"Macronympha is an American noise and power electronics group formed in 1990 by Joseph Roemer and Rodger Stella in Pittsburgh, PA. Their trademark sound is the collage of metal-junk bashed against each other, looped and layered with mostly analogue equipment. They have collaborated with many big names from the noise scene, including K2, Government Alpha and The Grey Wolves."
"Shohei Iwasaki (1962-2005), better known by his stage name 'Monde Bruits' (French for 'Noise World'), was one of the earliest within the Japanese noise scene, both as a supporter and eventual artist. It was Iwasaki who organized Merzbow's first show in Osaka. He was also involved in 'MXM' (with Macronympha), and 'Sian' (with Aube) amongst other projects. He died in a motorcycle accident in 2005."
