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Art of Noise is a Electronic and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Malcolm McLaren, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Yes, Lou Rhodes and Donna Lewis. Those roots explain a lot about how Art of Noise arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Propaganda, Thompson Twins, The Orb, Ultravox and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Seal, Tom Jones, Duane Eddy, Mýa and Sisqó, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Art of Noise, reaching back through Malcolm McLaren and forward to Seal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Art of Noise were a British avant-garde and electronic group formed in early 1983 by audio engineer and record producer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with keyboardist and arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn, and music journalist Paul Morley. The group had international Top 20 hits with its interpretations of "Kiss", featuring Tom Jones, and the instrumental "Peter Gunn", which won a 1986 Grammy Award.
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Art of Noise connections
Art of Noise grew out of Malcolm McLaren, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Yes and Lou Rhodes, shares an orbit with Propaganda, Thompson Twins, The Orb and Ultravox, went on to shape Seal, Tom Jones, Duane Eddy and Mýa. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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