This is a unique, luscious large format book from Soul Jazz Records and their first publication. New York Noise features amazing photographs of the New York music and art scene during the 1980s alongside text from some of the most important musicians and artists of the period. With hundreds of stunning photographs of everyone from Andy Warhol, Martin Rev, Richard Hell, Lou Reed, Keith Haring, Patti Smith, John Cage, Liquid Liquid, Jean Michel Basquiat, ESG and many more the book is a who’s who of New York’s downtown scene during this period. The book shows how hip-hop, punk, no wave, free jazz, underground dance and experimental music scenes collided with the art world over a ten-year period and captures the vibrancy of this era.

Accompanying text by the likes of David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Cindy Sherman, Suicide, Liquid Liquid and many others brilliantly evoke the vibrant New York scene in its heydey and make this a unique product of great beauty and unlike anything else you have seen!

With over 400 images, most of them previously unpublished, this is an essential document of a fascinating era in New York’s music and art scene – a must have for everyone! Hurry, limited quantities.

“New York was a scary and legendary place and downtown was like a bohemian living museum, which was pretty thrilling for an aspiring artist and musician. It was all very new and exciting, at least for me and it was incredibly funky, the sleaze and poverty were everywhere.” - David Byrne

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