Marolo - Noise Retrospective 1913-2007 - a podcast by Spannered.org

"In 1913 Futurist Luigi Russolo developed several noise machines, which he named‘intonarumori’. In his manifesto, The Art of Noise, Russolo argued that musical instruments could no longer satisfy man's thirst for sounds. Almost 100 years later, people are still exploring the possibilities of sound. This is what I tried to capture in this mix - testing the limits of sound, from shrieking highs to almost imperceptible lows, finding new ways of interpreting and portraying life through the medium of sound. Despite including over 100 artists, the mix by no means represents a completist viewpoint; so many perhaps important artists in the development of 'noise' were left out. It was not my intention to do a 'who's who' of noise music, but rather to show how the exploration of sound has developed over time and how fascinating these explorations are. I did at times take into account the historical significance of the piece/artist when choosing tracks, although I was steered mainly by what was sonically interesting to me. Well that's it - the mix should speak for itself. If you are interested in digging deeper please follow the links provided. Listen at maximum volume and enjoy."

Marolo, January 2007Tracklisting:

Luigi Russolo– Risveglio Di Una Cita (1913)
Marcel Duchamp– La Mariée MiseÀ Nu Par Ses Célibataires, Même
John Cage– Imaginary Landscape 1 (1939)
John Cage– Imaginary Landscape (1942)
Halim El-Dabh– Wire Recorder Piece (1944)
Pierre Schaeffer– Etude Aux Chemins De Fer (1948)
Hugh Le Caine– Dripsody (1949)
Edgar Varese– Interpolation, 3rd Interpolation (1954)
John Cage– Radio Music (1956)


15 minutesIannis Xenakis– Diamorphoses (1957)
György Ligeti– Continuum, Glissandi (1957), Artikulation (1958)
György Ligeti– PièceÉlectronique #3 (1958)
Edgard Varèse– Poème Electronique (1960)
Stockhausen–  Kontakte (1960)
Tod Dockstader– Four Elementary Tapes¾ (1963)
Stockhausen– Telemusik (1966)
Beatriz Ferreyra– Demeures Aquatiques (1967)
AMM– Ailantus Glandulosa (1966)
Wozard Of Iz– Blue Poppy (1968)
Pierre Henry– Prologue (1968)
Jean-Claude Risset– Flight& Countdown (1968)
Delia Derbyshire / John Peel– Voice Treatment (1969)
La Monte Young– The Volga Delta (1969)


30 minutesMorton Subotnick– Wild Bull Part 2 (1968)
Jean-Claude Risset– Mutations (1969)
François Bayle + Robert Wyatt + Kevin Ayers– It (1970)
Iannis Xenakis– Hibiki-Hana-Ma (1970)
Luc Ferrari– Presque Rien  (1971)
Yoko Ono– Toilet Piece (1971)
Laurie Spiegel– Sediment (1972)
La Monte Young– From Poem For Chairs, Tables, Benches, Two Sounds
Faust– 11 (1973)
Throbbing Gristle– Whorls of Sound (1975)
Alvin Lucier– The Duke Of New York (1976)
BBC Radiophonic Workshop– Central Control Room In Exillon City, Styre's Scouting Machine, Atomic Reactor Runs Wild (1978)
Chrome– Inacontact / I am the Jaw (1979)
Whitehouse– Politics (1980)
Maurizio Bianchi– Industrial (1980)


45 minutesMerzbow– Music Concret/Tape Dada (1980)
NON– Pagan Muzak Loops (1980)
Frieder Butzmann– Tales of Death (1981)
Esplendor Geometrico– PIE (1981)
MB– Treblinka (1981)
Throbbing Gristle– Medicine (1982)
Borsig– Zu Den Anderen Gerollt Werden/Helmut (1982)
E.g Oblique Graph– Black Cloth (1982)
Esplendor Geometrico– Disco Rojo (1982)
Consumer Electronics– Keloid (1982)
SPK– War of Islam (1983)
Alison Knowles– Assemblage (1984)
Diamanda Galás– Panoptikon (1984)
Controlled Bleeding– Knees And Bones (1985)
Zoviet France– Signal (1986)
Butthole Surfers– Hay (1987)


1 hourMerzbow– Chopin is Dead (1987)
Hanatarash– Frogirl (1988)
Esplendor Geometrico– Mekano-Turbo (1988)
John Watermann– Still Warm (1989)
Voice Crack& Borbotomagus– Untitled (1991)
Jackofficers– Flush (1991)
Iannis Xenakis– S.709 (1992)
Scanner– Untitled (1993)
Melvins - Magic Pig Detective (1994)Merzbow - Ananga-Ranga (1994)
Fennesz– 3 (1995)
Vromb– Facteur Humaine iii (1996)
Mike Patton - I Killed Him Like a Dog, Screams Of The Asteroid, Porno Holocaust, Catheter, Raped On A Bed Of Sand (1996)1 hour 15 minutes

Restgeraeusch– 1H / 1Min (1996)
Oval– Shop in Store (1996)
Lucien Monbuttou– Kpiele, I Find The Enemy (1997)
Jonathan Azande– Opaque Misery (1997)
Francis Dhomont– Scherzo (1997)
Aube– Vent Finalzinho (1997)
Electricity– Dunia Wanja Wa Fujo, Indlela Yababi (1997)
National Bird– Wakar Uwa Mugu (1997)
Godfrey J Kola– Somalia! (1997)
Mbuti Singers - Massacre Rite (1997)Jim O’Rourke– There As (1997)
Toys’r’us– Untitled (1997)
Fraughman– Of The Elements (1998)
Boredoms– Super Shine (1998)
Merzbow– Munchen (1998)


1 hour 30 minutesMerzbow– Soft Water Rhinoceros (1998)
Scalpel– 2.08 (1998)
Dumb Type– Zero Radius (1998)
ATR– Brixton Academy (1999)
Merzbow& Genesis P-orridge– Flowering Pain (1999)
Voice Crack– Green Ellipse/Red Square (1999)
Shizuo– Untitled (1999)
Maldoror– Baby Powder on Peach Fuzz (1999)
Zipper Spy– Untitled (2000)
Dolores Dewberry– Paragraph (2000)
Diane Nelson– Dissected Insect (2000)
Winterkälte– Toxic Hotspot (2000)
Signal– Centrum (2000)
Massimo - Hey Babe, Let Me See Your USB And I'll Show You My Firewire (2001)1 hour 45 minutes

DJ Smallcock– YinYue (2001)
Ryoji Ikeda– 00010 (2001)
Cyclo– C4 C9 (2001)
Tripod Sardine– TV (2000)
Speedranch– Halfway up the Stairway of Mucus (2001)
Fennesz / Jim O'Rourke / Peter Rehberg– We Will Diffuse You (2002)
Huren– Satem (2002)Vromb– Subréalité (2002)
Coh– Hurt Later / Terra Beyond / In Spaces Between (2002)
Massimo– 6-1-8 (2002)
Merzbow– Tadpole / Forgotten Land (2002)
Merzbow– Black Gun Red (Kim Cascone mix) (2003)
Wlliam Basinski– Disintegration Loops DLP4 (2003)
KK Null– Andromeda 2 (2003)
Space Machine– 4 (2004)
Chessmachine– 16 Move (2004)


2 hoursZeena Parkins& Ikue Mori– Miura (2004)
Otomo Yoshihide - Where There's Smoke, There's Weapons (2004)The Lappetites– Funeral (2005)
Merzbow– Merzbuta track 4 (2005)
Zeena Parkins– 16 Feet + Cello (2006)
Drifting Stranger– Oh Daddy Love Me Good (2007)

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