This is all about how spirituality connects with noise sound art (music).
Noise music challenges norms. It also shows what it's like to be human. It shows rawness and intensity. Those who search for meaning may find resonance in noise music. Noise music makes you self-reflect. It can be transformative.
I know some of you might not see Christ's significance. First of all, he really existed, even some historians who didn't like him say so. He said and did something and later that led to the abolition of open slavery and Black Lives Matter, Greenpeace and PETA.
Various art styles portray suffering in distinct ways. Art shows parts of Jesus' suffering too. Noise music can genuinely express the suffering of Jesus. This style of music shows Jesus' suffering like no other can.
Noise music can't fully express Christ's love. This is due to the nature of the style. Yes, it has limitations. Just as the lives of some who create noise music were limited.
Why limit ourselves to conventional forms of art to express spirituality?
Noise music is abrasive.
Jesus was surrounded by evil forces during his crucifixion too.
Noise music is rejected by the masses.
Just like the suffering of Christ.
Christianity doesn't always fit with what society expects. Christianity, at its core, is the avant-garde of the world. Christ's principles may seem impractical, like avant-garde music.
In art, you don't always need a fixed meaning. Through their intention, artists, including noise musicians, allow Christ to be present in their work. Noisists have the ability to manifest Christ's suffering. It's the creator who decides arts purpose.
One might wonder how noise music connects to Christianity. One might even think it's insulting. But here's the thing: Christianity acknowledges the chaos and noise in our world. Christ is also a part of this noisy world.
Psalm 150:5 says, "Praise him with clanging cymbals!"
And guess what?
Cymbals don't produce pleasant sounds.
2023 Aug
