Art of Noise - Beat Box [Live at The Tube, 1984] [Remastered]

[@stuartpbates]

Ive got everything they did.....love this band. Iam 57 and still listening to their work 😊

[@Quietbear7]

53 and still listening to the Art of Noise

[@popnfresh2928]

Samehere, I bought Into Battle with the Art Of Noise mini-lp in 1983 (still have it to this day in 2024)…..Art Of Noise & Kraftwerk are my starting point into electronic music,…what a great time for music discovery for me at 15years of age in 1983, I lived at the record stores😂😂😂😂

[@cathalseeeney]

Antony H. Wilson introduced them

[@popnfresh2928]

​@@cathalseeeney factory records 🤘

[@TheCaptScarlett]

@@popnfresh2928 Tony Wilson was indeed Factory Records, but the Art of Noise were with Trevor Horn's ZTT label

[@paulberger1444]

Did I count at least 3 Fairlights on that stage? 40 years on, I still geek out over that kind of thing.

[@OuahifaAhmedmalek-vu2ci]

Grâce à Anne Clara c et elle qui a créé art of noise

[@timjim10]

Yeah, about $50,000 worth of gear for that performance

[@wattage2007]

@@timjim10 Possibly more. I think the series III were about £30,000 each. Not sure if these are III or IIs though.

[@ark1492]

@@wattage2007 Trevor Horn & Chris Blackwell (the owner of Island Records & Bob Marley’s producer) spent around $70,000 on a Synclavier Keyboard for the Grace Jones SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM album & Trevor said he only used it 4 or 5 times on that album & never used it again😂😂😂😂….yep, Art Of Noise & Ztt Records had some serious tech in there studio, no wonder Paul McCartney, Thomas Dolby, Howard Jones, Tears For Fears, Godley & Creme, Sting etc etc etc…,did a lot of pre-production work there…

[@dglcomputers1498]

Yes, three Fairlight's, a PPG Wave 2.x, Memorymoog, LinnDrum, Friendchip SRC, Lexicon, Klark Teknik and AMS outboard and a Soundcraft Series 2 mixer (and possibly more). Not a cheap (or reliable!) setup.

[@dunet4131]

The Art or Noise fears not the future we are here in 2024 the BeatBox never gets old. Vol. 1

[@jeffmiller9798]

October 1st 2024

[@jesuspena8415]

Art of Noise "was way ahead of time "

[@marctronixx]

still are in 2024

[@tracyshakur4053]

Ikr?!

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

as was Kraftwerk

[@winterland2011]

Public not knowing what is going on. That's future in front of them.😊

[@markmower6507]

In all fairness two people in the audience Knew what was Up! Perhaps they are Time Travelers?!

[@kemilkerim4973]

This was one of the best Hip Hop break dance song in the 80s. They also remind me of Kraftwerk too but they were both popular in the Hip Hop arena😊

[@almightybree2779]

@@kemilkerim4973also made the smoothest rnb song ever “Moments in love”

[@ewanstefani]

Hmm. The audience were waiting for Killing Joke or another band to appear, most likely.. :)

[@WestCoastFront]

Agree, most people have no idea what was going on. One of my all-time favorite tracks. I still play this on record. This is timeless piece of work.

[@roopney]

listening in 2024 and this sounds....FRESH

[@marctronixx]

crisp!!!

[@historicarmourer]

With all the shit music today, the only choice is to look to 30, 40, 50 years ago.....or more. So sad. So much ability to make music, and so little talent around today.

[@frasercliff9417]

This the was the B side of Close to the Edge, I bought this single in 84. Nothing sounded like that before, heavy industrial sound. Definitely ahead of time 👍

[@popnfresh2928]

Close To The Edit you mean, Close To The Edge is a song title from prog-rock band called YES....

[@davidbull7210]

@@popnfresh2928 but in fairness they say "close to the edge" in the track.

[@popnfresh2928]

​@davidbull7210 yep, I'm aware 😂😂😂 I've been wondering about that since I bought the album back in 1983, I was 16 & my friends & I talked about that line alot....but CLOSE TO THE EDIT is the true name because of all the editing of magnetic tape with razor blades to complete the track,....

