| As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mark Stewart |
| Cover: | Mark Stewart - As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade.jpg |
| Released: | November 1985 |
| Genre: | Industrial, post-punk, noise[1] |
| Length: | 39:12 |
| Label: | Mute |
| Producer: | Adrian Sherwood, Mark Stewart |
| Prev Title: | Learning to Cope with Cowardice |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Mark Stewart + Maffia |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade is the second album by British singer Mark Stewart, released in 1985 through Mute Records.
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."[2]
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | class=unsortable | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Rockerilla | Italy | "Albums of the Year" | 18 | [3] |