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One of the great legends from the 80's...one of the first to really play around with sampling and weird electronic beats and be recognized for the innovation.

Later, they mellowed out, not to be washed away with the break-dancing craze...but they still had a very cool quality to them. Their last effort, The Seduction of Claude Debussy was particularly cool and even reminiscent of some of their earlier work.

Sure wish we had seen more Art of Noise. Hopefully they'll put out one more.

Moments In Love, must be their most memorable work.

they were cool.just don't mention the abomination that was 'Kiss'.

Marrk said:

Ack! Yeah...with Tom Jones no less! Actually it wasn't all that horrible, just blasphemous...

I always loved "Close (to the edit)". The video kicked ass.

Art of noise is cool... I want them 2 make the score 4 my next porno movie

dig there stuff as well.

"Moments in Love" is definitely a song that will stand the test of time, really romantic. Funny I was listening to "The Best of" this morning while I was getting ready to go. I like "Legacy"or Legs as it is said on the song, "Something Always Happens," and "Beat Box" (Diversion 1),which had a hip hop flair to it.

teller said:

OH DAYAMN! Their version of Kiss was GREAT.

I'm sorry you folks are too young to appreciate the humor of TJ singing Kiss - but come on... he HAD the pipes and pumped some steroids into the previously falsetto song... and that sample from RELAX - the "HOOOAAAH!!" MAN I love that version. Sure, it's NOT the same as the original, but, if anything, they deserve props for making it into something NEW and DIFFERENT. AND JAMMING.

Steely Dan sample in there too! Don't you remember!

funkyslsistah said:

I must admit that I couldn't listen to Moments in Love in a dark room. The album version got spooky towards the end! But it was all good!! And Beat Box was slammin'...the piano in the end was beautiful.

Thanks, teller, for that memory!


Tina (~!~)

shit Beatbox ( Diversion 1) was the Break dancer's dream cut... the minute u hear it,,we'd be like "Laces up ya'll"

I'm feelin the Art of Love in here

It's true--Tom Jones really did sing Kiss with some balls.

You guys all need to run out and get a copy of The Seduction of Claude Debussy now. Some very nice AoN sounds on there.

Finess said:

Those were the days...Beatbox is what got me started on AoN. "Legs" is still one of my all time favorites.

Finess said:

Ha! I remember breakin to that song in a performance I did with ma crew in 6th grade.

my perfect mix of Art of Noise:

Who's Afraid:
Beatbox Diversion 1
Moments in Love
Close (To The Edit)
Who's Afraid

Into Battle:
Moment in Love

In Visible Silence:
Camilla
Paranoia
Legs
Instruments of Darkness
Eye of A Needle
b-sides: Why Me, A Nation Rejects

In No Sense, Nonsense:
Ode to Don Jose
Crusoe

Below the Waste:
Catwalk
Island
Robinson Crusoe


I didn't keep up with them too much after that. Is the Seduction of Claude Debussy any good?

chickengrease said:

It is--it's worth a look. Lots of good beats with Anne Dudley's characteristic piano bits, heavily produced by Trevor Horn (which for AoN is a good thing, right?).

It does have a good bit of talking during the segues...kinda like TRC...but they don't really detract from the overall package.

Btw...I thought "The Chameleon's Dish" on In Visible Silence was highly underrated...neat track!

teller said:

You know you've got to devote a thread to Kraftwerk now?