Noise Pieces (Album)

Noise Pieces is a series of pieces by Jack Hall.

Background
Jack Hall (1972-present) is a musician and performance artist from Portsmouth. He is 5'1" and weighs roughly 105lbs.

Content
Noise Pieces is made up of live performances from the early 90's, in venues which Hall was ultimately banned from after the performances concluded.

The pieces consist of guitar feedback (usually several guitars at a time), screaming, and the destruction of several things in the venue. One of these performances culminated in Hall being arrested on the night and fined an undisclosed amount.

Release and Reception
The release process started when SpongeBob got in contact with an old school friend, who he thought hadn't done anything since secondary school. During May and June 2015, Hall played several VHS and cassette recordings of his performances to SquarePants. These performances intrigued SquarePants, and he released them a week after the final tape was played.

The album was released with a small amount of promotion. Five 6lp test pressings were sent to five different record shops around the United Kingdom, and now sell for around $3,000 each online.

The album was officially released on July 1st 2015, Hall's 43rd birthday, and was well-received in avant-garde music circles, but not so much by outlets like Rolling Stone, who named it the worst album of the decade upon release.

Tracklist

 * 1) May 12th 1990, Southend (20:10, part one)
 * 2) May 12 1990, Southend (20:27, part two)
 * 3) July 12th 1991, Kensington and Chelsea (20:00)
 * 4) September 10th 1991, Portsmouth (21:42)
 * 5) Drone (40:13, only non-live piece on the album, side 2 of lp3 is blank)
 * 6) November 23rd 1991, Watford (15:12, part one)
 * 7) November 23rd 1991, Watford (17:13, part two)
 * 8) Danger Music 17, Followed by Manipulated Feedback (20:10, unknown location 1990)
 * 9) May 30th 1990, unknown location (18:53)
 * 10) September 14th 1992, unknown location (20:42)
 * 11) December 9th 1992, unknown location (22:30)