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japanoise
what it is
Noise from Nippon; not used to describe noise by non-Japanese people which is in the style of Japanese noise.
✦ meet the girls making japanoise →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
Nuclear Deliverance: From Prison Planet To No Planet
everything's inverted. everything everything
open this album: apple music · spotify
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make japanoise a playlist
turn these 15 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is japanoise?
Noise from Nippon; not used to describe noise by non-Japanese people which is in the style of Japanese noise.
What are good japanoise albums to start with?
Try Pulse Demon by Merzbow, ライブ!! by ミドリ, king of noise by Hijokaidan, and Spectrum Ripper by Masonna.
Who are some women making japanoise?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/japanoise/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making japanoise, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20