Close (to the Edit)

E184074

single song

"Close (to the Edit)" is an experimental 1984 synth-pop single by the British avant-garde group Art of Noise, known for its innovative use of sampling and production techniques.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Close (to the Edit) canonical	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
artist	Art of Noise ⓘ
basedOnTechnology	Fairlight CMI ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart	Top 10 ⓘ
composer	Anne Dudley ⓘ Gary Langan ⓘ J. J. Jeczalik ⓘ Paul Morley ⓘ Trevor Horn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
genre	avant-garde ⓘ experimental music ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ
hasAlternativeVersion	Close-Up ⓘ
hasBside	A Time to Hear (Who’s Listening) ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	electronic dance music ⓘ sample-based pop ⓘ
hasInstrument	drum machine ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	Close (to the Edit) music video ⓘ
hasRemix	Close-Up (Do Do) ⓘ Close-Up (Hop) ⓘ Close-Up (Hop, Skip & Jump) ⓘ
hasSpokenWordElements	yes ⓘ
hasVocalSamplesFrom	Jon Anderson ⓘ Yes ⓘ
includedIn	Art of Noise ⓘ surface form: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
isFrom	Art of Noise catalogue ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	approximately 4 minutes (single version) ⓘ
musicVideoDirector	Zbigniew Rybczyński ⓘ
notableFor	experimental structure ⓘ innovative production techniques ⓘ innovative use of sampling ⓘ
originalMedium	12-inch single ⓘ 7-inch single ⓘ
partOfAlbum	Art of Noise ⓘ surface form: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
performer	Art of Noise ⓘ
producer	Art of Noise ⓘ Trevor Horn ⓘ
recordedInDecade	1980s ⓘ
recordLabel	ZTT Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1984 ⓘ
releaseYear	1984 ⓘ
usesTechnique	cut-up editing ⓘ digital sampling ⓘ fairlight CMI sampling ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Art of Noise → notableWork → Close (to the Edit) ⓘ

Beat Box → bSideOf → Close (to the Edit) ⓘ

Gary Langan → notableWork → Close (to the Edit) ⓘ