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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen
I don't feel it's any more a "prominent element" of the music itself whether it's extremely lo-fi or if it's slightly lo-fi. The noise would need to feature almost as if an instrument in its own right, and not just some byproduct of the recording process such that it merely sounds like a badly recorded pop song.
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I disagree with this, and that to me is exactly where the appeal
of bands like TNV comes in, in that they break down the distinction
between what a piece is "supposed to sound like" and what it ultimately
does sound like due to recording limitations. Ultimately, it isn't "supposed"
to sound clean even though it is a melodic pop song- it's supposed to
sound dirty, jagged, and discordant. The conflict between those elements
and the melodious pop tendencies is what makes it interesting.
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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen
That was, experimentation with atonal noise. I don't see that merely having a high degree of "lo-fi-ness" constitutes experimentation with atonal noise, certainly not at this stage in rock history.
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Well don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that it's immensely
progressive or revolutionary, but I don't think noise has to be.
It just has to rely, on some level, on noise to make its impact.
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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen
Out of interest have you listened to TNV? If so, what's your view of them?
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I have, and I think they're pretty good, though probably
not my favorite band from the "Ohio scene," and Ohio
has always put out incredible garage rock.