Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?

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Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise? is the 1984 debut studio album by the avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise, noted for its pioneering use of sampling and experimental electronic production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
studio album
artist Art of Noise NERFINISHED
chronologyFollowedBy In Visible Silence NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtFeatures abstract graphic design
format cassette
compact disc
vinyl record
genre avant-garde
electronic
synth-pop
hasCriticalReception acclaimed for innovation in sampling
hasSingle Beat Box NERFINISHED
Close (to the Edit) NERFINISHED
Moments in Love NERFINISHED
hasTrack A Time for Fear (Who's Afraid) NERFINISHED
Beat Box NERFINISHED
Close (to the Edit) NERFINISHED
How to Kill NERFINISHED
Memento NERFINISHED
Moments in Love NERFINISHED
Realisation
Snapshot NERFINISHED
The Army Now NERFINISHED
Who's Afraid (of the Art of Noise?) NERFINISHED
influenced later electronic music
sample-based music
labelCatalogNumber ZTT IQ 2 NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 45 minutes
notableFor experimental electronic production
pioneering use of sampling
partOf Art of Noise discography NERFINISHED
performer Art of Noise NERFINISHED
producer Art of Noise NERFINISHED
Trevor Horn NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1983
recordLabel ZTT Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1984
styleCharacteristic heavy use of cut-up samples
minimalist melodic content
rhythmic collage structures
usesTechnique digital sampling
found sounds
studio experimentation

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Moments in Love originalAlbum Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Anne Dudley hasPartInDiscography Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?
this entity surface form: Art of Noise – Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Gary Langan notableWork Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?