Really good one. Among best episodes so far. I like the french way of talking about arsch noise!
I doubt I have been really hateful against Vomir, but perhaps sometimes at least realist about how many of his releases I need to own. He describes quite well the old situation, where it didn't really matter if releases were fairly similar, as nobody was likely to get a lot of very limited and badly distributed releases. It is perhaps more contemporary "problem" that similarity of releases is even necessary to discuss. Well, not necessary, but it can be question in someone head when thinking that there is access to way way larger amount of material that you could ever have time to listen to. As opposed to old times, when you had access to fairly limited amount of items.
I can also relate to his enthusiasm on Japanese noise-for-sake-of-noise approach. In my own case, 93-94 was kind of "political" if one wants to look at them that way. Then 95-96 with influence of Japanese noise, most work was abstract, bizarre, oddities... until from 1997 it was just situation that it seemed obvious that trying to avoid themes and topics, artwork and expressions that was not good. When certain things were always matter of interest outside the noise, it felt odd they would be excluded from expression.
I feel that there is quite good situation in noise and PE, that while Vomir mentions there is nothing he is saying in the noise, I think even noise that does say something, can be ignored or used any way listener wishes. Most what could appear dark or vile, can be experienced just energetic and uplifting. What ever words are being said, barely reduces listener to passive receiver of indoctrination, but they may feel wide variety of things. Just like the thoughts that emerge from pure abstract noise.
Recommended episode!
