Books about noise/experimental music

[Balor/SS1535]

Although looks interesting I am almost sure that if I read it I will understand nothing, haha. Part my bad English, part my ignorance, big part of what it is , as it is stated : "This book aims to introduce the visual and aesthetic elements of industrial culture to a general history of contemporary art by analysing ..." . Book's purpose, I don't care at all.

Also is author having a genuine interest in industrial or was it just a task / research / job ?

Interested to read reviews too, by fans, not 'art' guys.

He seems great to me: https://www.nicolasballet.com/

[Theodore]

Also is author having a genuine interest in industrial or was it just a task / research / job ?

He seems great to me: https://www.nicolasballet.com/

You are right. Seems all of his work is related.

[post-morten]

Also is author having a genuine interest in industrial or was it just a task / research / job ?

Although the book is based on research and interviews done for his PhD dissertation in Art History, I wouldn't say he's a tourist defecting from academia. He's curating exhibitions at Centre Pompidou (one on the NYC No Wave scene recently), he has edited books on GP-O and SRL, and performs with Cent Ans De Solitude. In the video interview he mentioned going to the Wroclaw industrial festival. So yes, his credentials are real.

[Penon]

Not a book but I have only now come across this website - https://www.compulsiononline.com/musicreviewtitlepage.htm

A lot of reviews (of releases and gigs), interviews etc. mainly with old school industrial / experimental artists but also neofolk, some modern (ish) bands etc. Some content appears to be as old as from 80s/90s I think, but there are recent updates as well. Not easy to navigate because I guess design hasn't been updated in over 20 years and e.g. reviews are ordered alphabetically rather than chronologically but content is top notch. Apparently there was also a zine with three volumes - not sure when exactly but given volume one features Jhon Balance, it was quite some time ago...

[theotherjohn]

Nicolas Ballet is doing a tour for his book Shock Factory, starting with a conversation with Ian Trowell (author of the book Throbbing Gristle: An Endless Discontent, also published by Intellect Books) at the Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester UK this Sunday (November 16th). Tickets for it can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shock-factory-the-visual-culture-of-industrial-music-with-nicolas-ballet-tickets-1326393692239

A London date is also happening on December 13th at Rough Trade West with Dorothy Max Prior and Jill Westwood: https://dice.fm/event/mx53vr-nicolas-ballet-in-conversation-signing-13th-dec-rough-trade-west-london-london-tickets

Other dates on the tour as shared on Nicolas Ballet's instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQWiZLYjxjj/