Here are two articles (with video) that some may find useful:
Noise Acts You Need To Hear Now
Helm's Guide To Loop-Based Music
Not sure why Merzbow and a few others would be included in such a list of noise artist you need to hear now. Hard for me to imagine someone being into noise and not knowing of them.
The loop-based story is my favorite and there is some fantastic stuff listed and something artist are getting away from......especially locked-groove releases.