Art of Noise

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Art of Noise is a pioneering British avant-garde synth-pop group known for its innovative use of sampling and experimental electronic production in the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British band
avant-garde music group
band
musical group
synth-pop group
activePeriodStart 1983
associatedAct ZTT Records
awardWork Peter Gunn
awardYear 1987
collaboratedWith Duane Eddy
Tom Jones
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
debutAlbum Art of Noise self-linksurface differs
surface form: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
debutAlbumReleaseYear 1984
debutEP Art of Noise self-linksurface differs
surface form: Into Battle with the Art of Noise
debutEPReleaseYear 1983
decadeOfProminence 1980s
genre art pop
avant-garde
electronic music
experimental music
new wave
sample-based music
synth-pop
hasAward Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
influencedGenre ambient music
electronic dance music
trip hop
knownFor heavy use of digital sampling technology
language English
memberOf Anne Dudley
Gary Langan
J. J. Jeczalik
Paul Morley
Trevor Horn
notableFor experimental electronic production
innovative use of sampling
notableWork Beat Box
Close (to the Edit)
Kiss (with Tom Jones)
Moments in Love
Paranoimia
Peter Gunn
origin London, England
surface form: London
recordLabel China Records
ZTT Records
styleCharacteristic collage-like sound construction
minimalist melodic structures
use of found sounds and non-musical noises
usesInstrument Fairlight CMI

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Trevor Horn memberOf Art of Noise
Trevor Horn associatedAct Art of Noise
The Buggles associatedAct Art of Noise
ZTT Records notableArtist Art of Noise
Art of Noise debutEP Art of Noise self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Into Battle with the Art of Noise
Art of Noise debutAlbum Art of Noise self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
J. J. Jeczalik memberOf Art of Noise
J. J. Jeczalik associatedAct Art of Noise
China Records associatedAct Art of Noise
China Records releasedMusicBy Art of Noise
Close (to the Edit) artist Art of Noise
Close (to the Edit) performer Art of Noise
Close (to the Edit) producer Art of Noise
Close (to the Edit) partOfAlbum Art of Noise
this entity surface form: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Close (to the Edit) includedIn Art of Noise
this entity surface form: Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Beat Box artist Art of Noise
Beat Box performer Art of Noise
Beat Box producer Art of Noise
Beat Box includedOn Art of Noise
this entity surface form: (Who’s Afraid of?) The Art of Noise!
Beat Box associatedAct Art of Noise
this entity surface form: The Art of Noise
Paranoimia artist Art of Noise
Paranoimia performer Art of Noise
Paranoimia producer Art of Noise
Peter Gunn notableArrangementBy Art of Noise
this entity surface form: The Art of Noise
Peter Gunn associatedWith Art of Noise
this entity surface form: The Art of Noise
Kiss (with Tom Jones) performer Art of Noise
Fairlight CMI notableUser Art of Noise
Paul Morley memberOf Art of Noise
this entity surface form: The Art of Noise
SPZ Group associatedWith Art of Noise
Moments in Love artist Art of Noise
Moments in Love producer Art of Noise
Moments in Love performer Art of Noise
Dr. Mabuse associatedAct Art of Noise
this entity surface form: The Art of Noise (ZTT labelmate)
Anne Dudley memberOf Art of Noise
Anne Dudley notableWork Art of Noise
this entity surface form: Art of Noise recordings
Gary Langan memberOf Art of Noise
Gary Langan workedWith Art of Noise