Contents Under Notice

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Contents Under Notice
Rhythm & Noise - Contents Under Notice.jpeg
Studio album by
Released1984
Genre Electronic, drone, ambient
Length40:53
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.

Contents

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Retrospective critical reception of Contents Under Notice has been mixed. 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 is composed by Rhythm & Noise

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

Personnel

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

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1984 Ralph LP RN8405
1989

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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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)