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1	–Art Of Noise*	Il Pleure (At The Turn Of The Century) Acoustic Guitar – Ramon StagnaroBass, Keyboards – Jamie MuhoberacDrum Programming – David McCracken*, Paul WallerDrums – Earl HarvinMixed By – Tim WeidnerPerformer – Art Of Noise*, John Hurt , Sally BradshawVocals – Fiona Copeland	8:02
2	–Art Of Noise*	Born On A Sunday Co-producer – Henry JackmanDrum Programming, Programmed By [Bass Programming] – Henry JackmanMixed By – Tim WeidnerPercussion – Alex Acuna*, Paulinho Da CostaPerformer – Art Of Noise*, Carol Kenyon, John Hurt , Sally BradshawSaxophone – Stewart LevineWritten-By – Art Of Noise*, Henry Jackman	4:39
3	–Art Of Noise*	Dreaming In Colour Co-producer – Way Out WestKeyboards – Jamie MuhoberacMixed By – Tim WeidnerPerformer – Art Of Noise*, John Hurt , Sally BradshawProgrammed By [Bass Programming] – Paul WallerVocals – David's Daughter*, Donna Lewis, Niki Harris*Words By [Text] – Paul Bourget	6:42
4	–Art Of Noise*	On Being Blue Acoustic Guitar – Ramon StagnaroDrum Programming – Tim WeidnerDrums – Earl HarvinFlute – Philippa DaviesPerformer – Art Of Noise*, John Hurt , Sally BradshawWords By [Text] – Paul Bourget	4:59
5	–Art Of Noise*	Continued In Colour Keyboards – Jamie MuhoberacPerformer – Art Of Noise*, The Metaphor TopsProgrammed By [Bass Programming] – Paul WallerVocals – David's Daughter*, Donna Lewis, Niki Harris*	1:20
6	–Art Of Noise*	Rapt: In The Evening Air Bass, Keyboards – Jamie MuhoberacDrum Programming – Paul WallerMixed By – Richard LowePerformer – Art Of Noise*, John Hurt , RakimWritten-By – Art Of Noise*, Rakim	4:22
7	–Art Of Noise*	Metaforce Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Sharktank*Co-producer – Sharktank*Featuring – RakimKeyboards [String Pad] – Dan VickersMixed By – Tim WeidnerPerformer – Art Of Noise*, John Hurt , RakimTurntables [Decks] – DJ SondVocals – Hassan Written-By – Art Of Noise*, Rakim	3:43
8	–Art Of Noise*	The Holy Egoism Of Genius Acoustic Guitar – Ramon StagnaroBass, Keyboards, Other [Agitation] – Jamie MuhoberacDrum Programming, Programmed By [Bass] – Paul WallerMixed By – Tim WeidnerPercussion – Alex Acuna*, Paulhinho Da Costa*Performer – Art Of Noise*, John Hurt , Sally Bradshaw	7:57
9	–Art Of Noise*	La Flûte De Pan Mixed By – Tim WeidnerPerformer – Art Of Noise*, Sally BradshawSequenced By [Midi] – Tim Weidner	2:45
10	–Art Of Noise*	Metaphor On The Floor Co-producer – Ollie JDrum Programming – Ollie JMixed By – Tim WillsPerformer – Art Of Noise*Performer [Sampled] – Rakim, Sally BradshawProgrammed By [303 Programming] – Lol CremeWritten-By – Art Of Noise*, Rakim	2:05
11	–Art Of Noise*	Approximate Mood Swing No: 2 Mixed By – Richard LowePerformer – The Moody Art Of Noise*, Sally BradshawProgrammed By [Rhythm Programming] – Andy Richards, Paul Waller	2:11
12	–Art Of Noise*	Pause Effects [Orchestral Treatments] – Jamie MuhoberacMixed By – Tim WeidnerPerformer – Art Of Noise*Performer [Sampled] – Sally Bradshaw	2:29
13	–Art Of Noise*	Metaforce (The Size Of A Metaphor: Mix By Roni Size) Engineer [Remix] – Dave AmsoFeaturing – RakimRemix, Producer [Additional] – Roni Size	5:40
14	–Brothers In Rhythm Via Art Of Noise*	Dreaming (Colour Green) Remix, Producer [Additional] – Brothers In Rhythm	5:22
15	–Art Of Noise*	Out Of This World (Version 138) Performer – Art Of Noise*, John Hurt , Sally Bradshaw, Weightless No-One	5:25
Video 1	–Art Of Noise*	Metaforce Featuring – Rakim

