{"id":1578,"date":"2007-03-02T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2007-03-02T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2018-12-30T14:01:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T22:01:22","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-27-industrial-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-27-industrial-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 27: Industrial Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industrial music\u2019s roots go back to the Futurims movement with works like Luigi Russolo<\/a>\u2018s The Art of Noises<\/i> and later in composer Edgard Var\u00e8se<\/a>\u2018s Po\u00e8me \u00c9lectronique<\/i>.<\/p>\n

In the 1970s bands like Throbbing Gristle<\/a> and NON<\/a> utilized tape editing, stark percussion, and loops to create their dark and distorted music. Bands like Cabaret Voltaire<\/a> and SPK<\/a> adopted these elements into their own work, often mixing repeating samples of speeches and dialogue from movies and speeches into their music.<\/p>\n

What most people now consider industrial music came from Ministry<\/a>. For better or worse, Ministry left their stamp on the genre with a sonic barrage of distorted drum machines and bludgeoning guitars. While I love Skinny Puppy<\/a> and their nightmarish soundscapes it\u2019s easy to understand why so many bands followed Ministry\u2019s lead. Not only is the music dark and aggressive but you can also thrash about in a mosh pit. It is this subgenre of industrial music that inspired today\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: N3CR0N0M1C0N<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n