Futurist Manifesto, the Art of Noises.
You don't have to read it all, but do take a glance. In this substantially thick piece of reading, the Futurists break everything down into a science, embracing technology and change. I found it interesting that they were able to seemingly inventory the fundamental noises. How could they claim to do such a thing? Noise is indefinite...
I found this line particularly interesting: Not only in the roaring atmosphere of major cities, but in the country too, which until yesterday was totally silent, the machine today has created such a variety and rivalry of noises that pure sound, in its exiguity and monotony, no longer arouses any feeling. The drone of the machine has created a constant, perpetual noise in our world. Right now in Skopelos, as I am seemingly sitting in silence, I can hear the drone of my computer fan, the whizzing of the motorcycles tearing through the small cobblestone streets, and the rolling lull of the salty waves crashing upon the shore of the Aegean Sea. Noise is inescapable.
There may not be such a thing as silence. If there is, it is not something I have ever experienced. Even in the womb, one is surrounded by the palpitating and beating sound of the mother's body. Perhaps silence can be found in the distant rural areas of wilderness. Even so, one cannot dismiss the sound of the blowing wind and rustling grass.
A lot of people dismiss any differences between music, noise, and sound. I think these can be differentiated by the organization of the elements. Also, the intention. Sound, existing as vibrations that travel through the air, is always present. Noise is sound created by people, animals (i.e. the goats near Christo's house, with which I bleat-talk), or things, either intentionally or not. Music is the compilation of noises. Check out the pictures of us jamming out to music while sleeping on the ferry ride from Athens to Skopelos OR the pictures of us Greek dancing to the Greek music at the opening banquet (below).
