Art of Noise

Art of Noise
Dudley, Morley, Creme and Horn (from the fourth and final Art of Noise line-up in 1998–2000)
Dudley, Morley, Creme and Horn (from the fourth and final Art of Noise line-up in 1998–2000)
Background information
Also known asThe Image of a Group, Vision
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active1983–1990[1]
1998–2000
2017
Labels
Past members
Websitetheartofnoiseonline.com

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.