The band’s name was taken from the art and noise manifestos of the Italian Futurists who’s essays contained titles such as “The Art of Noises”, “The Futurist Noise Machines”, “Manifesto of Futurist Musicians” and “Technical Manifesto of Futurist Music”. The impression the album leaves almost seems to come as much from the art direction of the band and the actual production style as much as the song writing itself. Without any recognisable frontman, the sound was not driven by vocal performances but was created from a pallet of samples, field recordings and synthesis, blurring the lines between the traditional genres of new wave, rock, pop and dance music. The roles of the artist, songwriter and producer would be blurred by the futuristic approach of the (non) group Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Paul Morley, Gary Langan and J. Barratt, 1985.Īhead of Classic Album Sundays’ evening with Art of Noise later this month, we revisit the band’s essential ’84 debut Who’s Afraid of The Art of Noise?Ī manifesto for the future, a blueprint for what was to become, Who’s Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? pushed the boundaries of how albums would be conceived in electronic music. “The Art Of Noise as they are” publicity photograph by A.J.
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