As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade

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

Reception

John Leland at Spin said the album was "removed from the realm of music and in an electronic theater of guerrilla news reportage. Despite a steady beat provided by the Maffia, the album sounds less like dance music than the end of the world. Its a scary mess of random sounds, spoken words, and tiny snippets of music, processed and distorted to a grating, electric edge."

Accolades

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Stewart.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Passcivecation Program"	7:06
2.	"Bastards"	5:26
3.	"The Resistance of the Cell"	5:21
4.	"[untitled]"	0:44

Side two
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	3

External links

at Discogs (list of releases)