What's That Noise?

English electronic producers in the 90s I am retroactively begging you to practice some restraint in your album lengths. I was enjoying this album a pretty good amount ("Stop This Crazy Thing" is awesome!), then I looked at the runtime and realized that, after listening for half an hour, I still had 40 minutes left to go! Point deducted for being too long, which is a shame because it's otherwise quite good.

What's that noise? Oh, it's this shite House album!

This absolutely slapped. It hearkens back to everything that made me respect and fall in love with electronic music when I first listened to The Avalanches, and also calls to mind Paul's Boutique. I can see the massive influence this had, and it makes me wanna get up and wiggle.

Great listen. Found on youtube. This was a true all time classic. Lisa - what a great artist. Not listed on Deezer, or on Youtube Music. Shame on all. Thank you for remembering this here!

This album is a 1995 24-Hour Fitness Spin Class jammed into a box.

Brilliant house music. There was always something different about Coldcut - the variety of genres, the wittiness in the samples, a playfulness and genuine musicianship. So much House was formulaic and predictable. Coldcut were anything but. We need this on streaming services and soon!

Already a fan of Coldcut although I must admit I hadn't listened to this one until now due to it's lack of being readily availability. Great mix of vocal and instrumental tracks which would become the style of many of their albums to come. High energy and a blast to listen to. Although it must be said that the first track, "People Hold On" does sound noticeably different to the rest of the album but is still a great song none-the-less Stand out tracks: - My Telephone - Stop This Crazy Thing - No Connection

Dope. Get it on YouTube definitely worth it

Whenever I see "British Electronic Music Group" on here (so basically every other day for the last 3 years) I always cross my fingers. Sometimes it's great, and sometimes it's awful. Today was great!

This is a great record. Would be great at parties to show you are OG. Too bad it's not on Spotify. Had to go to YouTube.

Pretty cool and interesting album all things considered but I would definitely not be in a rush to listen to it again. It was kind of a lot. Favourite song Stop This Crazy Thing. (Also future me rereading these reviews listen to the first minute of the album again just do it)

Wow. 1001 albums featured a house collection that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eardrums. I can actually put this one on and, you know, *listen* to it.

Very nostalgic - contains songs that were regulars on pop radio right on the cusp of when I stopped listening. The acid house peace'n'luv stuff sounds pretty stupid and naive 35 years later as we stand on the brink of another ugly Trump travesty, but I might enjoy the dulcet tones of Lisa Stansfield and Yazz as they push me into the ovens.

This lovingly-machined, possibly revolutionary, party music can, on the wrong sort of day - like now - have the secondary function of being a biting Dadaist taunt.

2 Generic 90s techno. I don't know why the hell this is on the list.

I do not need another DJ album mixing and sampling sounds. There is a place for it but not on this list. I don't mind it occasionally but I don't need a 50 minute album of it. Still better than some of the albums on this list.

Far too springy (and messy) for me.

wtf did i just listen to... this was just a complete nothing of an album. UHHHH 5.7/10

The album asks a good question, though an even better one might be what's so special about that noise? Boring, cheesy 80's hip hop / house combo. Splicing together a bunch of samples does not a good album make. My Telephone wasn't bad and I guess there were some other decent moments. Too few and far between though.

Unremarkable. Had a bit of zip here and there, but really, what's it doing on this list?

What’s that noise, you ask? Oh, just another load of trip hop electronica shit. Yeah, we’re moving on.

I'm cool with house music but I don't think this is worth much of a listen. Rough around the edges with certain elements that don't pan out that well.

Synthetic and silly and tedious and way, way too long. Wow, do all the sound bytes make this sound dated and the utter opposite of timeless. "Party and bullshit" -- very much the emphasis is on the latter. This Fall fan will pretend not to have heard Mark E. Smith. More dumb than dope.

Couldn't bring myself to listen to it all. Really not my thing. Has some decent tunes, but also some really obnoxious ones.

I think the main source for this album being a YouTube account with a Wide Yoshi profile picture says pretty much everything you need to know about it. Weird dancetronica, come on Rob after this many "tronica" albums you need to submit yourself for psychiatric evaluation. It's not the worst one he put on this list, but it is still a rough listen.

What was that noise? God this gets tiresome after about 1 song and I have no clue how I made it through the rest of this. 2/10

Yeah this was not something I enjoyed having to find. When I found it I didn’t enjoy listening to it. It was just noise noise noise. Cannot recommend. No thank you!

