1986-1993 What?Noise

first line-up (1986-1990)

(L-R) Tim Harris, Chris Nagle and Julia Adamson (aka invisiblegirl!)

What?Noise were sound engineers, working at Strawberry and Yellow Two Studios in Stockport, Manchester.
They also have experience as producers working with local indie groups from as early as 1977.

The group played various instruments from stylaphone and guitars to programming drums and sequencers using C Lab (now logic) software on Atari computers, which were state of the art at the time.
What?Noise produced finished masters for record companies.

They played U.K support to Fishbone during 1989, and toured Universities with label mates Finitribe in 1990 to promote the album 'Fat'.
Concerts were also performed with various Manchester groups including Dubsex and Flatback Four.

What?Noise releases:

4 Track  Vein EP  released on Cut Deep Records in 1989 and was available on 12" vinyl only

Now available to download from iTunes on the following link   

Sleeve detail by Paul Khera
(appears by kind permission of Cut Deep Records)

Song titles and details:

 Vein
 S***
 Word
 Slapdash

Video by Factory Icon for title track Vein made in 1989

The Vein EP has also been made available as part of a double EP on CD available by mail order, see our products page for more details.

Fat Album  released on One Little Indian Records in 1990

Now available from iTunes on the following link   

Sleeve detail by Paul Khera
(appears by kind permission of One Little Indian Records)

The original CD is available again on our products page

A video of Change from Fat album can be seen here

Song titles and details:

 Change
 Obliv
     Zombic
 Wobble
 Core
 Eventually
 Strange Times
     nob
 Vanilla
     P.O.W.
     Whip
 Anybody
 Crash
     Taste

Various compilation tracks were also released; including a couple of cover versions and some remixes on Scam Records, Imaginary Records, One Little Indian and Sheer Joy Records.

Second line-up
What?Noise (1990-1993)

After employing a new vocalist more material was recorded.

The group performed a few concerts locally, one at Stockport Town Hall with The Fall, from where the following stills were taken:

Mark Hoyle vocals

Julia Nagle/Adamson guitar

The four track EP 'Lose and Win' is previously unreleased material from the What?Noise archive.

The EP is available on CD on our products page as part of a double EP by What?Noise.

Lose And Win is also available to download as individual tracks from iTunes on the following link:

Sleeve details: photo by © Wotti

Song titles and details:

  Fish
  New Plant
  Okey Cokey  
  Joeson

Chris Nagle guitar

Jay Taylor bass

second line-up ..continued

Although the group did some live performances, most of the time was spent writing and recording..

The four track EP 'The Childraising' is previously unreleased material recorded with the second line-up of What?Noise and is available on iTunes on the following link:

Sleeve details: sketch by Peter Shear

Song titles and details
  Thaw
  Mickey Mouse Ears
  A Hippy Hit Me  
  Hover And Brood

Some photos from the time..

vocalist, Mark Hoyle

Chris (guitar) with son Baz

(L-R) Mark Hoyle (vocals) and Jay Taylor (bass)

Julia soundchecking

(L-R) Basil, Ellis and Gabriella

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