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The Art of Noise is a British art-pop group formed in 1983, known for their pioneering work in commercial electronic music and sampling. They scored hits with tracks such as "Close (To The Edit)" (1985) and collaborated with guest performers on cover versions, including a rendition of Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" (1986) featuring guitarist Duane Eddy, and Prince's "Kiss" (1988) with singer Tom Jones. The group initially emerged from a collaboration between studio engineer Gary Langan and Fairlight sampler expert Anne Dudley, alongside producer Trevor Horn and pianist/composer/arranger J.J. Jeczalik. Writer Paul Morley was brought in to shape the group's image, which was inspired by early 20th Century modernism and presented as a faceless "non-group." After a split in 1985, the group reformed as a trio with a more tongue-in-cheek musical direction. Langan amicably left in 1987, and Dudley and Jeczalik continued until their disbandment in 1990. In 1998, Horn, Dudley, and Morley briefly reunited with guitarist Chris Allen, releasing the album "The Seduction of Claude Debussy" (1999), which explored the influence of Debussy. The group went dormant again in 2000. The name The Art of Noise is derived from the manifesto "The Art of Noise" (1913) by Futurist artist

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