Better than some bland dance music...but just barely. 1.5/5

This whole album is a disjointed, noisy mess. And it's not even an original mess. It's a trash pile made out of other peoples' work. This wasn't worth the time it took to hunt the album down.

I think the name of this album works both for people that like it, and those that despise it. Unfortunately, I'm much closer to that latter group. It was just a bunch of noise that I couldn't fins a key into. It seemed very chaotic and random, just for the sake of chaos and randomness. I didn't have any fun listening to this album and honestly, I would just rather forget about it.

Disgusting techno-crap

Why had I not ever heard of this? I mean, it seems like something that I would have listened to in 1989. I totally felt this jam!

Mahtava house-lätty! Kiva ettei tanssimusan kulta-aikaa ole listalta täysin unohdettu. Paljon on moni artisti mm. Avalanches tälle velkaa. People Hold On, My Telephone, Stop This Crazy Thing ja No Connection todella priimaa edelleen. Muuten ehkä vähän epätasainen. Sanotaan 4,5/5, joka pyöristyy ylös, koska genresympatiat.

Wall to wall bangers. You could have told me that No Connection was on RENAISSANCE and I would have believed you. Favorite track was definitely Stop This Crazy Thing

I really missed the boat on this at the time but listening back now I recognise a lot of the tracks and this was there for others to follow. Not really my thing but it's a definite genre and this is one of the top albums in that genre.

Super fun, great for focusing at work.

So dissapointed that this isn't on my streaming services but so glad I was able to listen to it because it's right up my alley and so good I'm finding it hard to pick a favourite track. As soon as Smoke Dis One kicks in I'm hooked and Stop This Crazy Thing ramps up the vibe, Not Paid Enough is so much fun but I couldn't find a list of all the samples. Which Doctor? and My Telephone are great and Fat (Party And Bullshit) keeps the party going.

I don't know what I expected but it sure wasn't this. What a party! Danceable and fun. Delightful.

I had not previously heard of Coldcut, but this album was fantastic. Clearly very groundbreaking, hard to imagine that this came out in the mid-80s. Will definitely check out their other stuff.

Dit album heeft lang in mijn playlist gestaan. Ik zag het altijd wat als een quilty pleasure. Met een euro-dance nummertje hier, een gesampelde telefoon daar en af en toe een heel kinderachtig melodietje. En toch…Ze weten het allemaal prima te laten klinken. En buiten die hele opvallende delen komt er een prima stukje Acid voorbij en dan weer een fijn stukje hiphop. Het zijn allemaal ‘Beats and Peaces’, maar het vormt toch een geheel. En als je daarmee zoveel kanten op kan en het allemaal en uniek en toegankelijk weet te maken, dan verdien je gewoon 5 sterren.

Big beats are the best, get high all the time. Is this album too long? If you include the remixes, yeah, it is. But I don't really count them, they can definitely be skipped (a 10 minute remix of a song we already heard is grim). I still managed to give it 3 listens and it still kept my attention. Fuck this album was good, I've heard People Hold On before, but that was my extent of experience with Coldcut. It's a shame this album isn't on Spotify. Guess I'll have to buy the vinyl. There's no chance electronic music of this age - when drum machines were really only starting to come out and electronic was only just being defined - could ever not show it's age, but you have to respect your elders in this case. You wouldn't have people gurning their face off on MDMA on Coolangatta Beach listening to Fisher's shit ghost-produced house (ironically with pop samples from around this time) without the precursor records like these. The synths are sloppy, the samples are dated, and the bass and drums sound like they're straight out of a 1990's aerobic workout-at-home VHS tape that your mum used to work out to so she could keep fit for the neighbour she was cheating on your father with. But, I fucking love all of that. It's cheesy in the best way. I loved this thing, and yes my bias is showing here, because I love old house music and trip hop. Easy 5.

What an AWESOME album! Never heard of this but it had everything I love. Hip Hop, Samples, Synth, Dance, Creativity and Bizarreness… loved this album. Going to mix it into the rotation for sure! This is my first 5/5 rating on here. Going to find more about this band for sure!