Credits

• Bass, Voice, Keyboards – Trevor Horn
• Coordinator [Production] – Augusta Quiney, Debbie Caponetta
• Design [Sleeve] – ABA Design, Dublin*, Art Of Noise*
• Engineer [Additional] – Andy Gallimore, Marc Lane, Michael Perfitt, Mike Ross, Paul Wright, Richard Lowe, Roger Dudley, Tim Wills, Tom Elmhirst
• Engineer [Assistant] – Alex Black, Andre Coulam, Andy Davies, Dan Bierton, Dan Vickers, Iain Roberton, Jamie Hart, Malook Singh Kundan, Marc Lane, Matt Crawford
• Featuring, Narrator [Speaking] – John Hurt
• Featuring, Other [Ghosting] – Claude Debussy
• Featuring, Other [Tripping] – Charles Baudelaire
• Featuring, Rap [Rapping] – Rakim
• Featuring, Vocals [Singing] – Sally Bradshaw
• Guitar, Voice, Keyboards – Lol Creme
• Liner Notes [Tri-fold Insert] – Michinari Yamada, 湯山玲子
• Management – Principle Management Dublin*, Principle Management New York*
• Management [Principle Management Dublin] – Paul McGuinness , Susan Hunter , Susie Smith, Trevor Bowen
• Management [Principle Management New York] – Donna Estes, Keryn Kaplan
• Mastered By – Ian Cooper, Steve Marcussen*
• Other [A Certain Amount Of Dressing Up] – B O U D I CC A
• Other [Metaphors], Voice, Keyboards – Paul Morley
• Other [Web Site Designed And Programmed By] – Art Of Noise*, digital:cc
• Photography By [Booklet] – AKG London, Clare Langan, Justin Smith
• Photography By [Cover Cover-up Mask] – Amelia Stein
• Piano, Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement], Voice, Keyboards – Anne Dudley
• Producer – Trevor Horn
• Recorded By – Tim Weidner
• Technician [Technical Assistance] – Alexander Areteos, Justin Fraser
• Written-By, Performer [Played, Pretended And Seduced By] – Art Of Noise*

Notes

CD-Extra, includes promotional video for Metaforce (Quicktime format), 6-page English booklet, tri-fold Japanese insert, and Obi.

Tracks 13 & 14 are designated as bonus tracks for Japan only.

Info from inlay:
The Seduction of Claude Debussy … featuring the heart of the Nineteenth Century on a Twentieth Century sleeve with a Twenty First Century gleam in the eye … featuring the end, the beginning, the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning, the middle and the glory … featuring the dream life of Claude Debussy as a metaphor for what a difference a century makes and the real life of Art of Noise as a metaphor for the fantasy life of a pop group.

