The Signal The Noise
Album
ArtistAsian Dub Foundation
CoverThe_Signal_and_the_Noise_cover.jpg
Released31 July 2013
GenreHip hop, electronica, big beat
Length56:26
LabelBeat Records
Prev year2011
Next year2015
More Signal More Noise
Studio Album
ArtistAsian Dub Foundation
Released10 Jul 2015
LabelADF Communications/Believe Recordings
ProducerLouis Beckett / Steve Chandra Savale / Adrian Sherwood
Prev year2013
Next year2015

Released in Japan in 2013 as The Signal and the Noise. The album was updated, re-recorded and released internationally in 2015 as More Signal More Noise. These are the eighth and ninth studio albums by the British band Asian Dub Foundation.[1][2][3]

Track listings

The Signal and the Noise:

  1. "Zig Zag Nation" - 3:49
  2. "The Signal And The Noise" - 3:20
  3. "Radio Bubblegum" - 4:16
  4. "Qutub Minar" - 4:20
  5. "Stand Up" - 4:58
  6. "Hovering" - 4:52
  7. "Straitjacket" - 3:58
  8. "Get Lost Bashar" - 3:40
  9. "Bnadh Bhenge Dao (ADF Version)" - 3:29
  10. "Blade Ragga" - 6:06
  11. "Your World Has Gone" - 3:19 (featuring vocals by Shama Rahman)[4]
  12. "Dubblegum Flute Flavour" - 5:29
  13. "Psychosamba (Bonus Track For Japan)" - 4:43

More Signal More Noise:

Personnel

The following personnel are credited to this album:

  • Steve Chandra Savale a.k.a. Chandrasonic - Guitar, vocals, programming, producer
  • Aniruddha Das a.k.a. Dr Das - Bass, programming
  • Aktar Ahmed - Lead Vocals
  • Ghetto Priest - Lead vocals
  • Nathan "Flutebox" Lee - Flute, Flute beatboxing
  • Rocky Singh - Drums

Additional personnel credited:

  • "Zig Zag Nation"; Naga MC - rap; Amy True, Maniman - vocals.[4]
  • "The Signal and the Noise"; Chandra Walker - Additional; Prithpal Rajput - Dhol; Daljinder Singh Virdee - Alghoza (twin flutes).

More Signal More Noise (2015) only:

  • Qaushig Mukherjee and Neel Adhikari (Gandu Circus) - Vocals on "Fall of the House of Cards".
  • Tanaji Dasgupta, Damini Roy, Kamalika Banarjee - Adicional vocals on "Fall of the House of Cards".
  • Suomo - Khol (percussion) on "Fall of the House of Cards".

Reception

Louder Than War gave the More Signal More Noise a very positive review calling it "... possibly their finest album yet." and stating it is "Loud, proud and jam-packed full of superbly arranged and produced tracks ...".[2] NME rated the album as mediocre, they praised its "audacious" sonics but said some of the lyrics covered "cringe song topics".[5]

References

  1. ^ " More Signal More Noise from Official Website"
  2. ^ “ More Signal More Noise Review from Louder Than War Magazine”
  3. ^ "New Album". Asian Dub Foundation.
  4. ^ "Asian Dub Foundation - The Signal And The Noise (2013)", retrieved 2022-11-24
  5. ^ "Asian Dub Foundation - 'More Signal More Noise' | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2020-09-27.