Paranoimia (feat. Max Headroom) - Art Of Noise

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Paranoimia is a single released by the group Art Of Noise in 1986, featuring the television character Max Headroom on vocals. The single reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in June of that year.

The original version of the track (without Max Headroom) features on the album In Visible Silence. Some later issues of the CD include the single version in place of the original.

Art of Noise (also The Art of Noise) was an avant-garde synthpop group formed in 1983 by producer Trevor Horn, music journalist Paul Morley, and session musicians/studio hands Anne Dudley, J.J. Jeczalik, and Gary Langan. The group's mostly instrumental compositions were novel melodic sound collages based on digital sampler technology, which was new at the time. Inspired by turn-of-the-century revolutions in music, the Art of Noise were initially packaged as a faceless anti- or non-group, blurring the distinction between the art and its creators. The band is noted for innovative use of electronics and computers in pop music and particularly for innovative use of sampling.

The name of the group alludes to the essay The Art of Noises by noted futurist Luigi Russolo. From the earliest releases on ZTT, the band referred to themselves as both Art of Noise and The Art of Noise. Official and unofficial releases and press material use both versions.

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[Shelly Bell]

I swear you tube is the greatest... I am sooooo fucking greatful for this!! Hadn't heard this in forever!!

[RdStarGarnet]

Matt Frewer back in the 80's... I actually used to watch the tv show.

[kassel2711]

imho Still feaking cool this clip

[ProMonarchyGenius]

This is one of the most awesome videos I have ever seen

[MontrealMan1970]

Kelsey Grammar was so young.

[Roberta Millett]

I always seem to end up here when I can't sleep...... love ya Max... ^_^

[lucy bond]

Never gets old.

[blasketboy]

30 years ahead of their time

[Frank Juraschka]

Bald ist Zeitumstellung... Ich wünsche mir die 80er!

[kaus martin]

brush appa da brain ! 

[kaus martin]

in da first !