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R.I.P. 2020: Universal Spiritual Renewal Through Noise - Funeral Rebirth in Boris and Merzbow’s 2R0I2P0

Proietti, Luca

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Luca Proietti



Abstract

In a world interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, our society will never be the same as before and there is a sense that change is necessary in order to overcome the crisis. This feeling is grappled with and explored by the experimental rock band Boris in collaboration with noise artist Merzbow, who invite us to erect a tombstone to the year 2020 and to be reborn through sonic spirituality. This review analyses the collaboration album 2R0I2P0 by highlighting how the Japanese artists direct the listener to explore their inner self. They suggest that rebirth from the emergency can happen only by creating a link between the natural and the industrial world to rediscover a sense of purity.

Citation

Proietti, L. (2022). R.I.P. 2020: Universal Spiritual Renewal Through Noise - Funeral Rebirth in Boris and Merzbow’s 2R0I2P0. Brief encounters, 6(1), 118-122. https://doi.org/10.24134/be.v6i1.304

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 1, 2022
Online Publication Date May 3, 2022
Publication Date May 3, 2022
Deposit Date Jul 1, 2022
Publicly Available Date Aug 1, 2022
Journal Brief Encounters
Electronic ISSN 2514-0612
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Issue 1
Pages 118-122
DOI https://doi.org/10.24134/be.v6i1.304
Keywords Japanese music, experimental, noise, COVID-19, 2020
Publisher URL https://briefencounters-journal.co.uk/article/id/20/

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