Class is back in session for another mandatory noise history lesson as we had a great discussion about "The Japanese/American Noise Treaty" with the man who curated it, Mason Jones. Mason gives us all the background and history of putting this mammoth document together. We get into the order, how artists were chosen, why some aren’t on it, the design and layout, and so much more. It’s truly one of the most important noise compilations of all time, and was incredible to get the story from the man...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 197
Hydra is an absolute favorite project of Noisextra and we felt is was a fine time to explore "Power." We dive into this classic tape on Bloodlust! from 1996 and are filled with every emotion throughout the discussion of this cassette. The world lost Greg Scott in 2003, but he forever lives on in this and all his releases. All you need is force.
Jan 11, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 196
We start off 2023 discussing some very serious noise artists with Cock E.S.P. "Greatest Dicks"” from 1996 on the one and only Pure. We get appropriately foul and dirty while discussing one of the most seminal, deep thinking and intelligent noise bands of all time. Cock E.S.P. mean it this time and they are definitely making it their business. Happy New Cock Noise Year!
Jan 04, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 195
Sometimes interviews slip through the cracks. Anthony DiFranco (Ramleh, JFK, Skullflower, more) joined us in the distant past and today our talk has be found and is transmitting to the world. With the recent JFK release on L.I.E.S, we were excited to unearth this conversation going over Di Franco’s history from discovering industrial and PE to working with Ramleh to his solo work and so much more.
Dec 28, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 194
Today is the Winter Solstice and the most appropriate recording we could think of was Coil "Winter Solstice" EP. The final four songs in the Solstice series, this is the perfect way to ring in the holidays, especially with the stunning beauty of the final track. It’s our first episode on Coil, and rather than going with one of their full lengths, it was nice to take our first steps in the form of this EP, as there will certainly be more Coil as the years go on. Feel the moon’s pull… Christmas is...
Dec 21, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 192
Lon and Skott of legendary American industrial band Hunting Lodge join us for an in-depth discussion covering their entire output. 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of Hunting Lodge, and with multiple reissues of theirs rare release in the past handful of years, there’s no time like now to hear the history direct from the source. It’s a great talk with some true midwest DIY industrial stalwarts. For the ExtraNoisextra segment on the patreon, Lon and Skott have fun talking about their least favorit...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 191
2022 is slipping away so it’s time to rewind and discuss our favorite things of the year. This time around, we hear from multiple people including Jim Haras, Dominick Fernow, Richard Ramirez, Sean Ramirez Matzus, and many more. Neverending noise forever and ever. Happy Noise Year.
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 190
A collaboration that has come up on two recent Seven Inch Sundays, and one that was requested multiple times in our early podcast days, Merzbow & Christoph Heemann "Sleeper Awakes on the Edge of Abyss" is this week’s focus. An interesting and unexpected work, this album settles in quickly and brings up as many images as it does questions. It’s a great look at '80s Merzbow through the lens of Christoph Heemann.
Nov 30, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 189
A pure 90s noise tape was called for, and Killer Bug "Brutal Rainbow" answered that call. On the Noise label from Taiwan, this one tears the ground asunder. Killer Bug is the first incarnation of Kazumoto Endo, and while the cut up technique is present, "Brutal Rainbow" goes heavy on the trash, the porn, and the total noise.
Nov 23, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 188
Greh had the opportunity to play the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival in Switzerland this October. In its 21st year, this festival features experimental music and a variety of films and workshops. Greh spoke with perpetual LUFF attendee and former performer Dave Phillips, curator Francisco Meirino (aka Phroq), co-founder Thibault Walter, and performer Mark Vernon about the festival itself and some performances.
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 187
The original Trashware guest is back in the hot seat. Crank Sturgeon proposed a discussion on contact microphones, so in this episode we go over what a contact mic is, general applications, how to record and affix the mics and amplifying slightly more traditional instruments, why the contact microphone is the perfect noise instrument, contact mics vs other microphones, in the studio and in the field, using with synthesizers and modular, troubleshooting contact mic issues, and plenty of Cranky an...
Nov 09, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 186
JG Thirlwell was cool enough to to sit down with us for a deep look into his world of sound. Thirlwell has worked with everyone form Steven Stapleton and Coil to scoring "The Venture Brothers" and "Archer" television shows, not to mention his own hefty discography as Foetus, Steroid Maximus, Xordox and so much more. It was incredible to hear stories from his entire history as well as what’s being planned for the future. Prepare to enter Pigdom Come.
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 185
Our yearly Marco Corbelli episode has arrived and this time we went for something a little different — Morder Machine “DeathShow.” A project that existed directly alongside Atrax Morgue, Morder Machine utilized a bit more structure and rhythm without losing any darkness and obsession. We pull quotes directly about Morder Machine and relay Marco’s thoughts on the project. Additionally, we continue our tradition of choosing three Italian horror movies to highlight before discussing the album. Welc...
Oct 26, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 184
Zoe DeWitt is a bona fide legend of industrial culture and ritual underground. We were thrilled for Zoe to sit down with us to discuss the entire history of Nekrofile Records and her projects Korpses Katatonik and Zero Kama. We get into many aspects of her work, from musical output to fashioning instruments out of human bones to her work within the occult and much more.
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 183
Shane English returns and brings us a tape from his deep cassette culture collection perfect for autumn days — Randy Greif's "Golden Joy Club." We go to abstract realms of mid 80s industrial sound with this very cool artifact on Greif’s own Swinging Axe label. Revel in the doorway of sleep go towards heaven's hole.
