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Warner Music UK To Reissue Group’s China Records Beginning With A

Deluxe Edition Of Featuring The Original Remastered

And Expanded With Rare And Unreleased Recordings

Album available From May 19, 2017

One-off show in Liverpool on 25th May 2017 A group that were considered ahead of their time, Art of Noise are a synthpop band formed by arranger , engineer , programmer J. J. Jeczalik along with producer and journalist .

The group first appeared 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. Their unique sounding instrumental compositions relied heavily on the innovative use of digital samples and computers to create their famous sound collages.

The group’s first China album, ‘In Visible Silence’ has been newly remastered and expanded with unreleased recordings taken from the original album sessions, single versions, and a multitude of mixes – some available on CD for the very first time.

Dudley, Langan and Jeczalik split from Horn and Morley, as well as their label ZTT and subsequently signed with China records in 1985. ‘In Visible Silence’ was released in April 1986 and went on to sell one million copies. It became their highest charting album – peaking at #18 – and spawned the singles “,” “Legs” and “Peter Gunn” featuring . While “Paranoimia” peaked at #12, ‘Peter Gunn’ was not only a top 10 hit in the UK, but also hit #2 on the US dance charts and won Best Rock Instrumental at the 1987 Grammy Awards.

The first disc in the Deluxe Edition includes the remastered original album coupled with ‘The Singles’ – all the original A-sides and B-sides, including - for the first time ever on CD - the fan favourite “Hoops and Mallets” and an unreleased version of “Backbeat”, originally recorded for the 12" of “Paranoimia”.

The second disc takes a look back at the recording sessions with ten previously unreleased tracks from the cutting room floor: the first time any outtake material from this era of Art of Noise has ever been released. Also included on Disc Two is 'The Mixes Stop Here!’ all of the 12" mixes from the In Visible Silence project, several of which - including the rare Last Leg Mix of Legs - are previously unreleased on CD. All tracks are taken from the original master tapes and the remastering sessions were overseen by Anne Dudley, JJ Jeczalik and Gary Langan.

Dudley, Jeczalik and Langan will be rebooting Art of Noise's ‘In Visible Silence’ for a one-off show in Liverpool on 25th May 2017 where they will be supporting . Expanded versions of the other two China titles; ‘In No Sense? Nonsense!’ and ‘’ will follow later in the year.

Track Listing:

CD1

“The Original Album”

1. Opus 4 2. Paranoimia 3. Eye Of A Needle 4. Legs 5. Slip Of The Tongue 6. Backbeat 7. Instruments Of Darkness 8. Peter Gunn featuring Duane Eddy 9. Camilla 10. The Chameleon's Dish 11. Beatback

“The Singles”

1. Paranoimia (ft. ) [7" Mix] 2. Legs (7" Mix) * 3. Hoops and Mallets * 4. Something Always Happens 5. Why Me? * 6. A Nation Rejects*** 7. Backbeat (Reprise) **

CD2 “The Making of...”

1. Happy Harry's High Club (Demo For Max Headroom) ** 2. World War II ** 3. Legs (First Demo) ** 4. The Chameleon's Dish (Intro Jam, Take Four) ** 5. Panic (Backbeat Demo) ** 6. The Chameleon's Dish (Intro Jam, Take One) ** 7. Beddoo-Bedoo (The Chameleon's Dish Demo) ** 8. Legs (Second Demo) ** 9. Trumpton Boogie (Slip Of The Tongue Demo) ** 10. A Nation Rejects (Demo) **

“The Mixes Stop Here!”

1. Legs (Inside Leg Mix) * 2. Legs (Last Leg Mix) * 3. Peter Gunn (ft. Duane Eddy) [Extended Version] 4. Peter Gunn (ft. Duane Eddy) [The Twang Mix] 5. Paranoimia (ft. Max Headroom) [Extended Version] 6. Paranoimia (ft. Max Headroom) [The Paranoid Mix]

* Previously Unreleased on CD

** Previously Unreleased

*** Previously Unreleased on CD out of Japan Kontaktpersoner

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