If Feedback’s Nonlinear, It Can’t Be Straight

Here's an interesting article I just found on Tiny Mix Tapes. It's titled "If Feedback's Nonlinear, It Can't Be Straight: Noise Music as Queer Expression," which is an awesomely witty title if I've ever heard one. The basic argument it makes is that both traditional concepts of tonality and traditional concepts of sexuality are arbitrary, meaning that we have similar misconceptions about noise music and homosexuality. Since they can relate to something that is seen as being outside the social norms, it follows that the noise genre attracts more homosexuals per capita then traditional music genres. It's definitely an interesting theory, and a good way to link two things that we as young, socially-conscious music lovers can relate to, in a way that I surely never could have.

FYI there are a number of references to lyrics about homosexuality, sadomasochism and other kinds of "deviant" sex. You've been warned. Skip reading the article if those are things that make you uncomfortable.

Now listening to: Dodos - Time to Die (2009)