Released 04/04/2011
This is where it all started. The first ZTT release. The first Art of Noise release. Into Battle sprang from progressive rock (the group had all been working together on the Yes album 90125), but it wasn't prog. It came from the team that made pop hit singles, but it wasn t pop. It went to number one in the US dance charts, but was it really dance music? It was actually an anomaly in the timeline of music; so abrupt and unexpected (but also so listenable) that, more than 25 years later, this 25-minute EP is remastered, expanded and reissued once more. The making of Into Battle is about a band dynamic developing at the same time as their first music. It s about how they decided not to be a band at all. It s about eschewing instruments in favour of samples. And about how the limits of the available technology shaped the music they made. But what happened next? The received wisdom is that Art of Noise then released their debut album (Who's Afraid?) and took over the world. But there was one stepping stone between these two great records that has been locked away in the vaults for more than 25 years: an album called Worship. Worship was the first attempt at turning six months worth of musical experimentation into an album. Like Into Battle, it takes more of a cut-up, collaged approach. With Worship, Art of Noise was set to dive deeper underground, experimenting freely.
Battle Beat Box The Army Now Donna Moments In Love Bright Noise Flesh In Armour Comes And Goes Moment In Love Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise One Finger Of Love Diversions Two Fingers Of Love The Uncertainty Of Syrup Damn It All Three Fingers Of Love Sing Of Relief Hands Off Love Diversions Goodbye Art Of Noise Confession Close (To The Edit) Diversion The Movement Of Desire And What Have You Done With My Body God The Wounds Of Wonder A Time For Fear (Who's Afraid)