Photo by Bridget Burns: Two Noises in performance at 17 Nautical Miles, summer 1998
Two
Noises
Photo by Bridget Burns: Two
Noises in performance at 17 Nautical Miles, summer 1998
Discography:
ARCH001, "Thematico" b/w "Foster Child" 7" EP (1998).
Paul Dickow, organ and synthesiser; Borg Norum, drums & percussion.
Two Noises
began as a basement improvisation group in Moscow, Idaho in the early 90s. Paul
moved to Portland to form Entertainment and attend Reed College, but when Borg
moved to Portland some months later they resumed improvising, this time with
renewed focus.Combining
Paul's interests in 'outsider' rock and experimental music with Borg's interests
in traditional jazz, bebop and free jazz, the group settled on electric improvisation
as a specialty. Miles Davis ca. 1969-1976 was a particularly important point
of reference.
After cycling through
several identities (as Rokplug and Logplug featuring Jay Sanders on electric
guitar; and as Dymaxion Sound, until Stereolab informed them of a similar group
on the East Coast called Dymaxion) the group settled on Two Noises as a name.In
fall of 1996 the group supported Jessamine at the Portland date of their US
tour. When Jessamine moved to Portland that winter, they began recording Norum
and Dickow at their home studio.Two Noises recorded four or five sessions total
with Andy Brown and Rex Ritter (now of Fontanelle and proprietors of Magnetic
Park studio in Portland) which were intended to be edited into a full LP release
for Histrionic. These sessions feature an even more "outside" sound
in contrast to the driving, spirited songs from the debut 7"; moving away
from Miles and into a newer language specific to the duo. The recording project
was abandoned when Norum moved to New York State to complete his degree at University
of Rochester. Borg also served as a drummer for Fontanelle and is featured on
a cut on the 12" EP F (audraglint/Kranky)
However,
editing for an upcoming retrospective/anthology is currently underway and will
probably not be finished.
Borg Norum is about to return to the Pacific NW at which time Two Noises are
likely to reunite! meanwhile, Paul is busy with Archigramophone and lots of
other stuff.
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