The Noise Made by People
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| Released | 20 March 2000 | |||
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| Length | 45:30 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
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The Noise Made by People is the debut studio album by British indie electronic band Broadcast. It was released on 20 March 2000 by Warp to critical acclaim.[2]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Alternative Press | 5/5[3] |
| The Guardian |  [4] |
| Melody Maker | [5] |
| Muzik | 4/5[6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[8] |
| Select | 4/5[9] |
| Spin | 8/10[10] |
| Uncut | 9/10[11] |
Pitchfork placed The Noise Made by People at No. 177 on its list of "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s".[12] The album's first single "Echo's Answer", was released in 1999 and featured at No. 178 on Pitchfork's list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s".[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Broadcast
| No. | Title | 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
- Broadcast – recording, engineering, mixing
- Keith York – drums on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9
- Steve Perkins – drums on track 8, 11 and 12
- House at Intro – artwork and photography
- Paul Glave – engineering on tracks 8 and 10
- Kenny Patterson – engineering on track 11
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 79 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] | 13 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 20 March 2000 | Warp | LP | warplp65[16] |
| CD | warpcd65[16] | |||
| United States | 18 April 2000 | Tommy Boy Records | CD | TBCD 1413[2] |
Notes
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "The Noise Made by People – Broadcast". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Reviews for The Noise Made By People by Broadcast". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Alternative Press (142): 77. May 2000.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (17 March 2000). "Retro rocketeers". The Guardian.
- ^ "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Melody Maker: 48. 28 March 2000.
- ^ Bush, Calvin (April 2000). "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People (Warp)". Muzik (59): 111.
- ^ Long, April (15 March 2000). "Broadcast – The Noise Made By People". NME. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Gardopee, Dan (31 March 2000). "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Davenport, Neil (April 2000). "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Select (118): 88–89.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (May 2000). "Catatonia: Equally Cursed and Blessed / Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Spin. 16 (5): 160–62. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Robinson, John (July 2015). "Broadcast: Vinyl Reissues". Uncut (218): 92.
- ^ Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ Pitchfork staff (30 August 2010). "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 200–151". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Album: The Noise Made By People". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
External links
- The Noise Made by People at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Noise Made by People at MusicBrainz (list of releases)