Inspired to create noise by non noise music

[Cranial Blast]

I was curious if anyone in the PE/Noise interest or noise creation, has ever been inspired to create noise or power electronics type music, by being influenced by artists whom are complete contrasts or complete different genre of music to the genre? I consumed a shitload of THC last night. I do this every so often as a chance to break away from everyday use of alcohol. Anyways, often times I'll lay down space out and let music become this euphoric playground in my mind. I mostly in this phase listen to more electronic type of music and that can be anything from Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach to some of the most modern pop music that almost utilizes this type of Italo Disco in a modern sense without even maybe recognizing it. Anyways, I had past out last night, earbuds still in tact. I had awaken at the witching hour to a song by,which I guess one could say bubblegum French pop singer called Angéle song entitled - Mauvais rêves. I had consumed this blindly, knowing nothing about it whatsoever, but had a great sense of euphoria about it, upon first seconds in going forward, that to me personally had some weird experiences unexpectedly attached to it. I won't go into my own personal experience of this matter, but will say it was deeply profound in such state of mind, so much so that it's inspired and influenced a new tier into my own personal thinking about the world as it sits currently. I had some very profound visions of what our future looks like given the current paradigm and this was almost like a broken mirror splinter of that reality. I did not translate any of the lyrics, merely just the title of song and it translates if not to "bad dream" it feels very cathartic in a social sense that everything is changing... In my personal interpretation was one not for the best, but one that gives birth to a new era of renaissance or appreciation of art through endless struggle and defiance.

[Balor/SS1535]

I started playing noise because of Burzum.  I wanted to play black metal, but I didn't have drums or a bass.  As a result, I thought I would do what Varg did and play "dark ambient."  However, I didn't own a synth either---just a digital recorder.  As a result of this, I started making field recordings, editing them on a computer, and assembling them into collages.  Over time, I realized that what I was doing was much more noise than black metal!

[SSRI]

Interesting topic. I'll be curious to hear people's thoughts on this.

Sometimes when recording my own stuff, I might think something like how am I going to achieve similar sense of danger as Birthday Party or Big Black, or similar atmosphere as early 70s Pink Floyd but by means of noise. Just to give a couple of examples. Or constructing a track like a prog band would do. Come to think of it, I'm probably usually more inspired by non-noise than noise.

[Cranial Blast]

Another thing that comes to mind while thinking of this topic was from this one man black metal band documentary series I had a saw awhile back and Xasthur was one of the bands featured. He had talked about listening to a variety of different types of music artists and he had said something like black metal doesn't inspire black metal or to create black metal and I always found that interesting and somewhat relatable in the sense that one can be inspired to create one form of music, by being inspired by one completely different.

[jmbto]

That sounds like it's a main tenet of creativity and making art in general: coming up with new concepts and pieces that have not been done before. If you start from "I want to sound like big name of noise" to make something, and copy the approach/gear/themes, it's likely to end up in limbo with all the other forgettable, unnoteworthy stuff that used the same line of thought. On the other hand, if you come at a music genre from an angle or background foreign compared to the usual influences and ingredients, then what is obtained is much more likely to be noticed and highlighted. However, what's considered as fresh and original can and will vary from a person to another (nothing new under the sun). There is still work to be done by the spectator in finding the references and influences present in an artist. Another way of appreciating a work beyond mere nerve prodding.

[Balor/SS1535]

Another thing that comes to mind while thinking of this topic was from this one man black metal band documentary series I had a saw awhile back and Xasthur was one of the bands featured. He had talked about listening to a variety of different types of music artists and he had said something like black metal doesn't inspire black metal or to create black metal and I always found that interesting and somewhat relatable in the sense that one can be inspired to create one form of music, by being inspired by one completely different.

I think this is an important point, and Malefic is certainly right.  So much of the Bandcamp/Reddit/online-only noise is boring because they clearly listen solely to their "inspirations," whatever they might be, which results only in a shallower, more redundant copy.  If you want your noise to contribute something new to the genre, then you have to add something new to your noise at the level of inspiration/composition.

(And I don't necessarily mean totally new either, just something that interrupts the repetition of the same.)

[Greg]

"You're The Only Woman" by Ambrosia and "Reminiscing" by Little River Band are one of my inspirations in creating noise.