Noise music
An experimental genre built from non-musical or non-traditional sound sources, including feedback, distortion, and found objects, that avoids melody and conventional structure in favor of texture and extremity. Japan's harsh noise scene is one of its most extreme branches.
Where it comes up
- Industrial · 1976-1999
- Japanoise: The Extreme Edge of Sound · 1960-2000
- NYC No Wave · 1977-1984