I will add that if Merzbow ever came round these parts, I wouldn't hesitate to go see him live.
That's the one environment where I currently do like noise. Seeing it live is a whole lot more interesting, since there can be some interesting playing techniques and some rather crazy people as well. There's a pretty thriving noise/power electronics scene where I'm from, and I know a few people involved and regularly go to noise gigs here. I went to a festival once where this ****ing MENTAL russian artist called Monopolka played self-proclaimed "dadaist noise terror". He went on stage, absolutely wasted, and almost naked. Half way through the set he picked up his almost empty litre bottle of vodka and started smashing it over his equipment. I was standing near the front and we were hit by bits of glass flying into the crowd, while this crazy unrelenting Russian went nuts and removed the few clothes he had on. Dadaist indeed. It was a while before the next band could go on.
But digressing over, it'd be interesting to see Merzbow live.
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