| Escape from Noise | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 (original) 1999 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1987 | |||
| Studio | 'Our home and other people's homes' | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:12 | |||
| Label | SST/Seeland Records (original) Seeland (1999 "un-remixed" reissue) | |||
| Producer | Negativland | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| The Great Alternative & Indie Discography | 6/10[4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[7] |
Escape from Noise is the fourth studio album by Negativland. It marked the band's first release on an established independent record label, SST Records. The album continued to develop the band's experimental style, though it also featured shorter, more melodic songs than their previous material. The track "Christianity Is Stupid", a track featuring samples of evangelist Estus Pirkle from his film If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?, proved to be an enduring signature song. Negativland gained media attention a year later after issuing a press release falsely implying that murderer David Brom had been motivated by the song; this would inspire their subsequent album Helter Stupid.[8]
- ^ "Negativland - Escape from Noise Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Negativland".
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 3891.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1999). The great alternative & indie discography. ISBN 9780862419134.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 803.
- ^ "[Negativland & Seeland Records]".
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 266–267.
- ^ PRANKS! – Pullout – Music Quarterly – The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper