Quote from: Duncan on December 28, 2015, 09:57:39 PM
But if in reality these things have usually only ever been done in interesting, unique and visionary ways by a handful of people amidst seas of others whose art seeks to do little more than shove a hand in the air and shout 'me too!!' ?
Much is said of the stereotypical, clueless outsider getting upset about dark concepts in whatever extreme music they may stumble upon, yet the voice of those hundreds/thousands in the middle who are simply bored to tears with more of the same is rarely heard and taken seriously, usually because most simply don't talk about what they don't find interesting.
Like mentioned before, there are many reasons why people reject this theme.
However, I have my doubts about this. Lets say, who'd be the visionary ones and who merely repeat the cliche? Usually it could be summed: Whitehouse and SJ were interesting, everybody else not. Despite commenter rarely seen or heard the latter. At least not the
bulk they criticize.
Over here, in Finland, we happen to be lucky spot where all sorts of stereotypical and vile noise dominates. Just about everywhere else I look, I just don't see it. Count out labels like IOPS or F&V, where is the recent "sex noise compilation" or bulk of bands that churn rape themed releases year after year? Juicy UK sex theme PE/noise from last 10 years? German PE with sexual overtones? Japanese noise what would use sexual themes? I just don't see it exists. Like all this talk about "bondage in japanese noise" and one needs to go to almost 20-30 years back to find some.
Mentioned Vice/Noisey article is dreaming that from all sorts of critical incidents against vulgar DM, hopefully there is born
generation of smarter, savvier death metal musicians. One can see that there exists amusing suggestion between the lines:
smarter, savvier ways of dealing with rape. Should be interesting and creative. Of course (Death) Metal is basically stupid by definition, and traditions of post-industrial culture would allow much deeper perspective to deal with. But still:
Interesting ways of dealing with rape. Yes. It seems good idea. Then one still has to decide whether that interesting needs to be feminist theorist talking about mental dominance, or would some racket with samples from VHS tape of dialogue of victims of human traffickers or description of straight forward act suffice? I'm fine with the latter.
Just recently listened 1 hour program of new directions of porn in Finland. Created by people who think porn is dull and not interesting. So they create art magazine dealing freshly with sexuality. They confess not following porn at all, nor having basically any knowledge of it at all. Like claiming movies are boring, despite you saw nothing, but someone told you plot of
american pie? 20'ish female art-school graduates, so fresh and so creative.
I think there should be more open invitation comps. Or at least half open. Nobody says one has to accept all submissions. Just hope that something new could be found besides routine selection of known names. Good luck for Staalwart. I'm sure there are 50-100 people who'd be hungry for rare incident of seeing full on sex noise comp!