[@wattage2007]

@@popnfresh2928 It was a play on Yes's album Close to the Edge. Trevor Horn produced some Yes songs which featured unique samples which he then used as the basis for his Art Of Noise project at ZTT records.

[@popnfresh2928]

​@@wattage2007 right you are, I can't tell you how confusing it was for me trying to figure out all the different versions of BEAT BOX being played on American Radio & then hearing a song on radio that sounded similar to Beat Box & then the DJ on radio said that was CLOSE TO THE EDGE by Art Of Noise, I remember my little brother saying BULLSHIT that was a remix of BEAT BOX😂😂😂😂, then we heard that very similar dramatic guitar sample thingy on OWNER OF A LONELY HEART track from YES & I had a friend say, dude there ripping samples off from those Art Of Noise people, i/we, went thur all of this confusion for weeks, only to finally figure out all this shit is produced by Trevor Horn & his Art Of Noise team 😂😂😂😂...80's were so much fun

[@djjess9553]

I'm 53..this is gold ..kaftwerk .art of noise..mantronix..

[@martiq6249]

I'm 55 and I agree, it is gold. I think I would give my left arm to see them live lol Dont forget Malcolm McClaren Buffalo Gals

[@marctronixx]

guess who my mentor was back in the 80s!!!!??

[@KortKramer]

I'm also 53 and just happened across this again thanks to YT's algorithms. Still love it!

[@nickcassettes]

@@marctronixx In Full Effect

[@Del-Lebo]

Don't forget YELLO Come on! 🤔💞💓

[@Royalgazlite]

This music was so awesome! I miss the 80's!

[@Dmitriy-rn9gv]

Искусство шума!!! Молодцы!!! Слушал на акае на катушках!!! Море впечатлений!!!

[@Emily-yv1qu]

I love the art of noise

[@wattage2007]

I missed this when it was on back in the day. Absolutely gutted because I was a massive fan. 40 years later, I finally get to see it!

[@Bamfism]

EPIC...🔥🔥🔥🔥 This song inspired a GENERATION of urban Hip Hop kids...used to be my FAVORITE joint to pop/breakdance to waaaay back in the days because of the instant ADRENALINE SURGE that would hit me as soon as that bass dropped...💯

[@Progearspec]

I second that art of noise way ahead for the time.

[@MrEXtraRaw]

*"This song inspired a GENERATION of urban Hip Hop kids.." LMAO!* Let's not get carried away. If anything, this song was inspired by a generation of Hip Hop urban kids (culture). People liked to breakdance to it, DJs put it on their mixtapes, songs even sampled it, to that loose extent that might be considered "inspiration" by an esoteric few but culturally, NO collective generation of urban kids ran around saying this song inspired them ESPECIALLY since Hip-Hop was already in existence at least a decade before 1983 and this song has shaped virtually nothing about the culture since. 🤣

[@wavelengthrecords-1]

​@@MrEXtraRawyou're wrong

[@MrEXtraRaw]

@@wavelengthrecords-1 You didn't prove it.. 🤣

[@wavelengthrecords-1]

@@MrEXtraRaw neither did you 🤣🤣🤣

[@RonaldWilliams-lp3bg]

Beat Box That's a classic I remember when this came out I had this on a 12-inch back then and moments in Love

[@Ashfaq1999]

Remember seeing this brilliant art of noise performance live on the tube back in 1984. Awesome 🎶

[@cdncitizen4700]

The appreciation lies in the fact that these songs were manually arranged, carefully orchestrated sounds, using very early "analog based" computer technology... not automatically generated like today's digital music. SO it still has soul and raw energy, missing from much of today's sterile music.

[@wattage2007]

It was absolutely groundbreaking use of sampling/sequencing, thanks to the Fairlight CMI's "Page R"

[@stevecarter8810]

The fairlight of course is digital

[@cdncitizen4700]

@@stevecarter8810 Sure... but compared to today's Automation (using Apple for instance) the Fairlight is a comparatively "manual" assembly/compilation process.

