In Visible Silence

Sampling pioneer Anne Dudley and her collaborators treated the studio as a musical tool, famously reinventing the Peter Gunn theme. The work demonstrates how to transform cold digital tech into cinematic and funky results.

Issued during the ZTT label's mid-eighties peak, the music highlights a high-gloss, experimental style. One can hear the evolution from earlier, abrasive industrial roots toward the synth-heavy production that characterized the decade.