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And What Have You Done with My Body, God?

Art of Noise · 2006

210 min · 59 tracks · electronic · new wave · synth-pop

Experimental soundscapes blend electronic textures with playful samples and intricate rhythms throughout the album.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic exploration of soundscapes
  • playful sampling with intricate rhythms
  • wave-like pacing with peaks
  • for curious auditory adventurers
  • long-form pieces for deep listening

Maybe skip if you want

  • seekers of instant gratification
  • prefer straightforward song structures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on August 1, 2006, 'And What Have You Done with My Body, God?' arrived after a hiatus for Art of Noise, marking their first full studio album in over a decade. This record showcases their evolution in sound while retaining the innovative spirit that characterized their earlier work in the 1980s.
Stylistic neighbors
Gary Numan· Kraftwerk· Depeche Mode

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Beat Box (One Made Earlier) 2:18
  • 2 Once Upon a Lime 3:21
  • 3 War (Demo 2) 1:27
  • 4 Close to the Edge 2:19
  • 5 Confession 1:02
  • 6 Moments in Love 7:52
  • 7 Sign of Relief 1:27
  • 8 Who’s Afraid of Scale? 4:36
  • 9 So What Happens Now? (Take 2) 4:23
  • 10 The Subject Has Moved Left 1:43
  • 11 It’s Not Fair 4:27
  • 12 Close to the Edge (Ruff Mix) 5:54
  • 13 A Time for Fear (Who’s Afraid?) 4:33
  • 14 Moments in Bed 6:11
  • 15 Hands Off Love 0:55

Disc 2

  • 1 Moments in Love (12″ B Side Idea) 3:10
  • 2 Tears Out of a Stone 2:56
  • 3 Samba #2 0:39
  • 4 The Chain of Chance 4:36
  • 5 Fairlight-in-the-Being 4:37
  • 6 Diversions 3 3:53
  • 7 Close (to Being Compiled) 3:47
  • 8 Diversions 5 3:46
  • 9 Damn It All! 1:42
  • 10 Structure 1:13
  • 11 The Angel Reel: Hymn 1 (Take 2) 0:36
  • 12 The Angel Reel: Hymn 3 1:20
  • 13 The Angel Reel: Fairground 0:43
  • 14 And What Have You Done With My Body, God? 4:40
  • 15 Klimax 1:48
  • 16 Who Knew? 2:36

Disc 3

  • 1 War (Demo 4) 4:39
  • 2 The Focus of Satisfaction 11:01
  • 3 Moments in Love (7″ Master Rejected) 3:44
  • 4 It Stopped 4:27
  • 5 The Uncertainty of Syrup 1:21
  • 6 The Long Hello 4:34
  • 7 The Vacuum Divine 0:47
  • 8 The Ambassador’s Reel: Beat Box 3:54
  • 9 The Ambassador’s Reel: Medley 10:56
  • 10 The Ambassador’s Reel: Oobly 1:20
  • 11 Goodbye Art of Noise 0:37
  • 12 Moments in Love (Incomplete) 1:06

Disc 4

  • 1 Battle 0:27
  • 2 Beat Box 4:49
  • 3 The Army Now 2:03
  • 4 Donna 1:45
  • 5 Moments in Love 5:11
  • 6 Bright Noise 0:05
  • 7 Flesh in Armour 1:24
  • 8 Comes and Goes 1:19
  • 9 Moment in Love 1:27
  • 10 Diversion Eight, Diversion Two, Closest, Close-Up, Close (to the Edit), Closed 20:44
  • 11 Moments In Love (From Battle to Beaten) 14:28
  • 12 Love Beat 5:16
  • 13 In Case We Sneezed 0:31
  • 14 A Time to Hear (Who’s Listening) 3:32
  • 15 (Do) Donna (Do) 3:12
  • 16 Battle Outtakes 0:25

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