New York Noise (album)
| New York Noise | |
|---|---|
hip-hop | |
| Length | 70:58[1] |
| Label | Soul Jazz |
| Compiler | Stuart Baker and Adrian Self[2] |
New York Noise is a 2003 compilation album released by
hip-hop to art funk among others.[1]
On its release, it received positive reviews from AllMusic, Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone. A new version of the album with several track re-arrangements was released in 2016.
Release
New York Noise was released by Soul Jazz Records by June 30, 2003.[3] A followup release, titled New York Noise 2 was released later by Soul Jazz.[4] A new version of the album was released in 2016 with a different tracklisting, adding tracks by artists such as Alan Vega, Chain Gang and Implog.[5]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10[6] |
At
Uncut gave the album a negative review, declaring that the "vast majority of it still sounds like what it was: cerebral, bloodless 'dance' music for junkies, the kind of posturing Gotham tripe we used to describe as "atonal" and "angular.""[3]
Track listing
Track listing adapted from the liner notes.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Credited Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Optimo" | Dennis Young, Richard McGuire, Salvatore Principato, Scott Hartley | Liquid Liquid | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Baby Dee" | Dana Vlcek, Jonny Sender, Richard Edson, Shannon Dawson | Konk | 6:02 |
| 3. | "Do Dada" | Eugenie Diserio. Steve Alexander | The Dance | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Reduction" | Material | Material | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Wawa" | Erik Fitoussi, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Michel Esteban | Lizzy Mercier Descloux | 2:21 |
| 6. | "5:30" | Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori, Tim Wright | DNA | 1:10 |
| 7. | "Beat Bop" | K-Rob, Rammellzee | Rammellzee and K-Rob | 9:59 |
| 8. | "Contort Yourself" | James Siegfried | The Contortions | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Lesson No.1 (For Electric Guitar)" | Glenn Branca | Glenn Branca | 8:13 |
| 10. | "Button Up" | Adele Bertei, Annie Toone, Brenda Alderman, Kathleen Campbell | The Bloods | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Clean On Your Bean #1" | Arthur Russell, Peter Gordon | Dinosaur L | 6:38 |
| 12. | "You Got Me" | Branca | Theoretical Girls | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Can't Be Funky" | Cynthia Sley, Dee Pop, Laura Kennedy, Pat Place | Bush Tetras | 2:43 |
| 14. | "Helen Fordsdale" | China Burg, Mark Cunningham, Nancy Arlen, Sumner Crane | Mars | 2:43 |
| 15. | "You Make No Sense" | Renee Scroggins | ESG | 2:20 |
| 16. | "Defunkt" | Defunkt, Janos Gat, Joseph Bowie | Defunkt | 6:24 |
Credits
Credits adapted from the liner notes.[2]
- Stuart Baker – compiler
- Adrian Self – compiler, sleeve design
- Rent Boyd – design
- Patrick Coupar – liner notes
- Pete Reilly – mastering
- Duncan Cowell – mastering
- Weasel Walter – photography
References
- ^ a b c d Kellman.
- ^ a b c New York Noise (Dance Music From The New York Underground 1978-1982) (Media notes). Soul Jazz Records. 2003. SJR CD77.
- ^ a b c d e "New York Noise by Various Artists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Murphy 2006.
- ^ Welsh.
- ^ a b Beta 2003.
Sources
- Beta, Andy (2003). "Various Artists: New York Noise". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the originalon September 10, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- Murphy, Matthew (January 17, 2006). "Various Artists: New York Noise 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- Kellman, Andy. "New York Noise: Dance Music from the New York Underground,1978-1982". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- Welsh, April Clare. "Soul Jazz announce new edition of New York Noise post-punk compilation". Fact. Retrieved January 17, 2021.