1.
dissonance - as Webster has it, inharmonious sounds. Used deliberately by many great musicians from
Lou Reed to
Sonic Youth to
Mogwai, as an art unto itself or an extreme method of
tension and release.
2.
cognitive dissonance - an incongruity of
thought or conflicting
ideals...
go there
3.
social dissonance -
conflict within a
cultural,
social or
political landscape. Can be either accidental, or as a result of
culture jamming by
activists with the intention of highlighting
hypocrisy. Example: the presence of a
giant skull in a
hacked cigarette billboard.
4.
Amoebic Dissonance - the
e-zine that's almost a
viral infection (http://come.to/amoebic)
5.
Tom Dissonance - to be honest, I wouldn't even
bother