noise
what it is
Noise music is a type of music that employs noise as a musical resource. It is generally created with nontraditional musical instruments such as static, feedback, electronics, circuit bent instruments, or any other noise source. The genre explores cacophony, repetitive sounds, atonal randomness, indeterminacy and dissonance.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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questions
What is noise?
Noise music is a type of music that employs noise as a musical resource. It is generally created with nontraditional musical instruments such as static, feedback, electronics, circuit bent instruments, or any other noise source. The genre explores cacophony, repetitive sounds, atonal randomness, indeterminacy and dissonance.
What are good noise albums to start with?
Try Pulse Demon by Merzbow, Recreio by Lupe de Lupe, A Promise by Xiu Xiu, and Going Places by Yellow Swans.
Who are some women making noise?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/noise/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making noise, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20