[@stevecarter8810]

@@cdncitizen4700 agree, just being a nerd

[@umblapag]

You might be surprised how much work goes into today's music production. To make music "interesting", pretty much every imaginable aspect of sound is manipulated. Although not always, and like before, music making is more than just pressing a button. Just like with other types and genres of art, if you invest in learning about it, you can appreciate it a little more

[@Renee-u7w]

80s authentic brilliance at its finest. Europeans guys just experimenting and creating beats and Hip hop gravitated to there sound. This was a huge hit at the height of breakdancing in 84-85. This was an amazing jam to breakdance to. Kraftwerk were also influential in 80s breakdance culture. These guys rule!

[@epicsseven7686]

Actually it was the opposite. Groups like Art of Noise was more of contemporary disco. The euro disco started by Giorgio moroder and Donna Sommers. The experimenting in this is more closer to hip hop experimenting and scratching. Kraftwerk. Their influence came from the disco era. Giorgio Moroder. And it's because of the funky sound that's more closer to Black music as far as beats. Is the reason these two bands and a few more of Europe became popular in hip hop community. But the same can be said about Detroit techno, Chicago House and New York electro funk having and influence on 80s Europe electronic music. But even those roots can be found in disco. Stevie Wonder, Blonde etc

[@Renee-u7w]

Like you said they were influenced by Kraftwerk. Even though this song was influenced more closer to hip hop scratching they were still experimenting and creating a different kind of sound that breakdance culture gravitated to. They're European guys dressed in costumes and masks that made there mark in hip hop. They were non hip hop guys like Kraftwerk who both created anthems in breakdancing is pretty amamzing.

[@peterschmitz6446]

Kraftwerk were much more sophisticated and influential than AON.. Not comparable.

[@Renee-u7w]

@peterschmitz6446 I know, Kraftwerk were the originals. I mentioned AON was influenced by Kraftwerk. My comments had nothing to do with comparing them.This Is a AON video. My comments were about this song being a breakdance anthem, as I mentioned Kraftwerk did the same to give them props.

[@Taiddon]

@@Renee-u7w I was too breakdancing to that song and other song from them in 1984 in Montréal, Québec. And I didnt know about synth ( I was 12) so I didnt understand how they were making those sounds till I bought my first keyboard magasine in 1986.

[@jumpstar9000]

Looking back, it's like watching the future strangely. Everything seems much more "intelligent" and civilized than it is now looking back at it. So artistic and forward thinking. Amazing!

[@eliasm.samboys4387]

"This song brings back so many memories. It was one of my favorite songs; I loved those beats.

[@Mitzi73]

I don’t know how it was in the UK but in the USA this song was/ is a break dance classic. All the teens would pull out the cardboard and go crazy. People are still convinced this is a hip-hop song.

[@ChrisSmardz]

Walking around with big sheets of cardboard if a kid nowadays saw that they would just either be 🎥📽️ the person walking person walking around with it or maybe just not even notice because there head was looking down at there newest I phone 📱📱📱

[@JunkyardGod89]

This has absolutely blown my mind.

[@alexandreteixeirabenjamin6539]

This beat make my day happier!

[@HenrykMaciej]

Kocham Art of Noise!💚 POLSKA!🔥🇵🇱😤😳🇳🇱🗽🤠👊

[@joecantdance494]

It's amazing that the phone in my hand can now do what the Fairlight was doing back then. Technology is still evolving

[@McBB-Ray]

As a 46 year old, dorky white dude, Who knows a lot about old school stuff... Even this pre dates me. So Sick!!!!! Art of Noise Baby!

[@wattage2007]

They were great on ZTT records then they ran out of ideas from 1986 onwards.

[@popnfresh2928]

​@@wattage2007 not true, J.J. Jezalik (Art Of Noise Keyboardist & Fairlight Programmer/Player) said many time in the late 80's, HE ALREADY WORE THE T-SHIRT & NOW ITS TIME FOR HIM TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE IN HIS LIFE), he became a music teacher at University for many years....he also had a small music outfit called ART OF SILENCE that's pretty intriguing, more of a lo-fi electronic vibe....

