Antonym

About

Antonym is an industrial and experimental noise project active during the early 1990s underground music scene. The project emerged during a fertile period for cassette-based experimental music, releasing work through independent labels including Obsidian Tapes. Their discography includes Native Dystopean (1990), a cassette release on Obsidian Tapes that established their aesthetic within the darker reaches of industrial experimentation, followed by the LP Consumer Device (1992), which further developed their approach to abrasive, textural soundscapes. The project also released material on the SPH label, including the cassette Shapeshifter. Antonym's work exemplifies the DIY ethos of early 1990s underground noise and experimental music, characterized by dense, distorted compositions that reject conventional song structures. While operating within the broader industrial and noise underground, the project maintained a relatively low profile, contributing to the era's prolific but largely undocumented experimental cassette culture.