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Macronympha is an American
Noise music Noise music is a genre of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise within a musical context. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical ...
and power electronics group formed 1990 by Joseph Roemer and Rodger Stella in Pittsburgh, PA. Tim Oliveira ( Stimbox) and Dominick Fernow (
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) have occasionally appeared on Macronympha recordings and live performances. A great number of their releases are in cassette format, released on various underground labels worldwide including their own
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. So far they have exclusively played live shows in the US. Macronympha's trademark sound is the collage of metaljunk bashed against each other, layered and looped utilizing mostly analogue equipment. Macronympha has collaborated with many names from the noise scene, including K2, Government Alpha and
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.


Partial discography

* ''Insane Torture Device'' (1991, Cassette) * ''Physical Chaos'' (1992, Cassette) * ''Noise Terrorism'' (1993, Cassette) * ''Insemination Bath / Radio For The People'' (1994, Cassette) * ''Naked Denunciation Of Infrasonic Exchange'' (1994, Cassette) * ''Relentless Agony'' (1994, Cassette) * ''Ultimate Vibrator'' (1994, Cassette) * ''Grind'' (1995, Cassette) * ''Notes From Underground'' (1995, Cassette) * ''The Spectacle Of Ravishing Our Maidens'' (1995, Cassette) * ''White Music'' (1995, Cassette) * ''Ongoing Orgasm'' (1995, Cassette) * ''Whorechestra'' (1995, Cassette) * '' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania'' (1995, LP) * ''Baroque'' (1996, Cassette) * ''Collapsing Infrastructure Part 2'' (1996, Cassette) * ''Amplified Humans'' (1997, Cassette) * ''Live Constructions NYC'' (1997, Cassette) * ''Metal Noise'' (1997, Cassette) * ''White Album'' (1997, Cassette) * ''New Noise Loops / Motors And Fine Art'' (1998, Cassette) * ''Intensive Care'' (1998, CD) * ''Membranes And Black Holes'' (2002, CD) * ''Measuring, Monitoring, Calibrating'' (2006, Cassette) * ''Macrocanibalismo'' (2016, CDr) * ''Discovering The Unknown'' (2016, CDr) * ''Himalayan Pink, Macronympha / Le Cose Bianche'' (2017, Cassette) * '' hiroyuki chiba/Macronympha Split'' (2020, Cassette) * '' Macronympha/New Grasping Machina Split'' (2022, Cassette)


External links

*http://www.discogs.com/artist/Macronympha DiscogsPage *https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/5854/nympha.html&date=2009-10-25+10:55:11 Interview with Roemer {{Authority control American noise rock music groups Noise musical groups Power electronics (music)