Noise; an underground music made through an amalgam of feedback; distortion; and electronic effects; first emerged as a genre in the 1980s; circulating on cassette tapes traded between fans in Japan; Europe; and North America. With its cultivated obscurity; ear-shattering sound; and over-the-top performances; Noise has captured the imagination of a small but passionate transnational audience.For its scattered listeners; Noise always seems to be new and to come from somewhere else: in North America; it was called "Japanoise." But does Noise really belong to Japan? Is it even music at all? And why has Noise become such a compelling metaphor for the complexities of globalization and participatory media at the turn of the millennium?In Japanoise; David Novak draws on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States to trace the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains Noise. He provides a rich ethnographic account of live performances; the circulation of recordings; and the lives and creative practices of musicians and listeners. He explores the technologies of Noise and the productive distortions of its networks. Capturing the textures of feedbackmdash;its sonic and cultural layers and vibrationsmdash;Novak describes musical circulation through sound and listening; recording and performance; international exchange; and the social interpretations of media.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Brionna L.Hate dance bought book for class has good info1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. interesting and visually beautiful. This text is listed as K-12 level but ...By kmac13Clear; concise; organized; interesting and visually beautiful. This text is listed as K-12 level but I think it can easily be considered for freshmen-level survey course work as a wonderful gateway text for further study because of base of information and the "Think like a dancer" and other self awareness questions at yhe end of the chapters. I wish that I had purchased the insrtuctors copy if there is one.