The Noise Made by People

The Noise Made by People is the debut studio album by British indie electronic band Broadcast. It was released on 20 March 2000 by Warp to critical acclaim.[2]

The Noise Made by People
Studio album by Broadcast
Released	20 March 2000
Genre	Avant-pop electronic dream pop[1]
Length	45:30
Label	Warp
Broadcast chronology
Work and Non Work (1997) The Noise Made by People (2000) Haha Sound (2003)
Singles from The Noise Made by People
"Echo's Answer" Released: 1 November 1999 "Come On Let's Go" Released: 22 May 2000

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	5/5[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Melody Maker	[5]
Muzik	4/5[6]
NME	8/10[7]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[8]
Select	4/5[9]
Spin	8/10[10]
Uncut	9/10[11]

Pitchfork placed The Noise Made by People at No. 177 on its list of "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s".[12] The album's first single "Echo's Answer", was released in 1999 and featured at No. 178 on Pitchfork's list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s".[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Broadcast.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Long Was the Year"	3:38
2.	"Unchanging Window"	3:48
3.	"Minus One"	2:02
4.	"Come On Let's Go"	3:17
5.	"Echo's Answer"	3:12
6.	"Tower of Our Tuning"	4:30
7.	"Papercuts"	4:32
8.	"You Can Fall"	4:24
9.	"Look Outside"	3:53
10.	"Until Then"	3:51
11.	"City in Progress"	3:37
12.	"Dead the Long Year"	4:46
Total length:		45:30

Personnel

• Broadcast – recording, engineering, mixing
• Keith York – drums on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9
• Steve Perkins – drums on track 8, 11 and 12
• House at Intro – artwork and photography
• Paul Glave – engineering on tracks 8 and 10
• Kenny Patterson – engineering on track 11

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	79
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	20 March 2000	Warp	LP	warplp65[16]
			CD	warpcd65[16]
United States	18 April 2000	Tommy Boy Records	CD	TBCD 1413[2]

Notes

1. Phares, Heather. "The Noise Made by People – Broadcast". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
2. "Reviews for The Noise Made By People by Broadcast". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
3. "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Alternative Press (142): 77. May 2000.
4. Costa, Maddy (17 March 2000). "Retro rocketeers". The Guardian.
5. "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Melody Maker: 48. 28 March 2000.
6. Bush, Calvin (April 2000). "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People (Warp)". Muzik (59): 111.
7. Long, April (15 March 2000). "Broadcast – The Noise Made By People". NME. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
8. Gardopee, Dan (31 March 2000). "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
9. Davenport, Neil (April 2000). "Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Select (118): 88–89.
10. Wolk, Douglas (May 2000). "Catatonia: Equally Cursed and Blessed / Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Spin. 16 (5): 160–62. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
11. Robinson, John (July 2015). "Broadcast: Vinyl Reissues". Uncut (218): 92.
12. Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
13. Pitchfork staff (30 August 2010). "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 200–151". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
15. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
16. "Album: The Noise Made By People". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.

External links

• The Noise Made by People at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Noise Made by People at MusicBrainz (list of releases)