Contents Under Notice

Contents Under Notice
Studio album by Rhythm & Noise
Released 1984
Genre Electronic, drone, ambient
Length 40:53
Label Ralph
Rhythm & Noise chronology
Contents Under Notice
(1984)
Chasms Accord
(1985)

Contents Under Notice is the debut studio album of experimental ensemble Rhythm & Noise, released in 1984 by Ralph Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Retrospective critical reception of Contents Under Notice has been mixied. Ted Mill of allmusic described Contents Under Notice as a "mixture of wobbly synth beds, industrial noise, scattershot drum machines, eerie whines, and treated vocal samples." Mills gave the release two and a half out of five stars and criticized it for being too lengthy for what it was.[1] However, Trouser Press reviewed the album more enthusiastically. Ira Robbins said "in its raucous, multi-layered complexity, the piece asymptotically approaches sheer white noise din" and that "maybe this is what Martians with insomnia listen to."[2]

The album has never been issued on CD.

Track listing

All music composed by Rhythm & Noise.

Stereo Soundtrack
No. Title Length
1. "Looms"   1:30
2. "Verge"   2:20
3. "Lapse"   4:12
4. "Vex"   2:05
5. "Lull"   11:34
Mono Effects
No. Title Length
1. "Vagues"   3:29
2. "Monomenon"   15:43

Personnel

Adapted from the Contents Under Notice liner notes.[3]

Rhythm & Noise

Additional musicians and production

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1984 Ralph LP RN8405
1989

References

  1. 1 2 Mills, Ted. "Rhythm & Noise: Contents Under Notice > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. Robbins, Ira (2007). "Rhythm & Noise". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. Contents Under Notice (sleeve). Rhythm & Noise. San Francisco, California: Ralph Records. 1984.

External links

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