"Are you gonna dance or what?" Sadly I mostly listen to these at work otherwise I would be. Maybe I'll crack off a quite 2-step when nobody's looking though. Just as a quite aside before getting into the album. Doing this list is what motivated me to stop being a broke piece of shit and actually stick to a spotify premium subscription. and yet less than 40 albums in I manage to get an album which isn't even on the platform. And that part's a real shame too, because I really loved this album. The collection of different elements from the synth, drum machines and different vocalists between tracks keep things very fun and fresh. The only song that I think left a bad impression was In Deep, where I was able to enjoy parts of it but was distracted by the drunkard that came in the booth and started sticking his tongue out right into the microphone. Thankfully he got it out of his system and security were able to escort him out of the studio before the next track was being done. I imagine this had to be pretty influential at its time, I recognize a lot of these samples that were used in other electronic music later on (Theme From "Reportage" was sed as the opening for an old Japanese prank show a while ago). I'm glad our first electronic album for this list was something so funky. Now I suppose I'll just have to see if I can still put local files onto my spotfiy somehow.. Highlights People Hold On, My Telephone, Theme from "Reportage", Stop This Crazy Thing, Smoke Dis One

Not my fav genre but reminded me of DJ Shadow. Then I realized this predates Shadow by several years and realized what a groundbreaking album this truly is.

Fun album. cool. I like it.

FUNKY SO GOOD

What a banger, with some absoulute classics. I know it's all samples but cut and mashed into a new and fresh sounds (well suppose it's not new no more).

Absolutely funky, cannot believe this album is from 1989 feels extremely ahead of its time. Hard to put into words exactly how I feel about this album but it’s like the music equivalent of patchwork rug that smells like incense. Both sides as good as eachother, this album is absolutely going to be getting a lot of spins from me and it’s a crime that this isn’t on Spotify, copyright be damned. Favourite tracks here are People Hold On, Which Doctor, No Connection.

Totally all over the place but I loved it

Couldn't find this album on my streaming service so I picked the oldest one available (Philosophy from 1993). I like it a lot. Dreamer so far is my favorite. Also, is the most recent track I've heard. I like the "modern" jazzy flow.

This is fun and it feels really ahead of its time. It's also going right into my list of favorite albums from this list that I hadn't even heard of before.

Well, there definitely were some moments that made me wonder what, in fact, that noise was. Very experimental but I thoroughly enjoyed it, the perfect thing to keep the vibes up as I collapse after work but not too stressful despite its eccentricity. Just very engrossing music, a journey into sound or whatever that guy was saying holds very true! Plus a super wholesome youtube comment section, so that's always a bonus :)

Revolutionary album at the time it came out. I was amazed after listening to this for the first time in nearly 40 years how commercial sounding this is by today's standards.

Oddly, I have never heard of this artist, or this album, yet practically every track on this album is familiar and - more importantly - good.

dance club vibes; loved it

This album isn't streaming in my location and I'm glad I tracked it down because this is such a great piece of electronic music representative of a period where the genre was discovering its capabilities. I strongly recommend listening to this album, if it's not available where you are, seek with your soul and you will not be disappointed. 4/5

I enjoyed it

I have had quite a problem with some of the electronic entries, because I don't really get house genres for example. But this album is captivating and I just find it extra cool that it's a debut from 1989

For some reason I am not supposed to listen to this as neither Spotify nor Qobuz had this available (in my country). I did find two tracks on youtube (featuring Lisa Stansfield) ant those were pretty good (I generally like Lisa Stansfield). I also listened to some tracks from other Coldcut albums that were available from Qobuz and I liked those too. None of them could be called masterpieces but they were very enjoyable so 4 stars.

Never would’ve heard this album without 1001 Albums, and now if I ever come across a copy I’ll be snatching it up because it was quite an enjoyable listen.

Coldcut rule. They're masters of patchwork sampling, and this album is no different. Every song is packed to the gills but still manages to feel cohesive.

Can’t decide whether it’s a good record or not a bit given it wasn’t available on my regular streaming platform I’ve stop started this record many times and I kind of grew to like most of it, especially the first half. It feels a bit dated at times but it’s original and fresh and eclectic - a strange one I wouldn’t mind revisiting

Nice sexy chill out vibes to work to.

Undeniably a classic of its time, but dance wasnt amazing back then

Smoke Dis One

If you'd asked me who this was before I listened to it, I'd've told you I have no idea. I'm surprised at how many of these songs I know. Either from having heard them before or having been sampled by other groups.