Info from booklet & inlay:
℗© 1999 ZTT Records Ltd.
Manufactured by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Info from booklet:
"Music is not just the expression of a feeling - it is the feeling itself." - Claude Debussy
Art of Noise Imagine
[…]
Anne Dudley published by Buffalo Music Ltd. and administered by A.E. Copyrights Ltd (PRS),
Lol Creme published by Splat Music and administered by Perfect Songs Ltd. / SPZ Music Inc.
Trevor Horn published by Unforgettable Songs Ltd. / SPZ Music Inc.
Paul Morley published by Perfect Songs Ltd. / SPZ Music Inc.
Born on a Sunday […] published by Quadra Publishing.
Rapt: in the Evening Air, Metaforce and Metaphor on the Floor […] published by 18th Letter Music Publishing (BMI)
Music and French text extracted and distracted literally, metaphorically, romantically and symbolically from the works of Claude Debussy, Paul Verlaine, Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Bourget, Pierre Louys.
Text […] featured in 'Dreaming in Colour' and 'On Being Blue' with the authorisation of Jobert Music Publishing.
None of these artists ever promised you a rose garden.
Donna Lewis appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Rakim appears courtesy of Universal Records.
David's Daughters appear courtesy of ZTT Records.
The Seduction of Claude Debussy… music from quite another film that never existed… […]
Produced […] for himself
Recorded and ProTools […] for Sarm Management
[…]
Art Of Noise play themselves
Lol Creme […] plays himself
Anne Dudley […] plays herself
Trevor Horn […] plays himself
Paul Morley […] plays himself
[…]
Recorded around the world at an average temperature of 20 degrees centigrade
Mastered […] at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles and […] at Metropolis Mastering, London
… and that's the weather for tomorrow
[1:] Debussy dies. Long live Debussy! […] Cry if you have to. A song to begin with. Inspired by the languor that penetrated Paul Verlaine's heart.
[2:] What a life. And it began on a Sunday. […] On a Sunday afternoon and Debussy kept his eyes on his dream. One hundred years ago there were a hundred years to go.
[3:] He saw life in black and white. He heard music in colour. He thought love was a dream. […] He dreamt of music.
[4:] Debussy was surprised to find himself being asked by a journalist what his favourite colour was. […] As blue as I feel, he said.
[5:] All dreams are interrupted. […] Colour continues. Dreams recur. Art of Noise occur. Debussy thinks that the world is his idea. And why not ?
[6:] Baudelaire showed him directions and he found himself going in the same direction as the evening air. […] It seemed to him it smelt like paradise.
[7:] To be interpreted wisely and with some imagination. Inspired by the love and death of Charles Baudelaire, poet. […] And freedom did a twist inside my lungs with the stars that I had swallowed.
[8:] Art of Noise come right out with it and exclaim - genius exists, what with one thing and another. And another thing - Debussy exists. […] And the Art of Noise exist, to a point.
[9:] Come quickly, put the light out. […] A song about fellatio.
[10:] Debussy visits a disco, Rakim rants about alienation and/or alien life, Baudelaire loses his temper and Art of Noise love their machines. […] He thought, we are the invention of passion.
[11:] He made music for people in all kinds of moods. […] Then everything changed and the moon in June went on shining.
[12:] Art of Noise put their world of Debussy on hold … […] A song about remembering and expecting. As penultimate as it gets.
[13:] Remix and additional production […] at Studio Drum, Bristol. […] And so Debussy prepared for the future, because he could see right through it.
[14:] […] Colour this song by numbers 11 - green, 22 - red, 33 - blue, 44 - yellow, 55 - purple.
[15:] Claude Debussy reaches into the mind of Art of Noise. Art of Noise reach into the mind of Claude Debussy. […] A song about everything and nothing and the something that there is in between. And so on, ultimately speaking.
"I have often heard it expressed that music could not claim to convey anything with precision, as words or painting do. That is true to a certain extent, but it is not wholly true. Music conveys things in its own way and by means peculiar to itself. In music, and in painting, even in the written word, there is always a gap, to be bridged by the imagination of the hearer." - Charles Baudelaire
[…]
This has been Art of Noise as the image of a group at the turn of the century: images number seven to twenty three. Images catalogued on the web site.
[…]
And remember … an apple beside a bottle is not the same as an apple beside a loaf of bread … now let's get on with the show …

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988010 011956
• Matrix / Runout: PUA-1439 1
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L275
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4513
• Rights Society (on disc face): JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ZTT 130 CD	The Art Of Noise	The Seduction Of Claude Debussy ‎(CD, Album)	ZTT	ZTT 130 CD	UK	1999
UD 53235	Art Of Noise*	The Seduction Of Claude Debussy ‎(CD, Album)	Universal Records, ZTT	UD 53235	US	1999
ztt130cd, ZTT130CD	Art Of Noise*	The Seduction Of Claude Debussy ‎(CD, Album)	ZTT, ZTT	ztt130cd, ZTT130CD	UK	1999
U3P-1504	Art Of Noise*	The Seduction Of Claude Debussy / Sources & Methods ‎(CD, Album + CD, Comp + Promo)	Universal Records	U3P-1504	US	1999
UD-53235	Art Of Noise*	The Seduction Of Claude Debussy ‎(CD, Album)	ZTT	UD-53235	Canada	1999

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