(Whos Afraid of) the Art of Noise

1. A Time To Fear (Who s Afraid)
2. Beat Box (Diversion One)
3. Snapshot
4. Close (To The Edit)
5. Who s Afraid Of The Art Of Noise
6. Moments In Love
7. Memento
8. How To Kill
9. Realisation.

Requirements:
Art Of Noise are not a band. Never were. They are an organisation, a distinctly non-rockist creative, post-modernist collective. Starting out as a mysterious,Trevor Horn led experimental studio outfit, the primary contributors to the adventure were Royal College Of Music graduate, Anne Dudley; producer/arranger J.J. Jeczalik and songwriter, instrumentalist and engineer/ producer Gary Langan. Ex- NME writer Paul Morley contributed ideas and delivered the bands non-image to the press and media.

It was 1983 that Art Of Noise were unleashed on an unsuspecting public, with the debut vinyl EP Into Battle With Art Of Noise winning admirers from the then disparate worlds of the pop and dance markets. Dazzling production from Horn, lifted Art Of Noise above the pop pap of the day, creating a post-rock soundscape that melded hip-hop beats with studio trickery, tape-splicing and more than a little humor.