Art Of Noise* – Impressions Of For+ever And The Making Of Moments In Love

Twigt572 "The whole cassette single ''The Tortoise And The Hare'' is original on CD:"

No. It hasn't been released on CD as a whole. You yourself link to a . That is correct. It is available since 2021 on only. That was the basic point of my review, why miss the perfect opportunity to release the Cassingle on vinyl when they almost did it anyway, they just basically disturbed the flow / transition of the whole track. Quite irritating and unnecessary.

Certainly one the better pressings out of GZ. Vinyl is quiet and the mastering is superb. Needs a really good clean - record covered in dust / paper flecks, but once cleaned plays fine. AON / ZTT & Horn at their best.

'Love this'

Released at 12 April for Record Store Day 2025: a limited edition red vinyl album, celebrating the seminal Moments in Love. Because that came before This.

Impressions of For+Ever (Love One):

Open to Love
Moments in Love (As Itself)
Moments in Love (Found)
And now; Moments in Love
Moments in (and Out of) Love
Counting on Love
Love is Being Divine Together

The Making of Moments in Love (Love Two):

Love is Being Stupid Together
Moments in Love (Tortoise)
Falling in Love
Moments in Love (Hare)
Love is Getting Ready
More than (Moments in Love)

Written, produced and directed by Art of Noise. Anne Dudley; musically. Gary Langan; sonically. JJ Jeczalik; technically. Trevor Horn; productively. Paul Morley; conceptually.

Any resemblance to characters living or dead is intentional.

‘Open to Love’ produced by Trevor Horn and engineered by Gary Langan at Basing Street Studios on 01 January 1983, working title: ‘Love Versions – III’.

‘Moments in Love (As Itself)’, ‘Moments in Love (Found)’ and ‘Moments in (and Out of) Love’ previously released on the 2006 box set And What Have You Done With My Body, God? (Artefact Series 6) under their working titles ‘7” Master Rejected’, ‘12” B-side Idea’ and ‘Moments in Bed’.

‘And Now (Moments in Love)’ and Love Two’s ‘More than (Moments in Love)’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Renny Hill at Studio Two, Sarm West on 13 February 1985, working title: ‘Edit Bits & Pieces’.

‘Counting on Love’ previously released on The Art of Noise Influence (Element 10) under its working title ‘Anne to Tears…’. ‘Love is Being Divine Together’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Mike Drake at Studio One, Sarm West on 16 January 1985.

‘Love is Being Stupid Together’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Ross Halyon at Studio Two, Sarm West on 9 November 1983, working title: ‘Camilla & Sarah’.

‘Tortoise’ and ‘Hare’ were previously released on The Tortoise and The Hare singlette (Incidental Series 198).

‘Falling in Love’ produced by Art of Noise and engineered by Gary Langan at Maison Rouge on 12 February 1985 and assisted by Mike Drake at Studio One, Sarm West on 16 January 1985, working title: ‘12” B’.

‘Love Is Getting Ready’ was previously released on And What Have You Done With My Body, God?, working title: ‘In Case We Sneezed’.

This was assembled by Ian Peel (and is Number 95 in ZTT's Definition Series, with an accompanying Number 96 for Propaganda's p:Machinery). This was designed between London and Berlin in October 2024 by Philip Marshall with Art of Noise. This features a photograph by a.j.barratt; ‘nostalgia’. This was released for Record Store Day, 12 April 2025.

Thank you to; Luigi Russolo, L’Arte dei rumori, Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, Milan, 1916.

‘Be loyal to your future.’

The Tortoise is still undefeated >> The Tortoise And The Hare (Featuring Moments In Love Beatbox And LoveBeat). Sadly, the lost opportunity prevail. B2 here is the first two parts of the cassette single, "The Tortoise: Moments In Love followed by (beaten)". Then the lovely LoveBeat does follow, renamed B4 Moments In Love (Hare) but the magic transition has been thwarted here by the intrusive B3 Falling In Love. After B4 the (unnamed) spoken word from the Cassette does follow, named here as B5 Love Is Getting Ready. Instead of the original ensuing Beat Box (Diversion Ten), we get B6 More Than (Moments In Love). Had this been a CD, some programming could be made, but the Cassette single just had to be butchered by non-loving curators stealing the Moment.

Why on Earth wasn't the perfect and full Cassette version placed on the entire B side (without Love Is Being Stupid Together)? Beatbox could have been omitted if it was deemed too brutal, I guess, but this is practically a criminal curation.
With due respect to the individual tracks/pieces themselves, but this release has no flow and is too choppy and haphazardly assembled to be fully enjoyed, the B side still being better than the A side. To quote the cassette:

"The Tortoise Dies"

Mine was warped, so do check it, as to leave it sealed, then not being able to return it

from official web-page:
‘Open to Love’ produced by Trevor Horn and engineered by Gary Langan at Basing Street Studios on 01 January 1983, working title: ‘Love Versions – III’.
‘Moments in Love (As Itself)’, ‘Moments in Love (Found)’ and ‘Moments in (and Out of) Love’ previously released on the 2006 box set And What Have You Done With My Body, God? (Artefact Series 6) under their working titles ‘7” Master Rejected’, ‘12” B-side Idea’ and ‘Moments in Bed’.
‘And Now (Moments in Love)’ and Love Two’s ‘More than (Moments in Love)’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Renny Hill at Studio Two, Sarm West on 13 February 1985, working title: ‘Edit Bits & Pieces’.
‘Counting on Love’ previously released on The Art of Noise Influence (Element 10) under its working title ‘Anne to Tears…’. ‘Love is Being Divine Together’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Mike Drake at Studio One, Sarm West on 16 January 1985.
‘Love is Being Stupid Together’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Ross Halyon at Studio Two, Sarm West on 9 November 1983, working title: ‘Camilla & Sarah’.
‘Tortoise’ and ‘Hare’ were previously released on The Tortoise and The Hare singlette (Incidental Series 198).
‘Falling in Love’ produced by Art of Noise and engineered by Gary Langan at Maison Rouge on 12 February 1985 and assisted by Mike Drake at Studio One, Sarm West on 16 January 1985, working title: ‘12” B’.
‘Love Is Getting Ready’ was previously released on And What Have You Done With My Body, God?, working title: ‘In Case We Sneezed’.

Nice packaging and of course the music is sublime. I've loved Moments in Love since I was a kid, and bought the other RSD release a couple of years ago. This is really good - you will hear subtle tweaks on the versions you've heard already, but it's long so nice to sit back and let it wash over you. The pressing is very good and dynamic, with good bass.