Critical Noise

By T. Cole Rachel

When the frantic energy of punk rock is no longer enough to jolt people and the outré aesthetic of art rock is no longer effective in provoking an audience, the only thing left to do is to turn up the volume as loud as humanly possible...and then even higher.

CRITICAL LIST
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Flight of the Wounded Locust The Locust
The Shape of Punk to Come Refused
Speak Squeak Creak Melt Banana
Noizembryo Merzbow
Pop Tatari The Boredoms
Altar Sunn O)))
Vivre dans l’aisance Avec Aisance
Pink Boris
Mr. Bungle (album) Mr. Bungle

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Wonderful Rainbow

Flight of the Wounded Locust

The Shape of Punk to Come

Speak Squeak Creak

Noizembryo

Pop Tatari

Altar

Vivre dans l’aisance

Pink

Mr. Bungle (album)

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