Pogłos is a Polish noise art documentary that presented different noise concerts around Silesia. The concerts had no audience, it consisted of one or two noise artist performing with powerful loudspeakers in natural stages, such as a forrest or a snowy field. The artist interacted directly with the atmosphere surrounding them, playing with the natural reverb of the place. Mainly the artist worked with hardware processors such as effect pedals or modular synthesizers to create a thick layer of electronic noises. The great appeal of this documentary is the juxtaposition of the harsh noises with the calm and beautiful nature. The artists in the documentary seek to explore the concepts of territory and how mankind expands its territory towards atmospheres like the ones portrayed, finally destroying them.

I was deeply impressed when seeing the documentary, noise music is usually hard to listen and quite unpleasant, but I felt that the music in the documentary, when being mirrored with nature, was extremely hypnotic and satisfying. This video is a clear example of how visual content can make noise music or other sound styles that have not pleasurable aesthetics, more accessible. After watching Tokyo Noise and Pogłos, I feel more compelled to noise music, but I think that a reason for this is that both documentaries have excellent visual content.

My favorite part of Pogłos is the concert where a noise artist is playing in front of an old abandoned building, at the middle of his performance the building is demolished and it falls, crumbling into pieces. This creates a huge bang that molds with the noise music. I thought the idea was incredibly creative and I will love to experience a concert similar to this one in person.