Dare Out Of The Silence

Presentation has always been a central facet of Church of the Cosmic Skull‘s approach, arguably no less crucial to it than the lush vocal arrangements or tight-knit songcraft that have played out in such classically progressive fashion across their two prior albums, 2018’s Science Fiction and 2016’s Is Satan Real? With their third offering and first to be self-released through their own semi-real imprint Septaphonic Records, Everybody’s Going to Die, they bring their delivery modus to a new level entirely on all fronts, from the writing and execution of the material to the artwork for the album by Zorad, to the release method, to the theme and narrative creating of a kind of journey through a dogma of cosmic self-realization, or, as they put it, “The Psychic Ascension to Humanity,” played out across what they call ‘The Seven Objects

The Art Of Noise - Below The Waste (1989) {Polydor Japan 1st Press POOP 20285}
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© 1989 Polydor K.K. / China Records | Japan 1st Press | POOP 20285
Electronic / Synth-Pop / Alternative / Experimental / Dance-Rock / World Music

Art of the Noise are one of the most groundbreaking, but least understood, bands from the 80's. Their work with ZZT is (rightfully) hailed as groundbreaking, brilliant and highly influential. However, its later albums, without Trevor Horn, are usually either ignored or condemned as hackwork. I can't share this opinion: though later albums became more focused and song-oriented ("In Visible Silence"), the songs were high quality and engaging. And the wild third album "In No Sense? Nonsense!" is on par with "Who's Afraid of the Art Of Noise?" for pure wildness and experimental cutting-edgedness, though a little less focused. It's "suite like" construction makes every listen unpredictable, if uncohesive. And then there's this album: is this the ultimate Art of Noise "sell out" album or what? It's just too bad it didn't have their ultimate sell out single "Kiss" or it would have been a top 10 album, instead of a forgotten relic of the weird (and better than most people want to admit) 80's music scene.