
A follow-up:
I have some interesting problems with one roommate in regard to noise. She calls it music that she enjoys listening to; I prefer to think of it as noise when it is played on her laptop at four in the morning as the volume causes my room to vibrate.
So, what to do: fight fire with gasoline. I have come up with a little list of music that I think will help me - and you - if I ever have to face another session of a roommate's laptop performance:
1) Einstürzende Neubauten - never thought I would be mentioning them here, but they work (check out Autobahn or Stella Maris if you can - perfect for the eardrums)
2) Sister Ray - Velvet Underground classic that has not gone stale
3) Weasels Ripped My Flesh (song, not full album - too much melodic material available on the full Zappa CD/download)
4) Ecclusiastics - a Charles Mingus track where he howls along to the melody at one point (wonderful!)
5) Anything by Iannis Xenakis (check out La Legende d'Eer, or any of his experiments from the '60s)
6) Anything from Throbbing Gristle (check out Hamburger Lady - this could give Satan nightmares)
7) Whatever you think works
Now, after you have chosen the track, set up your speakers appropriately around the offending room, set the laptop or stereo on "repeat," lock your door and leave the house. An hour of your noise assault should teach a lesson not to be forgotten.
Let me know if you have any other tracks that work!
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