Jonathan Snipes: We wanted to use a sound that wasn’t traditionally “harsh” but that most people find unlistenable. Fans and reviewers occasionally accused midcity of not being harsh and distorted enough, so we started discussing ways of making something incredible harsh without any distortion or feedback; something really clean and simple that’s harsh and challenging because of its context, not necessarily its timbre. And, actually, I suppose it’s a way of pointing out that ‘harshness’ is entirely contextual anyway. We don’t make sounds that we think are ugly. William Hutson: Yeah. People divide sounds into categories like “music” and “noise” based on cultural assumptions. These categories are constructed. Sounds aren’t innately noisy, or harsh, or even beautiful. Those are judgments we put on them. The alarm sound in “Get Up” is particularly offensive to Jonathan’s girlfriend, Cristina, because it’s a recording of her alarm clock that she uses to wake up every day. https://youtube/watch?v=hAZjpAmd1l0
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:48:43 +0000
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