In Visible Silence
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| Studio album by The Art of Noise | ||||
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Publication |
April 1986 |
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| Label (s) | China Records / Chrysalis Records | |||
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LP, CD (re-release) |
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Pop, electronic |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
45:04 |
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The Art of Noise |
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In Visible Silence is the second studio album by the British pop band The Art of Noise from 1986. It was the first release that the band members Anne Dudley , JJ Jeczalik and Gary Langan , in the wake of the departure of ZTT Records , the former Label, were responsible.
A laser disc of the same name was also released in 1986. It contains some videos of songs from the albums (Who's Afraid of) The Art of Noise and In Visible Silence .
history
Due to the falling out with ZTT Records, the band lost not only the record deal, but also Trevor Horn as producer and Paul Morley as mouthpiece. Horn was only involved in the composition of the song Beatback . The remaining three band members founded their own record label with China Records and were able to win a distribution company with Chrysalis Records . At the end of 1985, the single Legs was released, but could not place in the charts. In March 1986, the band achieved commercial success with Duane Eddy , a twang legend from Nashville , and the re-recording of the 1960 hit Peter Gunn composed by Henry Mancini . The success led to compositions for television series and commercials, in whose waters the album was produced. After completing the recording, Langan split from the band to start a career as a music producer. The Art of Noise released another single, Paranoimia , which became known in the USA , especially through the participation of the computer-animated announcer Max Headroom .
The album title is a play on words: “In Visible Silence” actually means “in visible silence”, but “invisible” means “invisible”. The album title translates as "invisible silence" and alludes to the marketing of the band, in which the band did not appear openly and did not perform live until 1986 (appearance at Hammersmith Odeon , London).
Track list
page 1
- Opus 4 - 1:59
- Paranoimia - 4:46
- Eye of a Needle - 4:25
- Legs - 4:06
- Slip of the Tongue - 1:30
- Backbeat - 4:12
Page 2
- Instruments of Darkness - 7:12
- Peter Gunn (featuring Duane Eddy ) - 3:55
- Camilla: the Old, Old Story - 7:23
- The Chameleon's Dish - 4:17
- Beatback - 1:19
The first CD release of the record contained the 6:01 minute extended version of the song Peter Gunn as a bonus track. Some CD reissues of the album replaced the first version of Paranoimia by the single version with the speaking part of Max Headroom. The remix album Re-works of Art of Noise , released in 1986, contained the single versions of Legs , Paranoimia and Backbeat (which was re-titled Hammersmith to Tokyo and Back ). The album was sold in a small edition together with In Visible Silence in a double pack.
Chart successes
The album reached number 27 in the British album charts and number 57 on the Billboard 200. In Visible Silence reached number 11 in Austria and number 22 in Switzerland. The single Legs failed to make it into the charts. Peter Gunn made it to number 7 in the British Top 10, reached number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 in the German media control charts. The song was awarded a Grammy in 1987 for the best rock instrumental. The single Paranoimia , which was released after the album was released , reached number 13 in the UK Top40, number 34 in the USA and number 33 in Germany.
reception
Steven McDonald from allmusic says: "AON hit their stride with the release of this record." ("The Art of Noise really took off with the release of this album.")
Web links
- In Visible Silence at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In Visible Silence. In: billboard.com. Retrieved November 19, 2011 .
- ↑ In Visible Silence. In: hitparade.ch. Retrieved November 19, 2011 .
- ↑ a b The Art of Noise. In: billboard.com. Retrieved November 19, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Art of Noise. (No longer available online.) In: musicline.de. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014 ; Retrieved November 19, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Steven McDonald: In Visible Silence. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2011 .