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

THREE Fairlight CMIs (i suppose the IIx model), a freaking Memorymoog AND a PPG Wave 2. I swear, this still makes me drool even 40 years later. Modern DAWs don't give me the same feeling.

[@peterschmitz6446]

Most of these Synths are avaiable now for little Money in a digitalitzedVersion (Arturia Labs and others.) No one needs this Hardware Stuff nowadays.(Maybe for boasting)....

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@peterschmitz6446 It's not the same. Software is like touching an instrument that is behind a glass screen. I am a physical being and prefer to physically interact with an instrument.

[@Magnus_Loov]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 You can get pretty close with real analog polysynths for a fraction of the cost of the polyphonic behemoths seen there. Behringer is killing it with the value for money in that regard. As for the Fairlight, that is replicated perfectly by Arturia and since it was digital and a software experience, you don't need the hardware for that!

[@ManNoName-c9u]

@@Magnus_Loov I have spent many, many, many hours constructively wasting my life on Arturia's vintage soft synths. All that Art of Noise stuff just pops out of the Fairlight module. However I think it took a lot of talent, brains & money to do it in 1984!

[@Magnus_Loov]

@@ManNoName-c9u Sure it did. Nobody had done it in that way before. Yello was kind of doing a similar thing around the same time though. As I said, the digital recreations in Arturia are good. But the analog emulations mostly suck compared to Softube, Uhe and Synapse emulations. And, of course, real analog.

[@djaftermath4313]

@0:38 something about that part when break dancing back then, used to amp me up to really get into it lol. Top 10 breaking dancing song of all time imo.

[@lakeerie70]

OMG, Art of Noise/ Beatbox LIVE! I’m bugging right now. I bump this song in the morning on my way to work sometimes. Getting the day started with a bang ‼️

[@stephenantonio3713]

One of the greatest beats of all time.. Great jam!

[@dennyii5292]

Incredibly innovative.....love the AON😊

[@jameswilker1774]

The stories of these guys working together are legendary. Ike a rec softball team and one shows up to rehearsal with a “I’d like to give it a go and try replacing the B block with what we’ve been working on in the D block.” Afterwards I have ideas for songs so bring in the trash cans and the cheese grater.

[@THXbox]

Thanks a million for bringing this back. Disappeared from YT about 10 years ago and it was crushing.

[@kevinbowers3499]

I WAS A TEEN BACK THEN ,& Maaan WE Would BATTLE OF OF AON & JUST BREAK IT DOWN ALL THE TYME BABY😮😮🤔😲😌..!!

[@stephaniemichel4833]

Art of noise rhytm in my lyfe 1982

[@movingcow]

Very catchy and creative considering the limited amount of memory and polyphony. I miss big hair! 1:56

[@EnnioRome]

from the brilliant mind of Sir Trevor Horn

[@jeusgarcia8597]

*MY MOST FAVORITE CUT AS A STREET DANCER/PERFORMER, DANCE NAME WAS "JEÜSBACHS" AND "ROLLLAWN," GOOD TIMES, GREAT TIMES* 🫵😎

[@popnfresh2928]

Here in America, we didn’t get live shows of Art Of Noise like they did for the U.K., so, for 8 years or more (during the non-internet age of the 80’s), my friends & I, never knew what they looked like, we just had Album Art of there records for almost a decade😂😂😂😂….only Trevor Horn (who was part of or the producer of AON), was the person we recognized, by way of his Video Killed The Radio Star performance on MTV from his Buggles band, besides that AON was a complete mystery, we only knew of there mask they wore, drove us young kids nuts 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheCaptScarlett]

Not knowing what they looked like was part of the schtick to start with. Once Anne Dudley won her Oscar and ever other music award it was a bit pointless hiding

[@popnfresh2928]

Yes indeed, your 100% correct, I believe that was Paul Morley's idea, as he was the brilliant writer who came up with many of there song names, album cover art & album cover wordplay & even the name Art Of Noise was his idea if I remember that correctly...the mystery of there identities & how they created there music was of Paramount Importance in an already highly competitive music industry in the 80's

[@robbe4711]

You can do that in one machine today...crazy times!

