As I read Russolo’s “The Art of Noise”, I couldn’t help but agree with his perception of music. As a matter of fact, one idea that resonated with me was that “noise accompanies every manifestation of our life. Noise is familiar to us. Noise has the power to bring us back to life.”

The soundtracks (or noisetrack) I have chosen to relate to the manifesto are Sigur Rós’ “Ba Ba”, and “Ti Ki”. Indeed, these tracks transported me as soon as it started. You have a subtle alarm clock-like tune that sent me back to my alarm going off this morning. There is also some kind of natural aspect to the tracks, for it reminded me of rain, falling off on some glass. Moreover, the sounds played by the wind instruments seem to be very raw, minimalistic if you will. In a sense, they seem like they have not been altered, and I enjoy it quite a lot. In fact, these tracks are a combination of several of the noise categories that Russolo talks about in his manifesto. You have whispers, jingles, cracks, percussion noises, moans, whistles, noises of falling water, et cetera.

In addition, the tracks have a juvenile aspect to them. I could not help but think of a baby going to sleep to Sigur Rós’ “Ti Ki”. As a matter of fact, we can hear the noise of an engine, which we could assume is the sound of the light machine that is rotating on tiop of the baby’s crib.