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The Seduction of Claude Debussy
The Seduction of Claude Debussy is the fifth and final studio album by Art of Noise, released in June 1999 in the United Kingdom and the United States, and December 1999 in Japan. It features a line-up of Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Paul Morley and Lol Creme, along with other appearances from John Hurt, soprano Sally Bradshaw, Rakim, and Donna Lewis. As it had been 10 years since their last album, this album carries a completely different sound to that which had defined their four previous albums. The group blended the music of French impressionist composer Claude Debussy with drum and bass, opera, hip hop, jazz, and narration, to create a concept album which they described as "the soundtrack to a film that wasn't made about the life of Claude Debussy."
The album was announced in mid-1998 as being due for release by the end of that year, but did not release until mid-1999. The album was only released on CD and MiniDisc formats. The UK edition was released 28 June 1999, while the US edition was released 29 June 1999. The Japan edition was released 1 December 1999.
In the U.S., prior to the retail release of the album, a promotional-only item was sent out in a grey, anti-static zip-lock bag. The polybag contained several sheets of 5×5" paper listing people and groups who were inspirations; two cardboard cover pockets, one containing the album, and the other an EP titled Sources & Methods with the following five tracks: "Moments In Love", "Close (To The Edit)", "(Three Fingers of) Love", "Beat Box (Diversion 1)", and "A Time For Fear (Who's Afraid)".
The first US edition of the album, released 29 June 1999, included a bonus disc with remixes of "Metaforce".
The Japanese edition, released 1 December 1999, was a CD-Extra with two bonus tracks. Some tracks were presented in slightly different mixes.
The CD-ROM portion of the disc contained the "Metaforce" video in a QuickTime format.
A promotional version mixed by Trevor Horn, released several months in advance in the US, Canada, and UK, contained the same tracks in a slightly different sequence and with some mixing differences, with "Born on a Sunday" and with "Dreaming in Colour" being one continuous track instead of split into two.
This version, retitled The Production of Claude Debussy and described as a "producer's cut", was included on the 2015 compilation Art of Noise at the End of A Century. It was given a stand-alone digital release in 2022.
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The Seduction of Claude Debussy
The Seduction of Claude Debussy is the fifth and final studio album by Art of Noise, released in June 1999 in the United Kingdom and the United States, and December 1999 in Japan. It features a line-up of Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Paul Morley and Lol Creme, along with other appearances from John Hurt, soprano Sally Bradshaw, Rakim, and Donna Lewis. As it had been 10 years since their last album, this album carries a completely different sound to that which had defined their four previous albums. The group blended the music of French impressionist composer Claude Debussy with drum and bass, opera, hip hop, jazz, and narration, to create a concept album which they described as "the soundtrack to a film that wasn't made about the life of Claude Debussy."
The album was announced in mid-1998 as being due for release by the end of that year, but did not release until mid-1999. The album was only released on CD and MiniDisc formats. The UK edition was released 28 June 1999, while the US edition was released 29 June 1999. The Japan edition was released 1 December 1999.
In the U.S., prior to the retail release of the album, a promotional-only item was sent out in a grey, anti-static zip-lock bag. The polybag contained several sheets of 5×5" paper listing people and groups who were inspirations; two cardboard cover pockets, one containing the album, and the other an EP titled Sources & Methods with the following five tracks: "Moments In Love", "Close (To The Edit)", "(Three Fingers of) Love", "Beat Box (Diversion 1)", and "A Time For Fear (Who's Afraid)".
The first US edition of the album, released 29 June 1999, included a bonus disc with remixes of "Metaforce".
The Japanese edition, released 1 December 1999, was a CD-Extra with two bonus tracks. Some tracks were presented in slightly different mixes.
The CD-ROM portion of the disc contained the "Metaforce" video in a QuickTime format.
A promotional version mixed by Trevor Horn, released several months in advance in the US, Canada, and UK, contained the same tracks in a slightly different sequence and with some mixing differences, with "Born on a Sunday" and with "Dreaming in Colour" being one continuous track instead of split into two.
This version, retitled The Production of Claude Debussy and described as a "producer's cut", was included on the 2015 compilation Art of Noise at the End of A Century. It was given a stand-alone digital release in 2022.