Art Of Noise first appeared to appear in 1983, with a song in their heart, a beat in their soul, and an ignition key in their hand. Formed at a time when the reverberations of punk, post-punk and new wave could still be felt, they were determined to be a different kind of group, a group that set themselves outside the then currents of fashion and style, a group that were the missing link between The Monkees and Talking Heads, Abba and Kraftwerk, Frank Zappa and The Archies.
They took their name, like all the best pop groups from Soft Machine to The Velvet Underground, from a book. A book about Italian futurism. Influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk, John Cage, Marcel Duchamp, Terry Riley, Miles Davis, Todd Rundgren, Marvin Gaye and Tangerine Dream, they considered themselves futurists in the sense that they were interested in the future, in making the future a better place, in the technology of the future, in turning up in the future, in sounding like they belonged in the future.
People actually had to work hard to be creative in the pre-cgi era. Now any slob can press a few buttons and take credit for work that is over-appreciated by a bunch of couch locked cannabis addicts
This song makes me proud as a South African. However, let me help those struggling with the lyrics and translation. Niyezwa lezintombi zakwa Zulu (do you hear Zulu maidens) nithinina zinsizwa (what are saying gentlemen) ziyasina ziyagiya (they are ululating, they are dancing) jabulani (rejoice) jabulani bo (rejoice) ziyagiya izintombi zakwazulu (they are dancing the zulu maidens) awubheke ziyaphephezela (just look as they float in the air) ziyagiya izintombi zakwazulu (they are dancing the zulu maidens) ziyagiya ziyagiya (they are dancing, they are dancing) izintombi zakwazulu (the zulu maidens) ziyagiya ziyasina x 3 (they are dancing, they are ululating) phephezela x 2 (float in the air) yebo x 3 Olala x 3 RIP. Mahlathini Nkabinde
Kids will ask just exactly wtf this is. They will then experience even greater confusion when we explain that there was actually a TV series based on this character.
Paranormia=paranoid + Insomnia. Art of Noise was founded by Trevor Horn of The Buggles who later went on to work with the prog- rock group Yes on their comeback album "90125".
Which would you rather have? 20 live AON concerts re-interpreting their own work, or an album of 10 new AON tracks? Must admit, I'd go for the new without question. Just... a thought.
When I first heard this I hated it but every time I listen to it, I genuinely like it more and more. The production is extremely garish but I kind of like that about it, it could have only been made in the late 80s-early 90s.
It was terrible then and it's still terrible. We played it once at our station and the calls were please take that off kept coming. Now of course the Ben gay crowd loves it! Amazing! Lol! See so many of the geriatric set feels so proud about it go to the Prince video and post that this was the best version and see what happens! lol This got 4.5 million views impressive for the "Old Train" people...lol. Prince has 75 MILLION views on his so yea its okay if you think this is the best version and you are entitled to your own opinion. BUT you are not entitled to your make up your own facts. I don't want to hear Prince do "Its not Unusual" either. Dude should have stayed in his lane. BUT its truly the "art of noise"!
BTW..can tell you are not from the 80s cause this is what the music was like. Also a huge Prince fan from beginning and even he wouldn't put this version down...just different musicial styles ! So maybe go find yourself some taste in music or stay in your lane kiddo