The Art of Noise Response

I found this article interesting and made me think about sound and noise in a whole new light. Strangely while reading it made me more aware of the noises made by machines around me like the air conditioner outside my window or my ceiling fan. It was fascinating how Luigi Russolo described the history of sound and music. Although he believed people’s tastes are moving away from harmonic melody and towards almost nonsensical noise, I think his futurist beliefs did not unfold that way in present day society. Pop music does have trends of electronic music/noise, not all music today follows the trend. When he described in his manifesto the families of noises for the futurist orchestra it reminded me of the Vegetable Orchestra and how strange noises played together can create harmonious music. The last paragraph made me feel more comfortable about tackling this next project. Since I don’t have a musical background, it may be easier for me to stray from the norm and come up with a futuristic art of noise too for my project.