Veteran noise artist Peter J. Woods released a new album out on Skinwalker Recordings. It consists of two tracks, one being almost 14 minutes and the other being over 25 minutes. “The Display” consists of prolonged static harshness that eventually transitions into obfuscated, garbled vocal samples. The title track…is absolutely golden…it samples and loops Tina Fey talking on TV while
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Noise artist Peter J. Woods released a new album on Skinwalker Recordings. Between methods like obfuscated vocal sounds and distorted effects that buzz, hiss and hum, Woods delivers an abstract sound art experience containing studio versions of live sets he’s done in the past year. According to him, the album is a rumination on whiteness and the cycles that perpetuate
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Harsh noise act Phoned Nil Trio have a new album out to celebrate over a decade of making sounds together. It’s comprised of three parts where each member (Peter J. Woods, Lucky Bone & Dan of Earth) contributes their respective portion; the first four are Dan’s, the next two are Lucky Bone’s, and the rest are Peter’s. Each bring their
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HogHead is a new project that finds Eliot Hess and Tom Olwig of math rock duo Beach Burial joining forces with Milwaukee noise icon Peter J. Woods. Entirely instrumental, their debut album feels like a walk through the neighborhood during the pandemic with a head full of chaotic feelings. The Hogs have fun with complex melodies, where the riffs and
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Harsh noise duo Normal Rituals have a new record out on FTAM Productions. It’s two tracks each about twenty minutes long, featuring guitar, synthesizer, and scrap metal. Things are plucked and played sporadically yet spaciously, carefully yet chaotically. Eli Smith and Peter Woods explore different paths of sonic communication with “Double Gesture.”
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Noise label/concert promoter FTAM hosted a massive noise showcase in the backyard of X-Ray Arcade Sunday afternoon. Sets from Death Tape Super Bass, Citizen 2-13, Chamber of Knives, J. Mollerskov, Steve Schlei, Lorna Dune, Frenia, TamperTamper, and Pleasure Thief all took place. We got to talk to each and every one of them – except Frenia, since we spotlighted them
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Harsh noise artist Peter J. Woods has a new album out today. With this 39-track-long experiment, Woods uses sonic combinations and fragmented samples to represent the breaking-down of objects, ideas, and experiences that culminate into the human experience. It’s intentionally not cohesive because that would be disingenuous with the irregularities of our conscious perceptions. While periods may feel unpleasant or
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Harsh noise wizard Peter J. Woods’ latest release was created using his house’s fake fireplace. It’s a single two-part piece of a noise wall that crackles and rages as a combustion would. It’s recommended you listen on a massive sound system for the fullest sonic blaze experience. Woods has kept busy all year crafting noise in his various projects, and
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The noise trio creates a smorgasbord of sound on their new release.
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A duo of noise artists come together to form a new project.
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The harsh noise project are back with a bird-themed new project.
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Ben Slowey sits down with the noise artist and Credentials bassist.
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