NOISEXTRA - The noise podcast.

Whether under the Crawl Unit moniker or his own name, Joe Colley has created his own unique strain of noise since the late ’80s. We were elated to have Colley join us for an in depth conversation about his work—both sonically and visually—his early experimentation, and the feeling of the boundary-free era of ’90s noise. Let the speakers crack and the floorboards creak. Get Joe Colley, Povertech Industries & Crawl Unit releases directly from Issues ShopFollow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextraPhoto of Joe Colley by Mike Shiflet Recommended listening:Crawl Unit “Chime Vortex”Joe Colley “Hive”Joe Colley “No Way In”Joe Colley “Lonley Microphone”Joe Colley “Psychic Stress Soundtracks”Bidodaren compilation

Juan Mendez (Silent Servant) joins us to discuss a major root in industrial sound — Cabaret Voltaire’s “The Voice of America.” Juan talks about the importance of this record in relation to his work as well as the entire landscape of industrial and experimental music. We also get into his history as Silent Servant, his work with Sandwell District and more. The damage is done and the messages have been received. Check out Juan’s radio show on NTS, Optimistic DecayFollow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextra

To say we had a blast talking to Richard Ramirez-Matzus and Sean Ramirez-Matzus, the core of Black Leather Jesus, would be a criminal understatement. This 2 hour talk could have easily been 10 hours. We get into the early days of Black Leather Jesus and Deadline Recordings, our favorite horror movies, and so much more. Time to sharpen your pencils like a knife in a giallo; another noise history lesson is in session. Check their music out at Richard Ramirez’ bandcamp and The White VisitiationFollow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextra

Damion Romero’s project Speculum Fight rides the American noise railways as we discuss 1997’s “Highball” CD on WIN Records. Damion gave us some background information on this album as well as his equipment and inspiration around this time. Put on your engineer’s cap and enjoy the scenery thru the lens of Speculum Fight. Cool web archive photos from MSBR’s siteFollow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextra Recent Listening:Cherry Point “Buried Alive”Kjostad “Extinictionst”Richard Ramirez “Tragic Birth Forming”Linekraft “Industrialized Criminals History”Banetoriko “Sakasa no Kikiro-men Yori”Banetoriko “Beside the Sluice”Tangerine Dream “Phaedra”SDEM “Deloc”

As nearly every classic Japanese noise artist has cited Tangerine Dream as a huge influence, we thought it was time to cover them and their “Zeit” double album from 1972. One of the very first full on experimental ambient records, “Zeit” sends us all on an abstract sonic path while we dig up the roots of what makes up everyone from Aube to Merzbow to Nord and countless other noise legends. Touch the haunting heavens with this masterpiece of experimental art. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextra Recent Listening: Anenzephalia “Noehaem”Dissecting Table “Between Life and Death”Empty DNA “Moon Crawls Above”K. Leimer “Music for Land and Water”Marc Barreca “Twilight”

Are we in the cosmos? Underwater? The jungle? It’s possible we are in all three at the same time with Nord “Electronic Initiation.” Nord is one of the earliest Japanese noise projects, and this brain buster of a CD came almost 20 years into Nord’s existence. Midway through the episode, we got messages from Kimihide Kusafuka, aka K2, aka owner of Kinky Musik Institute, the label that put this CD out. Kusafuka gave us some behind the scenes info on “Electronic Initiation” including one bit of information that changed our whole perception of the album. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextra Recent listening:Gnawed – Subterranean Rites CDMegaptera – A Horse in the Eye is Part of the Art LP+CDPleasure Island – Special Forces LPIrgun Zwai Leumi – Klirrfaktor LPMoral Order – Examples of Solipsism 12″Geography of Hell – Live IGeography of Hell – Live IILinekraft – Death Still Persist CDXX Committee – Network CDMacronympha – Super Oxide CD

Aaron Dilloway takes us on a time traveling journey, as far back as the 1920s, to get into some of the earliest roots of experimental music with “Sounds of New Music” on the legendary Folkways Records. This compilation features works from avant garde composers like John Cage and Edgar Varese, as well as some strange instructional tracks and other primitive sonic experiments. Hear the sounds of the distant past and understand the sounds of the future. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextraPuchase this album here: https://folkways.si.edu/sounds-of-new-music/contemporary-electronic/music/album/smithsonian Recent Listening:Dead Body Love “Low-Fi Power Carnage”Dead Body Love “Maximum Dose”Heat Signature “Dehumanization in Progress”Striations “Campaign of Cruelty”Blunt Force Trauma “Bled Out”Contagious Orgasm “Voltage Controlled Filter”The Cherry Point “Black Witchery”Sewer Election “Sex/Death”Lasse Marhaug “the Great Silence”Ordo Equilibrio “Reaping the Fallen – The First Harvest”Francisco Lopez/Scott Arford “Solid State Flesh/Solid State Sex”

Shredding down the sun-drenched modified noise guitar highway we go with Solmania’s “Trembling Tongues.” A very unique Japanese noise project, Solmania delivers some psychedelic overdrive noise. We go through an interview with Masahiko Ohno from Bananafish #9 and and get into his own noise world. Greh pronounces Solmania one way, Tara pronounces it another way, and Mike bounces between the two, which is only fitting when discussing this wild CD of noise madness. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextra Recent Listening:Actus “Egy Út Az Erő És A Rendszer Birodalmába = A Way To The Empire Of Strength And Order”Pirkan “s/t”International Mail Music Group “s/t”Corporate Park “Exchange”Bacillus “I Hope You Get Better Soon But You Probably Won’t”Incapacitants “Fabrication”

Pete Swanson joins us to melt icebergs and flood alleyways with “Cities in Fog” by Jeff Greinke. Swanson recommended this strange ’80s muted atmospheric haze for us to cover and we couldn’t have been happier to swim in this watery abyss. Pete brings his deep knowledge of obscure experimental scenes and sounds as we discuss where this album comes from and where it takes us. Let the dark tides roll in. Check out Pete’s label Freedom to SpendFollow us on Instagram: @noisextraFollow us on Twitter: @noisextraaaSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/noisextra Recent Listening:Hermit/Thirdorgan “Dead Tech Machine Gallery”Ruhr Hunter “Ritual Before the Hunt”Umbra “Unclean Spirit”John Duncan “The Tailing”Kjostad “Environment Electronics”Form Hunter “s/t”Strafe Fur Rebellion “Vogel”Bill Fontana “Landscape Sculpture With Fog Horns”Pierre Huguet “P.N.G.”McCann/Twomey/Sullivan “Saturday Night”Lauren Pakradooni “Flite”Leo Kupper “Kouros Et Kore/Innomine”John Van Rymenant “Memory Stop” and “Scan Lines”Mike Cooper “World Slide” and “Rayon Hula”Jack Briece “Heterophonious Fool”Eugene Carchesio “Circle Music”Lisa Lerkenfeldt “The Speed Of Images”claire rousay “A Heavenly Touch”