Japanoise

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A genre of postindustrial music of Japan, primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. uncountable

    "While we allow the sounds of Japanoise to challenge our ears, this practice of sound-making reveals not only the limits of origin stories, but also the limits of the concept of “ongaku,” […]"

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"While we allow the sounds of Japanoise to challenge our ears, this practice of sound-making reveals not only the limits of origin stories, but also the limits of the concept of “ongaku,” […]"

Etymology

Blend of Japanese + noise.

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