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Art of Noise | |
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 Dudley, Morley, Creme and Horn (from the fourth and final Art of Noise line-up in 1998–2000) | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Image of a Group, Vision |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1983–1990[1]
1998–2000 2017 |
| Labels | |
| Past members | |
| Website | theartofnoiseonline |
Art of Noise (also The Art of Noise) were a British avant-garde synth-pop group formed in early 1983 by engineer/producer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with keyboardist/arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn, and music journalist Paul Morley.[2] The group had international Top 20 hits with its interpretations of "Kiss", featuring Tom Jones, and the instrumental "Peter Gunn", which won a 1986 Grammy Award.
The group's mostly instrumental compositions were novel melodic sound collages based on digital sampler technology, which was new at the time. Inspired by turn-of-the-20th-century revolutions in music, the Art of Noise were initially packaged as a faceless anti- or non-group, blurring the distinction between the art and its creators. The band is noted for innovative use of electronics and computers in pop music, particularly its innovative use of sampling.[citation needed]
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music (4 ed.). Backbeat Books. p. 23. ISBN 0-87930-628-9.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.