Art of Noise
Art of Noise was a groundbreaking electronic group that pioneered sampling, producing avant-garde pop that blurred the lines between art and commercial music.
Origin: London, England · Years active: 1983–1990
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Biography
Art of Noise was a groundbreaking electronic group that pioneered sampling, producing avant-garde pop that blurred the lines between art and commercial music.
Key 1980s albums
- Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? (1984) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- In Visible Silence (1986) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- In No Sense? Nonsense! (1987) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Close (to the Edit) (1984) — 80s songs
- Moments in Love (1984) — 80s songs
- Peter Gunn (1986) — 80s songs
- Paranoimia (1986) — 80s songs
- Legs (1987) — 80s songs
Genres
synth-pop · electro · new-wave
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Art of Noise — quick answers
- Who are Art of Noise?
- Art of Noise — London, England, active 1983–1990. Art of Noise was a groundbreaking electronic group that pioneered sampling, producing avant-garde pop that blurred the lines between art and commercial music.
- What did Art of Noise release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 3 albums and 5 essential songs for Art of Noise, covering 1984–1987.
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