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First off, great job! I think one of the first few lines that you said, that Japanoise consists of “lack of rhythm, tone, or any sort of musicality” perfectly describes what this “music” is. The video clip of the man in yellow who uses his voice primarily when performing was utterly disturbing, and I’m surprised that anyone would go to actually see this live. I guess I understand how it might be cathartic for the performer to scream at the top of your lungs and writhe around on the floor, but I definitely could not sit through it (Side note, the format of this video helped a lot because it was extremely helpful to also have a visual for someone performing japanoise). However, I did think that your portrayal of this sound object was super interesting, especially the way you connected it to industrial sounds. When I hear the vocals of japanoise, I think of that steel cutter that the construction people use outside our classroom window. I liked that you gave an example of the Kraftwerk, which seems a little milder and a little more musical. I also thought it was cool how you dove into the ideas of spontaneity and the influence of political involvement in the music. As you can probably tell, I really liked this podcast. Good work!
One of the first things that caught my eye was the title. The topic of music and noise in general is a very interesting topic. After listening further into the podcast, and witnessing the video of Japanoise, I was definitely disturbed to say the least. The guy in the video clip looked like he was being possessed due to his body movements and screaming! It’s also intriguing that the main goal of this type 8of …”music?” is to make people experience discomfort. Why would someone want to actively listen to something this unpleasant?! The use of articles in this class was incorporated extremely well and I thought the discussion of the grain was a great fit for this podcast. Once I fully listened to this project, I definitely have to commend you on the evidence you found to support your thesis and examples that you provided. Everything flowed seamlessly and there are aspects of your script and structure of how you incorporated information was something that I wished I did with my podcast.
Great job!
Great job Tess and Cam! Ever since your trailer I have been most excited to listen to your podcast. It started out with an intriguing thesis statement, and then transitioned nicely into a video of Japanoise. Every time I see a new video of Japanoise, I just become more and more confused as I watch them. What in the world is going on? Well your podcast did an awesome job explaining it for me! It was interesting how you said Japanoise reflected what was going on in society at the time it was made. I learned that this was a product of industrialization, which really makes a lot of sense. This was really well done!
I’ve been excited to listen to this podcast since I saw the trailer and wow… it’s just as weird as I expected! Like you guys said, I can’t even come close to considering Japanoise “music” and when I say it’s noise, it is definitely one of the most unpleasant noises that I’ve ever heard. I seriously don’t understand why someone considers peeing on stage music…
The last time I listened to Japanoise, I was very surprised by what I heard because I did not expect it to be so loud and in your face. This sparked my curiosity and made me want to listen to your sound object podcast, which I found to be very cool and influential. Up until now, I have had a certain idea about what music is, but listening to this podcast forced me to critically evaluate what I used to believe, which I found to be intriguing.
This topic is so freaking interesting. There was so much that you guys talked about and I think you guys did a great job of it. I liked how you integrated the grain and talked about how music is based on perception. There was a moment where Cams voice stopped and I wasn’t sure if that was meant to happen. The clarity was abundantly present in your guys voices. It was also very interesting to see these people perform japanoise, which was hard to understand yet very expressive. Overall great podcast I thought it was so interesting. Great job!
Exemplary job referring to texts. You integrated Novak’s thoughts well with your own ideas and analyses. There was a moment of silence a few minutes in after Cam stopped talking. I wasn’t sure if there was supposed to be audio there or what. I liked that you included videos instead of just using sound clips. The videos really captured the disturbing nature of Japanoise. I also liked the conclusion at the end. It really tied things together. Nice work.
Great job on the podcast! I was very interested to listen to the full length podcast ever since the trailer was posted. When you opened the podcast explaining the background information, I was excited and intrigued to see a performance. Around the 1:28 mark when there was a small clip of the performance, I was extremely shocked and thrown off. I assumed that Japanoise focused more on the music rather than the performance aspect but now I’m seeing that its a balance. After that small clip I was unsure why anyone would enjoy of listen to this. Personally, when watching some of the clips you showed in your podcast/film, I felt very uncomfortable and had to skip over some parts. Although I had this mindset, you explained very nicely in your podcast how the purpose is to, “Instill a feeling of general discomfort” and I really agreed with your opinion when you explained how this music, “can be partially attributed to an industrialized culture.” Later on in your podcast I really liked the fact how you talked about the irregularity and unpredictability of noise and how jarring and wild it may be at times, but how Japanoise embraces the irregularity and unpredictability and forms it into a culture of sound that is being embraced and appreciated. Great work.
This is such an interesting and disturbing topic. I’m glad you were able to give some ensign into this type of “music” that seems so foreign and strange to us that it is almost unfathomable. You guys also made some great parallels to what we have discussed in class as well as other forms of music, especially Henriques’ definition of noise. Good job!