http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6687&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe Art of Noise were one of the most revolutionary sounds in early '80s dance music. They created complex, confounding collages of every genre in the spirit of early hip-hop, but their breaks were undisciplined, unwieldy and uncanny. As jazz horn blasts collided with cartoonish voices and crushing Industrial beats with syrupy synthesizers, their music seemed as much a mockery of music as a brilliant example of it. (The accompanying video for “Close [to the Edit]” had them destroying a grand piano with a chainsaw.) Their glib, catchy loops and samples made for perfect dance music, despite their comic value. They continued to evolve through the decade, creating sounds for both the dance floor and chill room until they disbanded at the turn of the decade. They recently reunited to pay homage to French composer Claude Debussy -- who evolved a formative approach to harmony -- and they continue to be a major sampling source and inspiration for sampladelic music. - Marc KateSynth Popen720Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:24:58 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6687&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss The Art of Noise were one of the most revolutionary sounds in early '80s dance music. They created complex, confounding collages of every genre in the spirit of early hip-hop, but their breaks were undisciplined, unwieldy and uncanny. As jazz horn blasts collided with cartoonish voices and crushing Industrial beats with syrupy synthesizers, their music seemed as much a mockery of music as a brilliant example of it. (The accompanying video for “Close [to the Edit]” had them destroying a grand piano with a chainsaw.) Their glib, catchy loops and samples made for perfect dance music, despite their comic value. They continued to evolve through the decade, creating sounds for both the dance floor and chill room until they disbanded at the turn of the decade. They recently reunited to pay homage to French composer Claude Debussy -- who evolved a formative approach to harmony -- and they continue to be a major sampling source and inspiration for sampladelic music. - Marc Kate http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909404&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 1909404 tra.1909404 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Moments In Love tra.1909404 615000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909404&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909404&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909400&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Downtempo Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 1909400 tra.1909400 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Beat Box (Diversion One) tra.1909400 512000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909400&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909400&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909402&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 1909402 tra.1909402 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Close (To The Edit) tra.1909402 336000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909402&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909402&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961136&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 21961136 tra.21961136 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Daft alb.21954347 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/8/3/1323882_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Moments In Love tra.21961136 619000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961136&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961136&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21960759&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 21960759 tra.21960759 Art of Noise art.6687 0.0 And What Have You Done With My Body, God? 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alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Snapshot tra.1909401 62000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909401&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909401&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11805939&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Mon, 15 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 11805939 tra.11805939 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Ultimate Drum 'N' Bass alb.11792972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/9/5/1335978_170x170.jpg 2006-08-01 00:00:00.0 1996-04-15 00:00:00.0 true Something Always Happens (Doc Scott Mix) tra.11805939 462000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11805939&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11805939&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909405&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 1909405 tra.1909405 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Momento tra.1909405 131000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909405&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909405&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21959770&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Sun, 1 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 21959770 tra.21959770 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Reconstructed…For Your Listening Pleasure alb.21954260 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/7/3/1323795_170x170.jpg 2003-06-01 00:00:00.0 2003-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Moments In Love tra.21959770 496000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21959770&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21959770&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21960739&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 21960739 tra.21960739 Art of Noise art.6687 0.0 And What Have You Done With My Body, God? alb.21954319 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/8/3/1323854_170x170.jpg 2006-10-09 00:00:00.0 2006-10-09 00:00:00.0 true Beat Box tra.21960739 291000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21960739&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21960739&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909403&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 1909403 tra.1909403 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Who's Afraid (Of The Art Of Noise) tra.1909403 260000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909403&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909403&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961134&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 21961134 tra.21961134 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Daft alb.21954347 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/8/3/1323882_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Realisation tra.21961134 104000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961134&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961134&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961132&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 21961132 tra.21961132 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Daft alb.21954347 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/8/3/1323882_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Memento tra.21961132 132000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961132&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21961132&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909406&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 1909406 tra.1909406 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true How To Kill tra.1909406 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909406&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909406&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909407&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Fri, 1 Jun 1984 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 1909407 tra.1909407 Art of Noise art.6687 0.99 Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? alb.306412 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/3/1323783_170x170.jpg 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 1984-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Realization tra.1909407 105000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909407&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909407&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21960754&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-of-noise%2Ftop-tracks.rss Synth Pop Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art of Noise on Rhapsody Online 21960754 tra.21960754 Art of Noise art.6687 0.0 And What Have You Done With My Body, God? 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