City/Ruins: Art In The Face Of Industrial Decay [Full Documentary] Noise

"This documentary film compiles over 2 hours of interviews and live footage documenting the Cleveland, Ohio Industrial scene. Think of it as an oral retelling of the history and characteristics of the scene since the early 1990s, spliced with footage of nearly 20 industrial and harsh noise acts including Skin Graft, Murderous Vision, Aaron Dilloway, Robert Turman, Nyodene D and many more. "
Features performances and interviews by...
Skin Graft
Aaron Dilloway
Arsonist's Prayer
Contamination Diet
Robert Turman
Murderous Vision
Cunting Daugthers
Nyodene D
Lisa Miralia
Michael James
XTerminal
Glacial 23
The Family Chapter
Order Of Melchizedek
Jerk
Collapsed Arc
Ghostpussy
Black Mayonnaise
Fascist Insect
Dead Peaseant Insurance
Ralf Hausman
#noisemusic #musicdocumentary

[@stevelitt]

I'm a random guy with little or no connection to any of this, who's never even been to the midwest, and I found this to be such an incredible document and tribute to a time and place and to all the artists and venues and other participants involved. Thank you for posting and for all involved in the making of this - filmmaker, artists, etc. I hope you're all doing well.

[@PoopCrayola69]

hey, this is shane cheek from the legendary east coast DIY show house Crayola House (89-92 corn rocket house, 94-2024 Crayola). what you are doing is awesome. keep pushing music boundaries and garner a sense of community thru keeping DIY alive. turn the desolate into positivity. we sadly are losing the oldest DIY venue on the east coast due to realty company negligence and shady business practices. they illegally tried to get us to pay for their own loss, we won in court, they out of spite wouldn’t let us renew. now the house has one more show this saturday June 29th with Aggrocrag and others. after that it’s a frat house. keep DIY alive

[@xdumpstrspunionx902]

dude Skin Graft is so amazing. also loved Arsonist's Prayer performance... didn't know until i first saw this that Roman had more projects beyond Plague Mother and Slit Throats. That performance must have been very cathartic for Roman to get that negative energy out.

[@bonure]

that was obscure

[@lhzawk]

great stuff

[@olddecimal2736]

Beautiful.

[@enggohoi2494]

thank you so much!

[@Steven_Skogger_Meketa]

Skin Graft are my favorite Cleveland band ever

[@XGRIFOXRUIDOX420]

i love how they mention the germs on here!

[@mvdrider]

good stuff

[@thetrikka6]

thxxx for this!!

[@isolateddemon9438]

GREAT STUFF😀

[@twitch_the_orginal]

Very curious if Arsonist's Prayer is still around? and if they are still running their label? Trying to find their music online and can't seem to find any of it... I know the majority of the labels in this documentary gave priority to physical releases, but I am curious if any of the bands actually made the jump to digital downloads or streaming..? Love the documentary by the way!

[@twitch_the_orginal]

Wait, with going through the comments I found a couple of their projects... still would love to know if they are running their label anymore...

[@08bourquem]

Fun Fact: Comedian Drew Carey hosted the popular "Drew Carey Show" sitcom, set in Cleveland. The show followed Carey's life, re-imagined as though he hadn't gone into acting.

[@Fo-Flats]

I would like to hear more from the guy in the video, Michael James. Does anyone know where/how I can find his work?

[@wychwoodmusic]

Very cool doc, thanks for sharing. Whose the artist around 1:03:30? Love the visceral screams mixed in with the noise

[@bonsgats]

Nyodene D: nyodened.bandcamp.com

[@wychwoodmusic]

@@bonsgats Awesome, thanks!

[@UndergroundLookingUp]

Only looking for a sound effect, I will be back to watch your documentary in a bit.

[@questtheinfinite1984]

LMMFAO me too

[@bebs7692]

When was this filmed?

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

8:45 is that a Ems Aks I hear

[@trmancad7060]

PLEASE someone, I REALLY NEED TO KNOW… I got a question. If these musicians hate Cleveland and the industrial darkness in which they live in, then why they keep reaffirming their decaying environment? Why replicate, clone, reterritorialize or reflect again and again what they hate? Aren’t they just adding more noise and grit to the noise and grit they hate so much?

[@MLoerAudio]

I can't speak for these people themselves, but for a lot of artists making art that expresses the qualities of their life is cathartic. If your life is brutal, harsh, and dehumanizing, it might feel really good to create a concrete piece of art that expresses that feeling clearly in a way other people can experience. There's a lot of research that actually shows that metalheads get a lot of psychological benefits from listening to bleak, brutal music, in part because it gives them space to process negative emotions. I'd bet noise has the exact same benefits

[@deathtodynamics2989]

What is in Dilloways moth??

[@pleasekillme786]

Contact mic of some order.