Synopsis: Based in Brooklyn, New York, The Journal of Popular Noise is a semi annual audio magazine featuring experimental music and sound art. The journal is beautifully designed and packaged in a letter-pressed clamshell casing that unfolds to reveal three 45-rpm records, each featuring a different artist; each record is considered a different issue of the magazine. Volume One's issues 10-12 feature the work of Climax Golden Twins, Pwrful Power, and Linda & Ron's Dad.

The Journal of Popular Noise was created by Byron Kalet as a response to the current state of the music industry, particularly its rapid digitalization. The journal seeks to reinforce, all the while challenging, the coupling of design and the visual arts with recorded sound as it has traditionally been found in commercial LPs. In its most basic form, the concept of the magazine is to apply the structure of a pop song to that of a magazine, and vice versa. As such, The Journal of Popular Noise maintains a standard form both visually and musically; specifically, each volume comes in the same clamshell style package with three records, all of which contain five tracks. The editors have set varying guidelines (style, dynamic, structure, etc.) for the construction of each song.

Category: Audio Vinyl
Pages: [1] p.
Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 54.5 x 36.5 cm., folded to 18.5 x 18.5 cm.
Cover: Paperback
Binding: folded
Process: letterpress
Color: monochrome
Edition 300
Signed: Unsigned and Numbered

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