- The Seduction of Claude Debussy
Infobox Album | Name = The Seduction of Claude Debussy
Type =Album
Artist =Art of Noise
Released = 1999
Recorded = ?
Genre = Electronic, et al.
Length = 53:47
Label =ZTT Records flagicon|UK
Universal/MCA Records
UD-53235 flagicon|USA
Producer =Trevor Horn Anne Dudley
Reviews =
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:63r9281u052a~T1 Allmusic.com] Rating|2|5
* [http://www.hiponline.com/music-reviews/art-of-noise-the-seduction-of-claude-debussy/ Hiponline review] rating-10|7.5
* [http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/07/13/art/ Salon review] | Last album = "Below the Waste "
(1989)
This album = "The Seduction of Claude Debussy"
(1999)
Next album ="The Seduction of Claude Debussy" is an ambitious 1999
concept album byArt of Noise , featuring a lineup ofTrevor Horn ,Anne Dudley ,Paul Morley , andLol Creme . Also appearing on the album areJohn Hurt ,Sally Bradshaw ,Rakim , andDonna Lewis . The group blended the music of groundbreaking French impressionist composerClaude Debussy withdrum and bass ,opera , hip hop,jazz , and narration, and described the album as "the soundtrack to a film that wasn't made about the life of Claude Debussy." [cite web | url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/artofnoise-debussy.shtml | title=Art of Noise: The Seduction of Claude Debussy | first=Sarah | last=Zupko | publisher=PopMatters | accessdate=2007-12-29]In 2000, the Art of Noise released "Reduction", a limited edition album comprised mainly of
out-take s from this album.Track listing
# "Il Pleure (At the Turn of the Century)"
# "Born on a Sunday"
# "Dreaming in Colour"
# "On Being Blue"
# "Continued in Colour"
# "Rapt: In the Evening Air"
# "Metaforce"
# "Holy Egoism of Genius"
# "Flûte de Pan"
# "Metaphor on the Floor"
# "Approximate Mood Swing No. 2"
# "Pause"
# "Out of This World [Version 138] "References
External links
*MusicBrainz album|id=c14a572c-92e8-4307-baf0-50cb5208722e|name=The Seduction of Claude Debussy
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