Negativland — Escape From Noise

Author: tracysigler | Posted: January 15th, 2006 | | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Negativland -- Escape From Noise

  • Artist: Negativland
  • Title: Escape From Noise
  • Year: 1987
  • Format: Vinyl 12 in.
  • Rating (1-10): 3
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 1987 – Bought for myself when I worked at Mother’s Records and Tapes in Hampton, VA.
  • Keeper: Maybe

For the most part this isn’t music; it’s what I would call audio art. Lots of noise from various gadgets, talking voices, etc. I think in 1987 I was buying pretty much everything the record label SST was putting out. They have a following and maybe knowing that also prompted me to check it out. I would guess that their fans are what people from my planet would call “nerds.”

Noteworthy, and maybe another reason I bought it is the long list of artists who made contributions to Escape From Noise: Jello Biafra, Steve Fisk, Fred Frith, Jerry Garcia, Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten), Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead), Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), The Residents, and others.

I’m committed to playing all these records before I write about them. Mary asked me to please finish playing this one while she took the dog for a walk.

I don’t imagine I’ll ever play this again, but I’m on the fence about keeping it unless I can find someone who wants it. Like I said, they do have fans. And the teenager in me finds that “CAR BOMB” bumper sticker funny. Maybe I’m a nerd too.