As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade

1985 studio album by Mark Stewart
As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade
Studio album by
Mark Stewart
ReleasedNovember 1985
GenreIndustrial, post-punk, noise[1]
Length39:12
LabelMute
ProducerAdrian Sherwood, Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart chronology
Learning to Cope with Cowardice
(1983) 		As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade
(1985) 		Mark Stewart + Maffia
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade is the second album by British singer Mark Stewart, released in 1985 through Mute Records.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank Ref.
1985 Rockerilla Italy "Albums of the Year" 18 [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Stewart

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Passcivecation Program"7:06
2."Bastards"5:26
3."The Resistance of the Cell"5:21
4."[untitled]"0:44
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade"5:37
2."Hypnotized"5:51
3."Slave of Love"4:46
4."The Waiting Room"4:18
CD Version
No.TitleLength
1."Passcivecation Program"7:06
2."Bastards"5:26
3."The Resistance of the Cell"5:21
4."[untitled]"0:44
5."As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade"5:37
6."Pay It All Back"4:29
7."Hypnotized"5:51
8."Slave of Love"4:46
9."The Waiting Room"4:18
10."Hypnotized" (remix)7:25
11."Dreamers"6:30

Personnel

Mark Stewart and the Maffia
  • Mark Stewart – vocals, production
  • Keith LeBlanc – drums
  • Skip McDonald – guitar
  • Adrian Sherwood – keyboards, production
  • Doug Wimbish – bass
Additional musicians and production
  • Jill Mumford – design
  • Tim Young – mastering

Chart positions

Charts (1985) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[4] 3

References

  1. ^ k-punk – Noise as Anti Capital: As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade
  2. ^ Neate, Wilson. "As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Rockerilla End Of Year Lists 1985: Albums". Rockerilla. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  4. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books.

External links

  • As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts To Fade at Discogs (list of releases)
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  • Mark Stewart (1987)
  • Metatron (1990)
  • Control Data (1996)
  • Edit (2008)
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  • Disconnection (1994)
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