From: owner-ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com (ztt-digest) To: ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: ztt-digest V2 #93 Reply-To: ztt-digest Sender: owner-ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-ztt-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes ztt-digest Saturday, March 13 1999 Volume 02 : Number 093 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 23:53:01 +0000 From: Ian Peel Subject: (ztt) Re: Ask questions to AoN! Well if you were thinking of mailing me some questions, it's too late - I met with Anne, Paul, Trevor and Lol of Artofnoise version 3.0 last week for my interviews... These will be published as features in DJ magazine (and possibly elsewhere) and unfortunately I wont be able to post text of the interviews to the list until after they have been published (May) as this will break copyright... But in the meantime, I can give you my own answers or best-guesses for the questions that were asked, which were... Q: When do the singles / album come out in quantity? A: The date everyone seems to be sticking to is June 15. Not sure on the singles. There'll be a new official website, which may have more info... Q: I'd love to see a discussion between Anne and Trevor on how the technical aspects of Art of Noise have changed since 1983. The "old" AON was pretty darn advanced in terms of style and technical production in 1983. A: I spoke to Trevor and Lol for about 90 minutes on this subject, so check out the features! Q: While "Dream On" is a beautiful single, I'm wondering how they are keeping AON a "cutting" band. (Having not heard the rest of the album, I confess this may be obvious when "Seduction" finally comes out.) A: Yes, it will certainly become obvious! Q: For Paul / Trevor: can we expect a litany of remixes a la the old ZTT of mid-80s? A: There are literally zillions of remixes by the band in the can from the new album, whether or not they'll see the light of day is anyone's guess. Trevor said it could have easily been a double album. I'm assuming they'll bow to commercial pressure and have outside people mix their work though for singles... Q: Given how the universe has changed, you don't do your own mixing anymore, so what bands would they tap for mixes? The mid-90s remixes of old FGTH tunes were rather sad with the exception of Jam & Spoon's "Relax" mixes. (Personally, I can see Crystal Method and possibly Faithless doing a great job with AON's style. Would also love to see the Pet Shop Boys take a stab at this.) A: I didn't actually ask this question, although Trevor certainly seems to be a fan of DJ Shadow, Dr Dre and the Prodigy... Q: Please slap anyone associated with ZTT/AON for that deplorable "Drum & Bass Collection" release. :-) A: Why would I? Neither AoN nor ZTT were involved in this (it was China Records material released on China Records) Q: Any plans to re-release some of the concert / live footage on DVD? A: Although some kind of DVD project was considered for TSOCD, ZTT do not own the rights to the Visible Silence shows... Q: Another obvious question: what instruments are they using today? Is this release heavy on samples or more in line with traditional AON of creating their own signature sounds? A: I don't think I'd be giving too much away if I said new signature sounds have been created... Q: Videos? Recognise the pusillanimous MTV market in the US would never play them, but hope springs eternal... A: Believe it or not there's a lot of video footage in the can, thanks to Lol. Not sure if it'll leak out tho... Q: Concert plans? It's safe to say that some members of the band love the idea and other are a little more reserved... Q: Could you ask why J.J. is not involved in this project. To me i thought he was the Genius in AON... A: Couldn't get a straight answer out of them on this one! Q: Why all the www.ztt.com secrecy on the Art of Noise? A: Secrecy? I'd call it Morleyism back to it's prime... Q: Why isn't the new 12" public available? A: Becuase it was never intended as a 'proper' release - they leaked it out (as a test of the water I reckon)... Q: Is it ZTT's official comment that the MP3 file on http://home.earthlink.net/~themgnt/dream.htm should be removed? A: I have no idea... somehow I doubt it... (privately email me the address the statement came from if you want and I'll give you my best guess)... Q: Any release dates? Any release dates that we can believe in? A: see above Q: Have the other Art of Noise persons (Gary Langan and J.J.Jeczalik) been invited to this new project? A: see above Q: Now that old groups are reappearing! What about the Buggles? There have been talks on releases of old demo sessions between Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes! A: New Trevor album coming in September accorind to the ZTT website... Q: Any biography on its way? A: Of ZTT or AoN? Or both? Interested to hear people's views/interest levels on this one... Q: The idea of re-union, was it to redo old themes or to make only new tunes? A: New tunes, for sure... Q: Has it been difficult both to forget Into Battle With The AoN and make new tunes; at the same time as new tunes were made, and to keep calling the group Art of Noise? A: I don't think they would have make the new tunes if the name hadn't meant they could have got a legit release for them, so be thankful in a way... Q: Has Lol adn Anne worked together on other recordings that: Toys Soundtrack, Rod Stewart "Spanner in the Works", Tina Turner "Wildest dreams", Cher "It's a man's world"? A: I think so... talked with Trevor and Lol about obscure stuff like Hit The Box, Leave It and History Mix, which was fun! BTW, Is there an up-to-date TH production list on the WWW somewhere? Q: If hope the album is full of information on the tracks, musician and magicians! Or is it Paul Morley-style resulting in full booklets with slogans and mystery? A: Why would it be anything other than the latter?! Q: Does ZTT consider any friendly attitude towards this ztt-MailingList? I mean any pre-release information? Possibilities to buy or get (promo) items? A: I delved into the ZTT WWW site last week and there's plenty of talk there of on-line ordering for rarities in the pipeline... Q: Or at least some indication from them, that they consider us as customers? A: I don't think there's any band that doesn't consider net users as customers, even if they don't directly communicate with them... Q: Did Godley/Creme ever wrote a song intended for 10cc after "How dare you? Or where they thinking "Consequences" right after it's compeletition ! Q: How did Lol find it "guesting" with his former bandmates again on "Meanwhile". Was there ever a serious discussion about a full reunion ? Q: What are Lol's favourite works with "10cc" and "Godley/Creme" ? A: Sorry, the talks with Lol stayed very AoN and my knowledge of 10cc / G&C wouldn't have upheld a decent conversation on the matter either! But I must say he was a very friendly and approachable interviewee... Q: Collaborations - how do they select collaborators and remixers? Who else would they consider working with? A: see above Q: re-releaseing older, impossible-to-find mixes and B-sides A: Unlikely, but I didn't ask about it... Q: Feelings/opinions regarding ownership rights due to label changes from ZTT to China and back. Is there any interest at ZTT in obtaining/licensing the rights to the China-owned material? A: Again, I didn't want to ask about this as I wanted to talk about music more than business... I cant ever imagine ZTT wanting to buy the rights to the China material tho, or China wanting to give them up, for that matter! A: views on internet and the Art of Noise - fan pages and mail lists Q: Didn't really talk about the fan stuff as there was enough dis/information on the official AoN site to talk about! Q: Transition from sampling noises and the Rosollo "art of noises" manifesto to making music regarding the lessened use of samples/noises as their music progressed A: I'm falling asleep now, it's midnight.... Q: are there any tour plans? A: above! Q: delays in album and single releases A: It's a Trevor production - what more do you need to know! Q: Does newer technology make better music? Is the Fairlight still used or has it been superceded and by what? A: ace question and a couple of them were almost tempted to answer yes! Q: Any possibility of enhanced-CD releases? A: yes there is actually, but as this one LP took two years, I'm not holding my breath... Q: Why hasn't J.J. Jeczalik or Gary Langan returned to the group ? Do they still keep in touch with everyone else ? A: I dont think they keep in touch greatly, no... Q: Just what exactly is Lol Creme's role in the group? A: Paul doesn't know (!) and I'm not sure Lol does either (!), but the more he talked, the more influential I realised he had been... Q: What about Paul Morley; has he learned how to play any instruments yet? A: Why would he? His art is in his words... Q: Why has it been so long since we have heard from Art of Noise ? A: Anne was certainly surprised when I mentioned it had been nine years! Q: Will there be a tour in support of the new album ? If so, are there any U.S. dates ? A: see above... but I hope they play England first...! Q: Will ZTT or China ever release a video compilation of Art of Noise ? A: Didn't touch on this.... Q: How did this reunion come about ? A: In a way that's the crux of my features... Paul and Trevor had different answers on this (I interviewed them separately), so I'll have to keep you in suspense... Q: Is this reunion for real, or is this just a one-off thing for old time's sake and the purpose of making more money (like the Sex Pistols or Fleetwood Mac reunions) ? A: I really do think they did it for fun! Q: Will the "Dream On" single be released commercially ? The promo copy was very hard to find. A: I doubt it will, in the same form as the promo... Q: Are there any more reissues planned from The Art of Noise ? Perhaps a singles/remixes/B-sides box set ? A: Didn't ask this... wanted to talk about NEW music! Q: Will the Art of Noise ever publish a biography or make a documentary showcasing their achievements to electronic music ? A: MTV UK & Ireland are thinking about a film... I'm not sure a sixteen year history that involves a nine year creative gap could warrant a biography. I'm having enough trouble getting a Yoko Ono biography off the ground - any friendly publishers or advice out there?! Q: Has The Art of Noise retained the classic "found sound" and wild sampling approach that has made them famous, or have they adopted a totally new sound ? A: new new new... Q: What does Anne think about the all of the endless remixes and the albums that were released after The Art of Noise broke up ? A: I think the word is horrified... Q: Will The Art of Noise also go back to being a high-class production team for other artists (like they were in the beginning) ? A: somehow I doubt it, although I'm sure they'll all work together again at some point... Q: Can we expect any more wild collaborations with anyone ? A: Well Salt Tank, Roger Dudley and Gregg Jackman and (if Paul Is to be believed) Thereza Bazarre were involved in this new LP... not very wild though, are they... Q: Why doesn't ZTT respond to anyone's e-mail, and why is the new AON web site so secretive ? A: I'm surprised people think it's secretive... perhaps it is in relation to the virtual store-fronts of other record company websites... I just look at it and see it as a multimedia extension of the early record sleeves personally... In a way, if they're annoying the hell out of people with cryptic sloganeering then they must be back on form! Ian Peel http://welcome.to/the.world.of.ian.peel (is in construction) # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:46:08 +0000 From: "Ian J. Harris" Subject: (ztt) TB on AoN If following Ian's interview with AoN it is true that Theresa Bazar is on the new album, does this mean that there is finally hope of having Trevor's Dollar Productions reissued on CD? Or is this just an example of Paul Morley's sense of humour? ~ Ian # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 11:08:14 -0800 From: "Mark Wasiel" Subject: (ztt) Andrew Poppy & the Art Of Noise I don't think I saw this posted before, but I was checking out the official Andrew Poppy web site and it had some interesting news from September of 98: Stop the Press (a rumour): Poppy and Ensemble to support Art of Noise in 1999 touring extravaganza. The current news from 2/99 is written in the first person so it seems as if Mr. Poppy is writing the updates himself. If so, it would make it seem like a very valid rumour especially since we know (thanks to Ian's sneak preview interview) that the AON are considering touring. That would be quite an interesting show indeed! Mark W. http://www.pcmagic.net/markw Home of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular: The Pizzicato 5 Discography # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info ztt" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email ztt@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. # ZTT discography available at http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?ztt ------------------------------ End of ztt-digest V2 #93 ************************