Escape From Noise
Studio album by Negativland
Released	1987 (original), 1999 (reissue)
Recorded	???
Genre	Avantgarde/Experimental/Sound Collage
Length	42:12
Label	SST/Seeland Records (original), Seeland (reissue)
Producer(s)	Mark Hosler
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Negativland chronology
Over the Edge Vol. 1 (1985) Escape From Noise (1987) Helter Stupid (1989)

Escape From Noise (1987) marked Negativland's first break on a "name-brand" independent record label, SST Records. On this album, they continued to develop their experimental, surrealist style, this time throwing some pop sensibilities into the mix (with shorter tracks and more conventional melodies). "Christianity Is Stupid", a track featuring samples from the pro da movie If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?, layered over a buzzing and droning hard rock groove, would prove to be an enduring signature song. CD cover art for Escape From Noise (1987) by Negativland. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... Seeland Records is an independent record label created by Negativland in the 1980s to release their own recordings. ... Seeland Records is an independent record label created by Negativland in the 1980s to release their own recordings. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. ... Helter Stupid, Negativlands second album on SST Records, was released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Yves Tanguy Indefinite Divisibility 1942 Surrealism[1] is a cultural movement that began in the mid-1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. ... If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? is a 1971 Christian film directed by Ron Ormond. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Even though the songs "Nesbitt's Lime Soda Song" and "Backstage Pass" use profanity heavily, the album, due to it being released and reissued on indie labels, does not have the Parental Advisory sticker. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Track listing

1. "Announcement"
2. "Quiet Please"
3. "Michael Jackson"
4. "Escape from Noise"
5. "The Playboy Channel"
6. "Stress in Marriage"
7. "Nesbitt's Lime Soda Song"
8. "Over the Hiccups"
9. "Sycamore"
10. "Car Bomb"
11. "Methods of Torture"
12. "Yellow Black and Rectangular"
13. "Backstage Pass"
14. "Christianity Is Stupid"
15. "Time Zones"
16. "You Don't Even Live Here"
17. "The Way of It"
18. "Endscape"

Personnel

• Mark Hosler: Singing, synthesizers, guitars, voice tapes, percussions, rhythm loops, bomb parts, David manipulation, tiny metal banjo, recorder, lots of other noises, mix
• Don Joyce: Yelling, talking tapes, electric tympani, synthesizer, lyrics, singing, Booper bee, bomb parts and assembly, noises everywhere, mix
• Chris Grigg: Drums, synthesizer, singing, computer & software, field recordings, mix
• David Wills: Talking, shortwave, family tape, bomb parts, regular Booper
• Richard Lyons: Singing, lyrics, voice

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• Ian Allen: Helicopter (9), Rhythm Loop (10), Bell (15)
• Jello Biafra c/o Dead Kennedys: Toilet Flushing (5)
• Das c/o Big City Orchestra: Voice Tapes (2)
• Dina Emerson: Wordless Vocals (16)
• Steve Fisk: Optigan and Voice Tapes (3)
• Tera Freedman: Voice Tape (13)
• Phil Freihofner: Bomb Parts (10)
• Ed Markmann: Paid Voice
• Fred Frith: Urban Drum and Halfspeed Violin (3)
• Jerry Garcia c/o Grateful Dead: Mouth Sounds and Chimes (13)
• Alexander Hacke c/o Einstürzende Neubauten: Metal Noises (14)
• Mickey Hart c/o Grateful Dead: Percussion and Processed Animals (13)
• Tom Herman c/o Tripod Jimmie: Torture Guitars (11)
• Henry Kaiser: Doublespeed Disco Guitars (2)
• Louisa Michaels c/o Step One Nursery School: Singing (8)
• Mark Mothersbaugh c/o Devo: Jazz Bass, Jimi Hendrix, E-cussion, Saxophone and Noises (5)
• The Residents Hoots and Clanging (16)
• Rev. Ivan Stang c/o The Church of the SubGenius: Larynx (14)
• Rand Weatherwax c/o CBS: Orchestra Hits and E-cussion (2)
• Rob Wortman c/o Kingshouse: Leaf blower (16)

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Controversy

In February of 1988, a 16-year-old from Rochester, Minnesota named David Brom murdered his entire immediate family (both parents, a brother, and a sister) with an axe. When Negativland was forced to cancel a planned tour in support of their album Escape from Noise for financial reasons, the band issued a press release claiming that they had been "advised by Federal Official Dick Jordan not to leave town pending an investigation into the Brom murders." The press release implied that Brom had listened to Negativland's song "Christianity is Stupid" before the fatal quarrel with his religious parents.[1] Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Olmsted Founded 1854 Mayor Ardell Brede Area    - City 103. ... David Brom (born October 3, 1971) killed his parents, brother and sister with an axe when he was sixteen in February 1988 in Rochester, Minnesota. ... A news release or press release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ...

In reality, there was no official named "Dick Jordan", and Brom did not own any of Negativland's music (though it was later revealed that he was on SST's mailing lists). Nevertheless, careless pundits and journalists took the press release at face value, and the hoax received widespread media coverage.[2] Negativland encouraged the spread of the story by steadfastly refusing further comment, supposedly on the advice of their attorney "Hal Stakke", another fictional person invented by the band. Much of this media coverage was negative, and band member Richard Lyon's home in Oakland, California was pelted with rocks by an unknown vandal.[3] Negativland subsequently used samples from the media frenzy in their 1989 album Helter Stupid.[4] Richard Lyon is the name of: Richard F. Lyon (1819–1894), a Confederate Georgia jurist Richard Francis Lyon (born 1952), a co-founder of Foveon Inc. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Helter Stupid, Negativlands second album on SST Records, was released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ...

External links

• Collection of reviews of Escape From Noise
• Escape From Noise at All Music Guide