Noir is at least 12 different artists, amongst which: 1) An electronic/industrial project led by Fahrenheit 451, Spahn Ranch, and Black Tape For A Blue Girl vocalist Athan Maroulis . Debut album Darkly Near appeared in 2013. 2) Noir was an early 1970s "all-black" British progressive rock band who only released one album, We Had To Let You Have It, in 1971. The band members were: Tony Cole - keyboards Barry Ford - drums & vocals Gordon Hunte - guitar & vocals