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What’s That Noise?
Electronic · 1989 · 9 tracks

What’s That Noise?

Coldcut

A frantic, brilliant collage of 1980s street sounds. Dense layers of hip-hop breaks, soul vocals, and political samples that defined the UK's sampling revolution.

September 19, 1989 · Stiletto

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A high-energy, kaleidoscopic celebration of urban noise and rhythmic ingenuity.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
03
(I’m) In Deep
5:23
04
My Telephone
5:27
05
Theme From “Reportage”
1:35
06
Which Doctor?
5:00
07
Stop This Crazy Thing
5:56
08
No Connection
3:37
10
Not Paid Enough
7:25
11
What’s That Noise?
2:45
13
Stop This Crazy Thing (Hedmaster mix by Adrian Sherwood)
7:06
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition into the Tarzan call on Stop This Crazy Thing that somehow makes perfect rhythmic sense.
The hypnotic repetition of the telephone line hook that dissolves into a wash of 80s synth textures.
Adrian Sherwood's dub-heavy remix where the bass becomes a physical presence that swallows the original melody.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does What’s That Noise? sound next to the rest of Coldcut's catalogue?

Playful+1.6σ

Playful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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