Shinjuku

Shinjuku, as Tokyo's most notorious entertainment district, provides essential infrastructure for noise music through underground venues, experimental spaces, and the legendary Shinjuku Loft. The area's concentration of recording studios, instrument shops, and late-night performance spaces makes it a practical hub for artists seeking equipment and audiences. Shinjuku's chaotic energy and tolerance for extreme art forms create the permissive environment necessary for noise music's development.

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Artists from Shinjuku

• The Gerogerigegege

  Juntaro Yamanouchi started The Gerogerigegege in Shinjuku, Tokyo, in 1985, and pushed noise into territory even Merzbow's admirers found hard to stomach.