Japanoise is the label applied to the prolific and influential noise music scene in Japan, primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. The Japanoise scene was defined by a near-absolute sense of musical freedom, and consequently was extremely diverse, covering everything from the crazed noise rock of Boredoms to the totally unstructured and chaotic noise of Merzbow and Incapacitants, although in recent years the term has been applied mainly to the latter type of music. Japanoise has been extremely influential in underground music scenes worldwide, but especially in the United States, where it has spawned the closely related (and overlapping) harsh noise genre. Noise music is music that uses sounds regarded as unpleasant or painful under normal circumstances. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Noise rock is a musical genre that developed in the 1980s as an experimental outgrowth of punk rock. ... Boredoms (Contrary to popular belief, the bands name is just Boredoms, not The Boredoms) are an avant-garde band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986. ... Merzbow is the name used by Japanese musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美 Akita Masami) (born 1956) for most of his experimental noise records, and is considered by many to be the earliest project among others in what has become known as the Japanese noise scene. He has released many CDs, LPs and... Incapacitants (インã‚ャパシタンツ) is the name of a Japanese noise music band formed in Osaka Japan, started in 1981 as Toshiji Mikawas solo project. ... The term underground music has been applied to several artistic movements, notably to the early psychedelic movement of the mid 60s centred in Los Angeles. ... Harsh noise is a genre of music that uses no (or minimal) synths, no (or minimal) acoustic instruments, and is created almost entirely by electronic feedback and distortion, along with aimless samples. ...
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