Art Of Noise - Daft (1986) [Reissue 2003]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 358 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 144 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Synth-pop, Electronic, Art Pop, New Wave | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ZTT Records (ZTT184SACD)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 358 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 144 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Synth-pop, Electronic, Art Pop, New Wave | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ZTT Records (ZTT184SACD)
The place for Art of Noise neophytes to start, Daft collects (Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise! and Into Battle with the Art of Noise, along with two reworkings of "Moments in Love" from the original U.K. release of that song, to make a fantastic hour's worth of music. If anything, a single or two aside, Daft beats out the official Best Of compilation by a mile. Having aged superbly with time, AON's early works sound all the more advanced and of the moment, a testament especially to Trevor Horn's excellent production and Anne Dudley's gripping arrangements. Further entertainment comes from the liner notes, which aren't merely state-of-the-art 1984 album design but an apparently barbed attack on the further incarnation of the band from one Otto Flake…