So in conclusion, in your own words, how would you describe power electronics, and how would you describe rhythmic noise?

Oh, and I just got myself all of Imminent Starvation's albums, got to check him out.

So far I've got most of the stuff by Asche, Converter, Iszoloscope, Punch Inc., Somatic Responses and Synapscape. And a good deal of Brighter Death Now's releases.

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Are Noisex and Download considered "Power Noise"? I think so but i never really liked that sound. I liked the old stuff by Gridlock though (the ones that had rhythm and melody) though and i'm gonna def. check Imminent Starvation.


Anybody else here liking EBM? I like 80s stuff like Cabaret Voltaire (first EBM project ever?), Front-242 and Clock DVA but i'm not very excited about 90s and 00s stuff like Evil's Toy, Funker Vogt, Kovenant, Wumpscut, Front-Line Assembly (they are EBM right?),Haujobb etc. Anybody having some mint EBM recommendations?

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Originally posted by Gauss So in conclusion, in your own words, how would you describe power electronics, and how would you describe rhythmic noise? Oh, and I just got myself all of Imminent Starvation's albums, got to check him out. So far I've got most of the stuff by Asche, Converter, Iszoloscope, Punch Inc., Somatic Responses and Synapscape. And a good deal of Brighter Death Now's releases.

i think rhythmic noise is rather self-explanatory. it is rhythm-driven noisy music that oftentimes incorporates a melody and that you can actually dance to (maschinenfest anyone?).

it thus contrasts very vividly with power electronics that *rarely* exhibits so much as even a trace of a rhythm. i'll cheat and give you the description from wikipedia, which i think is pretty accurate:

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It largely consists of screeching waves of feedback, analogue synthesizers making sub-bass pulses or high frequency squealing sounds, and screamed, distorted, often hateful and offensive lyrics. Deeply atonal, there are no conventional melodies or rhythms in power electronics.

i should also add that it is often politically-themed. both the extreme right and extreme left utilize power electronics as a vehicle for spreading their propaganda. now, whether said themes are to be taken seriously or as a mere joke is a whole different matter, which i am not going to go into.

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Originally posted by Adam420 Aweful

i fear the tracks featured in this thread fail to adequately demonstrate the potential of the genre in its entirety. i'm therefore supplying some more below:


pn 1.mp3
pn 2.mp3
pn 3.mp3
pn 4.mp3

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Originally posted by PETRAN Are Noisex [...] considered "Power Noise"?

you bet they are. you see, behind noisex is... raoul roucka who i was talking about earlier in this thread. never liked any of his productions either.

as for download... no, i wouldn't personally label them that.

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Yea I mean these examples you just posted actually have a coherent beat progression and structure. The other stuff was, well, just noise.

I liked pn 4.mp3 the best.

This was my favorite track in high school:

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Originally posted by PETRAN Are Noisex and Download considered "Power Noise"? I think so but i never really liked that sound. I liked the old stuff by Gridlock though (the ones that had rhythm and melody) though and i'm gonna def. check Imminent Starvation. Anybody else here liking EBM? I like 80s stuff like Cabaret Voltaire (first EBM project ever?), Front-242 and Clock DVA but i'm not very excited about 90s and 00s stuff like Evil's Toy, Funker Vogt, Kovenant, Wumpscut, Front-Line Assembly (they are EBM right?),Haujobb etc. Anybody having some mint EBM recommendations?

Why do people always associate EBM with noise? Maybe because they both have an industrial edge?

Anyway, try with Icon Of Coil and Combichrist.

So, Noisician, where did you come from? I haven't seen you around TA until now.

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Originally posted by Gauss So, Noisician, where did you come from? I haven't seen you around TA until now.

that's because i seldom post here. for obvious reasons.

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Would Hellfish & Producer come under this Power Noise genre, or is it just hardcore techno?

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Originally posted by Noisician that's because i seldom post here. for obvious reasons.

But you lurk? Because you showed right up when I made this thread.

I liked that........ and that scares me. Sounded a bit like some Autechre stuff just more scary in a scary way. Girl on the video was fit though.