The Noise Made by People

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The Noise Made by People
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Studio album by
Broadcast
Released20 March 2000 (2000-03-20)
Recorded1998–2000
Genre
Length45:30
Label Warp
Producer Broadcast
Broadcast chronology
Work and Non Work
(1997)		The Noise Made by People
(2000)		 Haha Sound
(2003)
Singles from The Noise Made by People
  1. "Echo's Answer"
    Released: 1 November 1999
  2. "Come On Let's Go"
    Released: 22 May 2000

The Noise Made by People is the debut studio album by English indie electronic band Broadcast. It was released on 20 March 2000 by Warp. The band recorded and produced the album themselves after being dissatisfied with the results of earlier recording sessions helmed by external engineers. [5]

Contents

Two singles were released from The Noise Made by People; "Echo's Answer" on 1 November 1999 and "Come On Let's Go" on 22 May 2000. [6] [7]

Composition

Pitchfork critic Claire Lobenfeld described the style of The Noise Made by People as a homage of 1960s psychedelic pop; [2] meanwhile, Carlene Bauer of Salon characterised it as "electronic, but not shot full of skittering beats", noting Broadcast's approach of fusing "synthesized sounds and live instrumentation". [3] Writing for The Washington Post , Mark Jenkins said that the album "combines dub atmospherics, sample-driven audio collage and Trish Keenan's icy vocals in the manner of Portishead." [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Alternative Press 5/5 [11]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Melody Maker Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Muzik 4/5 [14]
NME 8/10 [15]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [16]
Select 4/5 [1]
Spin 8/10 [17]

The Noise Made by People received critical acclaim. [9] Awarding it a full score of five stars, AllMusic's Heather Phares called the album "shimmering, weightless pop" that "delivers [Broadcast]'s sound in widescreen, filmic grandeur." [10] Pitchfork 's Dan Gardopée applauded it as "positively vibrant and alive." [16]

Pitchfork placed The Noise Made by People at number 177 on its list of the best albums of the 2000s, [18] and "Echo's Answer" at number 178 on its list of the best tracks of the 1990s. [19]

Legacy

In 2014, Vice 's Billy Black hailed The Noise Made by People as Warp's most representative release. Lauding its "untouchable otherness", Black wrote that it helped pave paths for "accessible" experimental music in the future. [20] Stereogum 's Nate Patrin wrote an essay on the album in response to its 20th anniversary, crediting it with introducing a "more sophisticated, less caricatured" psychedelia style to the new millennium. [21]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Long Was the Year"
3:38
2."Unchanging Window"
3:48
3."Minus One"
2:02
4."Come On Let's Go"
3:17
5."Echo's Answer"
3:12
6."Tower of Our Tuning"
4:30
7."Papercuts"
4:32
8."You Can Fall"
4:24
9."Look Outside"
3:53
10."Until Then"
3:51
11."City in Progress"
3:37
12."Dead the Long Year"
4:46
Total length:45:30

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [34]

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [35] 79
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [36] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [37] 13

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue no.Ref.
United Kingdom20 March 2000 CD Warp WARPCD65 [38]
LP WARPLP65
United States18 April 2000CD Tommy Boy TBCD1413 [39]
United Kingdom9 March 2015LPWarpWARPLP65R [40]

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  30. 1 2 3 4 5 "Look Outside". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  31. 1 2 3 4 "Until Then". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 "City In Progress". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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