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~ Art of Noise
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  • Audio CD (23 Nov 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Ztt
  • ASIN: B0000253JA
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 66,388 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Love 7:01£0.69
Listen  2. A Time For The Fear (Who's Afraid) 4:47£0.69
Listen  3. Beat Box (Diversion 1) 8:32£0.69
Listen  4. The Army Now 2:05£0.69
Listen  5. Donna 1:45£0.69
Listen  6. Memento 2:12£0.69
Listen  7. How To Kill 2:42£0.69
Listen  8. Realisation 1:44£0.69
Listen  9. Who's Afraid (Of The Art Of Noise) 4:22£0.69
Listen10. Moments In Love10:19Album Only
Listen11. Bright Noise0:06£0.69
Listen12. Flesh In Armour 1:25£0.69
Listen13. Comes And Goes 1:21£0.69
Listen14. Snapshot 2:33£0.69
Listen15. Close (To The Edit) 5:28£0.69
Listen16. (Three Fingers Of) Love 4:44£0.69

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For three years Anne Dudley, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan andTrevor Horn endlessly remixed a collection of found sounds,rhythms, melodies and thematic motifs into a number of releases for Horn's ZTT Records. After the other three split from Horn in 1985, themes from these recordings constantly reappeared in their work, but it was not until 1998 that these original recordings were reissued on CD.
The 16-song DAFT contains almost all of the groundbreaking 1983 EP INTO BATTLE, the wellspring for all future AoN projects, along with several stray singles and a good-sized chunk of 1984's WHO'S AFRAID OF THE ART OF NOISE. Among the brilliant tracks are the dreamily lush "Moments In Love", the bizarre vocal cut-upsof "The Army Now" and the influential hits "Beat Box" and "Close (To the Edit)". This CD, both avant-garde and accessible, is the purest example of montage in popular music.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Snapshot, 2 Aug 2002
Daft is the perfect album for those interested in the Art Of Noise's early days (and arguably at the peak of their invention). Basically an amalgamation of "(Who's Afraid Of) The Art Of Noise" and "Into Battle With" (their debut EP) Daft is an awesome collection of noise.

The stunningly beautiful track "Moments In Love" also benefits from two remixes (including the slightly disturbing "(Three Fingers Of) Love" complete with pre-orgasmic groans).

Together with the slightly bitter 'review' from one 'Otto Flake' (this collection was released after Anne Dudley and co. had left ZTT and gone on to poppier grounds with China Records) this is a fantastic snapshot of a band at the height of their prowess.

For a complete change of direction, check out "The Seduction of Claude Debussy"

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Wisdom Of Daft., 4 Nov 2003
By Leaward Seif (The Midlands, England) - See all my reviews
For a very eccentric and English take on the sequencer and sampler this is THE SEMINAL piece of electronic music production (made when 'lemon jelly' was only a feature of children's parties). If quirk is your bag -- if for example you're the kind of chap or chapess who wonders what it would have been like if Dre or the Neptunes had in some parallel dimension been Nietzsche quoting country squires with an interest in scenic picnics and equestrian sports -- then simply send nine pounds to those awfully nice people at Amazon and prepare yourself for an absolute revelation.

What can you expect in the way of musical moments for your money?
My particular faves...
Track 3, 'Beatbox' (Diversion 1) - Musical sketches involving tennis, underwater autopan antics and tacky trumpet fanfares over implausibly humungouse 80's drum beat.
Track 4, 'Army now' - W.W.II big band music abducted by aliens masquerading as the Beverly sisters.
Track 5, 'Donna': Eastern European SW radio music; low-fi throbbing of a most pleasing nature.
Track 8, 'Realization': Sharp organ figures like shards of golden light cutting through fuzzy brown arpeggios; like a lemon sorbet on a cold clear morning in a muddy grave yard.
Track 10, 'Moments in love': Love and a spanner! Clanging metal, subtle breathy pants and a hint of medieval plain song. Ableard sends his Heloise an e-mail.
Track 14, 'Snapshot': The cheapest casio gadget you can imagine sampled into a hideously expensive state of the art 1983 fairlight makes for happy pop ditty. Last heard sampled on TLC's 'Fan Mail' Album.
15. Close (to the edit) - Dodgy starter motor fires up rock'n'roll double bass riff, resulting in punk like shouts of 'hey!' and a poetic desire to 'be in England in the summer time with my love'. Title refers to shadowy Art of Noise link to band 'Yes'.

Interesting enough, but remember this is the same group of flannel trouser wearing, royal college of music graduating back room boffins who's debut E.P 'into battle' earned them a nomination for the best new R&B act in America in 1983; yes that's right 'R&B' as in black urban music! It rather like Miss Marple wandering into the projects and taking down the bloods and the kripes over a nice buttered scone and some earl grey!

Invest in this enigma.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, 13 Aug 2006
This review is from: Daft (Audio CD)
This is one of the best albums by (The) Art of Noise and this SACD release gives the album full justice. Now, we can feel Anne Dudley's footsteps walking through "Memento". And "Moments In Love" has never sounded better (except for Anne Dudley's version on "A Different Light").

If you have an SACD player, this is a far superior recording than the standard CD version.
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