[@ParanormalUKNetwork]

40 years ago! And still fantastic!

[@abc80s74]

This amazing way ahead of its time whether you were poppin or breaking this it love the extended versions

[@Tstorm-il5ih]

Banging my head to remember these guys

[@robertbruce7686]

It began (those who witnessed it at the birth). Still growing ❤

[@DjSnuff666]

JJ Jeczalik king of sampling

[@popnfresh2928]

Yes he is & extremely modest about it too, matter of fact, all Art Of Noise members don't seem to take any of it seriously at all🤣🤣🤣....

[@MonsieurMerci]

In addition to good music and live show, this is synth equipment pron 😍🤩

[@michaelmitchell8218]

Just love it so much. There is just something about vintage synths that is magical. I could sit here all evening watching you play these classic machines. Just like the way you set this up with all these synths doing their part. I still think these synths sound like the future or it just me who thinks that. As always love what you do and the time you spend doing it. Thank you and I really appreciate it.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

4:00 JJ signals "The audience is looking really bored of this repetitive piece, time to finish it before they start throwing stuff at our Fairlights which aren't insured."

[@keithcamardelle739]

Killer comment!

[@Fuchsfein]

Honestly I had no idea there was an actual band behind this or that they did live performances. I used to think this was one of Trevor Horn's studio creations. Really interesting to see and hear.

[@therealvbw]

PR spin can do terrible things...

[@patriciotello891]

Totalmente futuristas ¡¡¡Que sonidos por Dios!!!🙏 Esto si es sacarle lo mejor a la tecnología musical. Tremendo Art of noise

[@marctronixx]

those fairligthssssssssssss!!!!! mercy man!!!!!!!

[@wbishop1330]

So happy to see this video is up again, haven't seen it since the mid-late 2000's. 👍✌

[@SuperEgido]

Muchas máquinas y pocos cables. ¡Qué bonito es el playback! Mi grupo “Cyborg” en 1986 llevávamos dos ordenadores MSX para directos y estaban conectados al mixer como apoyo a las interpretaciones.

[@crixnadine7076]

Used to break dance to this one .

[@petercarrington948]

Imagine how much money all those Fairlight samplers , PPG's etc amount to ! I'm surprised the MemoryMoog stayed in tune throughout the performance 😂

[@Del-Lebo]

Talk with "Look mum no computer" on YT! What a chappy!

[@petercarrington948]

@@Del-Lebo He's great, have you the synth museum clip?

[@Del-Lebo]

@@petercarrington948 yes! Brilliant and quite mad! 🤪🤓💓

[@educouchez6709]

From what I see 2x Fairlight… + the rest of PPG's. With that, a small town could be founded, with its streets, electric lighting, a small chapel in the center, and a pub at the end of the main street.

[@tbarmo]

@@educouchez6709 There is also a Fairlight to the left of Anne. Three in total.

[@KortKramer]

It's all coming back to me now...

[@popcycles]

Bringing up all that equipment on stage,I hope it was at least an hour and half show! Where's the rest??

[@Westend2767CW]

Anyone in here remembers when Penny Marshall did a break dance routine on I think it was Saturday Night Live in 84 or 85 to “Beat Box”? She did pretty good.

[@lemelstudio]

yes! that was the first time I ever heard AON and it blew me away. it took me about a year to figure out who the band was (pre-web, and friends didn't know). the show was not SNL, but rather an SNL spin-off for prime time by Lorne Michaels, called The New Show. 1984. the crew was The Dynamic Breakers.

[@ErrigalCam]

Best snare drum ever !

[@FLH3official]

Installing and running 2 Fairlights on stage... Easy... 😉 (without mentionning the desk, the lexicons, the memorymoog, the PPG, etc...)

