The Haters is a noise and conceptual art troupe from the United States, and is primarily the work of the Hollywood based media artist, writer, and filmmaker GX Jupitter-Larsen. He is accompanied by his wife Jessica King and a constantly changing lineup of other "members" – usually local experimental musicians and artists in whatever town a Haters performance happens to be taking place.
 
The group began in the late 1970s as a punk rock band, but assumed its current form when Jupitter-Larsen realized he was more interested in making noise and destroying venues than in structured music. Soon the Haters established contacts with like-minded artists in what would become known as the noise music scene. A central aspect of the Haters' work is that the sounds they produce are not music. The sounds they create are not made with musical instruments or even audio equipment, but with physical processes such as grinding, crashing, and other forms of destruction. The only reason The Haters started incorporating live sound in performances was to re-emphasize the action taking place, not for the sake of the sound itself. Haters performances typically consist of Jupitter-Larsen and King, both wearing masks, creating extremely loud noise using various types of machinery, with the sound distorted and amplified until it is virtually unrecognizable.
 
The Haters' many CD and record releases are usually recordings of these performances. Amplified suitcases will be the focal point of four different performances, each entitled Loud Luggage / Booming Baggage I–IV. Over the course of the nightly performances, The Haters will be joined by an ever expanding crew to celebrate entropy, noise, and travel.
 
› jupitter-larsen.com
 
Appearances:
› CTM.11 › LOUD LUGGAGE / BOOMING BAGGAGE I
› CTM.11 › LOUD LUGGAGE / BOOMING BAGGAGE II
› CTM.11 › LOUD LUGGAGE / BOOMING BAGGAGE III
› CTM.11 › LOUD LUGGAGE / BOOMING BAGGAGE IV