Really fun and grooving album. Easy to dance to and get lost in. There were a few weird tracks and misses, but overall good.

sad this isn't on spotify. it isn't bad at all, but not the thing I'd listen to on a regular basis. would give it 3,5

Oh this is groovy. And I'm not the kind of person who calls things groovy.

This was probably not exactly the right choice for me today to listen to as I am a bit under the weather. But still it was clever and fun and expertly assembled. The cover is also awesome. Some of the songs were definite 5s for me, some not. Very entertaining!

Loved it. Sample based like the avalanches

Stop stop stop that crazy thing

Some good dancy dance electronic music from the late '80s. Although I didn't really recognize this (apart from many of the samples that were commonly used then!) it felt quite happily nostalgic for days of yore and kept me moving while I cleaned the kitchen.

I could only find this on YouTube. My guess is that they couldn't clear the samples that were used. Too bad - good stuff.

A nice history lesson, shame it is a little too long.

A good house/EDM/digital album.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: People hold on

Fun and innovative for the era, this collection is an intense kitchen-sink approach to capturing a huge range of electronic music capabilities of the time. Great samples, vocalists, and even song structure. This calls to mind "Paul's Boutique" in it's approach to sampling everything on planet earth, but in a tasteful way. Not an everyday listen, but complements to the chef.

Not on Spotify. Good YT album available though! Pretty eclectic west coast rap vibes. Enjoyed quite a bit!

tiny ass album cover. bändiltä löytyy spotiftstä musiikkia mutta ilmeisesti ei voida albumia sinne laittaa.. noh onneks löytyy 40 tuhatta näyttökertaa saanut upload you tube sivustolta. käytetään arkipäivän asioita, kuten puhelimen rimputusta ja ihmisäänen kavallusta osana musiikkia. esim. pink floyd ehkä kopioinut? There is no dark side in the moon, really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark my telephone

It's an hour in the dance clubs. How did I never hear this as a teenager?

Relatively generic 80s electronica. I'd put this on in the background of an 80s party, but probably wouldn't seek it out on it's own. Very creative samples and the nostalgia of hearing "Not Paid Enough" bump this up a half a star.

Hard to access but from what I've heard it was quite good!

The worst part of this album was that it isn’t on any streaming service. But I did enjoy the vibe

Real nice listen with some diverse and heavy hitting features. Big jump between Mark E Smith and Queen Latifah. What's That Noise was the only recognisable tune and also my highlight.

pretty pretty pretty good

Groundbreaking beats.....

This hit the sound that most electronic music went for in the 1990s. Some absolute bangers, and some truly weird stuff. Maybe slightly long.

Very chill and well made

I'm reminded of a multitude of samples listening to this album. The result is a patchy, but interesting cacophony of beats and rhythms. It's a funky experiment that sounds surprisingly modern considering it was released in 1989; the vocals to betray a 80/90s aesthetic, but enough time has passed that it can be perceived as nostalgic. 'Stop This Crazy Thing' and 'Theme From "Reportage"' particularly feel as if they could have been created today using vintage samples.

Very bizarre but fun album. Reminds me of the electronic music my friends and I would make in middle school

A wonderful cacophony, with samples piling on top of each other to build a collage of sound. Not really my thing, but I can certainly appreciate the skill involved. Some excellent guest vocals as well, and and infectious joyousness that made me want to dance around the office. Not sure what happened to the spotify link, or if the album has been removed for some reason, but this is well worth seeking out on an alternate platform.

There were a few tracks on there I was already familiar with and I found myself enjoying the album overall. Vibes of Happy Mondays mixed with New Order, at times.

Love coldcut but the album isn't on Spotify. Finally an album that isn't rock. This list is so biased towards rock, or the random selection of very rock heavy currently.

4/5

Some good songs that take me back.... 4/5

People Hold On is a classic late 80s piece of pop-house which has aged very well. The rest of this is a classic piece of late 80s cut and paste and very listenable. Helped by the fact I found it on youtube as one piece with no ads. The longest track was my least favourite though, the one with the horns In the Hall of the Mountain King. Smoke Dis One was great. My version has (the excellent) Not Paid Enough instead of Doctorin' the House so I stuck that on at the end. Oddly I have no memory of that one. Ninja Tunes is a decent label too.

Standouts: Stop This Crazy Thing, People Hold On, My Telephone, No Connection, What’s That Noise.

Great dance album, lots of variety good sampling, really worth listening if you can find it,

Honestly dope album for 80s/90s vibes