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 182
We took a Noisextra field trip to the Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Los Angeles and sat down with owner Lance Hill. He tells us how the museum got started, what his vision for it is, how the move to LA has gone and much more. It’s a very cool spot and resource and was a great podcast excursion.
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 181
Ever wonder what it was like to hang out with the one and only Rat Bastard? Today’s episode will be allow you to find out as we had a fantastic talk with Rat and get into his early days in Florida to his time in To Live and Shave in LA and of course the Laundry Room Squelchers. Rat has stories for days, from running a studio, to wild times at Churchill’s and much more. Rat Bastard has never slept and neither should you.
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 180
Mike Harding of Touch sat down with us to go down the memory hole of his history. We go from the beginnings of Touch all the way to this year’s 40th anniversary. Harding gives us the background of working with many Touch artists and how elaborate releases from the early days came together. The landscape of sound has changed time and time again over the decades, but Touch remains.Touch BandcampVenoztks (solo)This Strange Life (with Mark Van Hoen)Follow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twit...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 179
It’s time for another legendary noise VHS viewing with "Good Alchemy Video." A mandatory visual document, we get classic footage of Masonna, Incapacitants, Merzbow, Solmania, and Hijokaidan. The explosive excitement of these performances infect us and anyone who pops this in their VCR. Adjust your tracking and prepare for the glory of noise.
Sep 14, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 178
Bill Orcutt of Harry Pussy joins us today for a great historical discussion on a different branch of noise. In the 90s along with bands like To Live and Shave in LA and Laundry Room Squelchers, Harry Pussy tore apart all semblance of good taste and set proper foundations ablaze. Miami in the '90s was a wild place and Orcutt was right in the middle. We also get into his return to sound and his current work. What was music?
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 177
In the second part of our talk with John Duncan, we get into his time in Amsterdam up to his current work. Greh and John reminisce about the “Voice Contact” performance that Greh participated in. In addition, John talks about ideas and process behind “The Crackling,” “Nazca Tranmissions,” and much more. We can’t thank John enough for taking time to let us in on his history and art.
Aug 31, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. -1176
In the first of two episodes, John Duncan sat down with us for a riveting conversation about his early days in Los Angeles to his mid-80s period living in Japan. We discuss multiple events and works staged in both locations, from Scare to Radio Code to his work in pornography and much more. Next week’s episode will focus on his time in Amsterdam and Italy to his current work. Another mandatory history lesson is now in session.
Aug 24, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 175
Sean Ragon (Cult of Youth) was the perfect person to join us to uncover the classic Metgumbnerbone “Ligeliahorn” LP on A-Mission Records from 1983. A truly mysterious project, Metgumbnerbone creates their own world and we are all more than happy to walk around the industrial ruins and abandoned mills where the recordings were made. This album is a staple for post-industrial and is cloaked in a fantastic mythology ripe for discovery.
Aug 17, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 174
Jim O’Rourke takes a journey through his deep history with us and we were absolutely thrilled. We get into 1980s Chicago, setting up shows for Merzbow and Zoviet France, the cassette culture network, working and living in Europe with John Duncan and Christoph Heemann, and so much more. Jim has more stories than most people have had days, so sit back for a first hand historical account of the underground world. For the ExtraNoisextra segment on the Patreon, we have a great talk on Jim’s history w...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 173
The hot Satanic summer sun is burning our bodies and Archon Satani knows this feeling and creates the soundtrack with "The Righteous Way to Completion." Releases on Cold Spring in 1997, this was the final album for the project. It’s a dark ambient staple and one that stokes Satan’s fires during the hottest of seasons. Completion is here.You can listen to "The Righteous Way to Completion" hereFollow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/no...
Aug 03, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 172
It's time another "roots of noise" episode as we went to Mitchell Brown’s (Gasp, Points of Friction) place to learn more about the world of "incredibly strange records" from the 50s and 60s. From delay drenched novelty records to recordings of earthquakes to recordings of insects to equipment test records, Mitchell is an expert in this arena. For this one, we play some examples of these records and react to them in the moment. Make sure your stereo is calibrated and dig in.
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 171
Christian Fennesz joins us today for a fantastic discussion. It’s the 25th anniversary of his first album "Hotel Paral.lel" so we take a look back at those early days, from meeting Peter Rehberg and how radical using a computer was, to his recent work and what it’s like being back in a bedroom studio. We were very grateful to get to talk to Fennesz and get a perspective from one of the stalwarts of Mego and 90s experimental computer sound.
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 170
With the return of the Self Abuse Murder Series, we wanted to put up one of our Patreon episodes on the original Murder Series over here on the regular feed. March to 1980s Soviet Russia with this month's Case History as Skin Crime tackles the werewolf-like existence of Andrei Chikatilo on the "Monster" 7". We get into the life of the Butcher of Rostov and how perfectly the noise relates to his murders. Stay away from train stations and woods, but keep this 7" close. You never know who you will ...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Bob Scott, the mastermind behind Xome, took time to sit down with us to discuss his many decades in the noise world. From living in Japan in the 90s to tricking Mike into thinking he saw him play in 1999, this was a super fun and informative talk. Xome is one of the greats that is still going to this day, so fill up a jar with mud and put this one on at your next party.
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 168
Grab a copy of the Sunday Sport, pull out your dirtiest pencil, and steel yourself for a true noise history lesson as we go in depth with All Brentnall of Mlehst and Bandaged Hand Produce. A true legend of noise, talking to All was incredible as he let us into the tangled web of Mlehst, from the early' 90s all the way through today. Cry over spilt milk and discover the difficulty in crossing a field with one of the greatest to ever do it.
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 167
