Neil Burke was a founding member of the seminal spastic noise group Men's Recovery Project. His stylized visual art for MRP, as well as others, has become iconic and definitive of the noise culture he has been involved in for so long. He records and performs solo as Sinking Body (www.monoroid.com)
Kites and Nautical Almanac both use homemade electronics to give gripping and engaging performances. They have been key players in the progression of noise culture. Both performance in the No Fun Festival in Brooklyn last March. (www.loadrecords.com/bands/kites.html + www.heresee.com)
Dan Friel plays in the New York group Parts and Labor and performs electronic noise-pop solo. (www.danfriel.com)
Necking is new in the New York noise scene and often performs with two percussionists and electronics. (www.necking.co.kr)