative and explained a lot about something that many of us probably don't know about.
I liked how the piece used examples of pop music lyrics to illustrate their point. The interview track is also very good. The music creators explain their product in an interesting way. This piece makes someone who may not necessarily want to listen to noise -- curious enough to search for it on YouTube.