What? Noise were sound engineers (Tim Harris, Julia Adamson and Chris Nagle) working at Strawberry and Yellow Two Studios in Stockport in the late 1980s.
Also experienced record producers working with many local indie groups.
They played various instruments from stylaphone, guitars and whirly sound hose to programming drums and sequencers using C Lab software (now Logic Pro) on Atari computers, producing finished masters for record companies.
Playing a U.K support tour with Fishbone during 1989 and touring Universities tour with label mates Finitribe in 1990 when promoting their new album 'Fat'. They also performed concerts in Manchester with local groups including Dub Sex and Flatback 4.
Link to Peel[]
Discovered by Peel in the spring of 1989 via their 'Vein' single, he would play further material from the group, including a session they recorded for his radio programme in 1990.
Sessions[]
What? Noise - Peel Session (9th May 1990)
1. Recorded: 1990-04-12. First Broadcast: 09 May 1990. Repeated: 02 July 1990
- Anybody / Crash / Shit / George
Other Shows Played[]
- 1989
- 07 March 1989: Vein (12") Cut Deep
- 28 March 1989: Vein (12") Cut Deep
- 20 June 1989: Vein (remix) (v/a album - Freak Beats - Volume 1) Bop Cassettes
- 1990
- 08 May 1990: Whip (album - Fat) One Little Indian