[@dreamythedragon]

This is what those porcelain headed clown dolls do when grandma is out to bingo

[@ManNoName-c9u]

1. Holy Cow! They're played this live? Full kudos for attempting that in 1984, I can't trust my laptop to print a photo 30yrs later. 2. There are 3 Fairlight computers on the stage, each costing a small house. I didn't know there were that many in the UK then... must have nicked Peter Gabriel;'s. 3. Trevor Horn was obviously too busy ruling the 1980's to turn up.

[@ManNoName-c9u]

Apologies it's 40 years later. You know when you get really old and you start losing decades.

[@theh0r5e90]

thank you so much for this

[@abc80s74]

Never gets old

[@syncrosimon]

The impending doom of the Cold War back in the 80’s was much more fun than the unknown impending doom afflicting us now! Takes me right back to school, happy days👍👍

[@michaelrobert9163]

The Sound of Future !

[@degeneffe20]

Well done 👏

[@jermainelong1843]

Very unique sound. Close to the edit was a banger!

[@leogoulart7229]

Amazing 🤩

[@darinelroblerovelasquez9132]

Me encanta esta musica

[@warpedpassages1681]

The original drum samples came from Alan White of Yes...

[@johnhenningfield4360]

"Leave It, and that's the same song that AON got the dumb vocals, and Legs vocals too"

[@maxQ08]

Welcome to the 80’s

[@markmower6507]

Thanks for this Gem. I Subscribed.

[@tennynsonrivera7160]

Genial que más puedo decir. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@MarcusVinicius-xz5to]

Circa 83...what was it ?! The birth of sampling !!! Awesome !!! And the video quality is very good. Rio de Janeiro...Jan 24

[@jooei2810]

That was a house worth of synths on stage, now two houses.

[@TheTankUK]

First heard this in the film Breakdance 😻

[@RLMansion]

Keep waiting for Ice-T to start rapping.

[@TotallyNuss]

What an exciting performance! 🤣👏

[@d0b0d0b]

40 years ago... mind bogging!... The woman is Ann Dudley, right ?

[@tbarmo]

The one and only 👍

[@duartefx5437]

ART OF MAKE GOOD MUSIC 👏👏👏👏

[@mathumphreys]

Well, they definitely had all the good toys. Anyone courageous enough to drag two Fairlights around deserves respect.

[@tbarmo]

There are 3 Fairlights on the stage. Even more impressive.

[@veracochran9982]

Awesome 😊

[@AndrewLeSynt]

Art of Noise made the Samplers famous

[@DannyD714]

futuristic music from the past

[@Crinno74]

How can anyone listen to this and not think of the Radio Tron lol

[@delandocoleman9935]

Florian in the Music Nonstop graphic was cool to see

[@nicholashett6265]

Why haven’t I heard this earlier?!

[@the.variable.japanese]

Thank you for sharing! ;)

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

kind of similar to Massive Attack in that they weren't a band in the traditional sense. More a group of writers, programmers and studio musicians.

[@rakeshperani6794]

we used to breakdance to this

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

All that gear fits on an iPad in 2024.

[@bostrickland4970]

Love this ❤❤❤❤❤🎉

[@ronaldkable]

Art of Noise brought together British and Continental European music

[@natewaters344]

I remeber my first trip...

[@jtatl3311]

GREAT

[@SoFa_KiNg423]

Anybody out there that was there that night?!

[@InFamousProductions]

that Fairlight they are using could have bought a few houses back then in value.

[@tbarmo]

There are 3 Fairlights on the stage. You could have bought a whole village back then for the price of those.

[@InFamousProductions]

@@tbarmo wow. How did the get the money for that back then

[@ape72patch1]

What a lot of knobs !

[@misseuphoriabliss]

This is the studio feed rather than the broadcast footage. Do you also have the studio feed or recordings of the other Art of Noise parts from this episode of The Tube?

[@donniecook9757]

integral part in the evolution of Rap((Hip Hop) , this sound Bumped loud in the car speakers..