Quitting Noise

[Atrophist]

I've gone through many different life periods, some good, some not so good, lived in 5 different countries, tried things and yeah I admit, quit them when I discovered they weren't for me. I "discovered" noise in my early 20's, but I was already approaching middle age when I really got into it. Like I mentioned in Olli's (EoD) documentary, this one is starting to feel like a life sentence. No complaints.

[Phenol]

People change, scenes change. I can't see myself stop listening to the music I like, but I can see my interest and thus real life engagement wane if the scene changes into something that's not for me. Through the ups and downs, it hasn't happened yet that I couldn't find anything out there to be excited about, but hypothetically it could happen and then I'd simply sit at home and listen to all that stuff I've hoarded through the years. Quitting listening to noise: never, quitting parttaking in the scene: possibly.

[tiny_tove]

Sometime things come and go. PLacing an enormous amount of effort in releasing stuff, producing records, organising/attending/performing at gig, making network (taht is still the thing I enjoy the most). All this is great until you face more moundane things like family, work, health issues etc.

Sometimes I am super excited, other times, like the past two years, I focus only on my own thing and very slowly develop new projects. I listen less noise today than (UNPC) oi/hardcore at the moment, but whenever I get good stuff for friends makes me feel at home.

The excercise of making noise, choosing (and buying or assembling) new gear, new software or new know how (MAX Jitter being a fantastic ally for the past decade) is and will always be stimulating, same goes for the visual parts. Despite power electronics for me is always linked to some kind of story telling, the noise behind it is and always been the most exciting part when it comes to try to create sounds and atmospheres you would like to listen yourself.

[NIT]

Lost track of noise a bit between my mid 20s and mid 30s. For whatever reason I spent my late 30s getting deeply reacquainted. Now at 48 I don't think it will stop.

[Nolan]

Noise as social organization around a genre, I have zero interest in that anymore.

Noise as a non-genre specific sphere of sonic possibilities, approaches, and frameworks for sound, I still utilize that in my music.

[Cheesecheese]

Interests change yadda yadda, I'm deeply entrenched in metal and sort of the same for other niche sounds like noise, hardcore punk and vaporwave (have to relax you know) and could never truly leave it. Do have to admit I feel like throwing it off when it comes to women, I don't want to them to know me as a stereotype, with ensuing rejection. But experience has learnt me that's only a lustful phase and it doesn't matter anyway, the morbid freak in me will always show its ugly head hah.

I am of the opinion that once one gets deeper in underground genres, the sounds and ideas will no doubt leave traces in ones brain. It's a matter of conditioning and in that sense, one can never truly 'leave', as it has made its mark in the psyche. I could never say I dislike noise, any explanation would be an excuse after me and my brain already decided it's good stuff. I could always see the merit in it and any further explanation for a sudden dislike would just be excuses I tell myself. Boredom of course can strike, but a change/fatigue ≠ leaving/quitting.