# Methods of Silence

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Methods of Silence
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Camouflage](/source/Camouflage_(band))
| cover      = Methods of silence album cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 5 June 1989
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Synth-pop](/source/Synth-pop)
| length     = 39:17
| label      = [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records)
| producer   = [Dan Lacksman](/source/Dan_Lacksman)
| prev_title = [Voices & Images](/source/Voices_%26_Images)
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [Meanwhile](/source/Meanwhile_(Camouflage_album))
| next_year  = 1991
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Voices & Images
 | type        = Studio
 | single1     = [Love Is a Shield](/source/Love_Is_a_Shield)
 | single1date = April 1989
 | single2     = One Fine Day
 | single2date = October 1989
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|pure_url=yes|class=album |id=r3202}} |title=Methods of Silence – Camouflage |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}</ref>
}}

'''''Methods of Silence''''' is the second studio album by German [synth-pop](/source/synth-pop) trio [Camouflage](/source/Camouflage_(band)), released in June 1989 by [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records). The single "[Love Is a Shield](/source/Love_Is_a_Shield)" reached number 9 on the [German singles chart](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts), making it Camouflage's most successful song,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/CAMOUFLAGE/single |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018022630/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Camouflage/single |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |title=Chartverfolgung / CAMOUFLAGE / Single |work=musicline.de |publisher=Phononet |language=German}}</ref> and number 20 on the US ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Alternative Airplay](/source/Alternative_Airplay) chart.<ref name=AM/>

==Background==
Camouflage set up a new studio, "Boys Factory 2", near their home town before entering the Synsound Studio in [Brussels](/source/Brussels) in early 1989. The producer, [Dan Lacksman](/source/Dan_Lacksman) (known for his work with [Telex](/source/Telex_(band))), used both modern and old technology to create the new album. The band was given more creative freedom due to their previous success.<ref>[http://www.camouflage-music.com/en/history.php?id=3] CAMOUFLAGE HISTORY: Part three 1989</ref>

==Chart performance==
The album reached number 13 on the German albums chart. The first single, "[Love Is a Shield](/source/Love_Is_a_Shield)", was also a hit, reaching number 9 on the singles chart, and has become one of the band's best-known songs.<ref>CAMOUFLAGE HISTORY: Part three 1989</ref>

==Professional reviews==
A review by [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) wrote that the album's "material contrasted sharply with the vibrancy of the ensuing decade" referring to the decline of the Synthpop genre at the beginning of the 1990s. The album was however noted for its sonic precision and a reliance on pop-song structures.<ref name=AM/>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| title1  = One Fine Day
| length1 = 4:35
| title2  = [Love Is a Shield](/source/Love_Is_a_Shield)
| length2 = 4:42
| title3  = Anyone
| length3 = 3:45
| title4  = Your Skinhead Is the Dream
| length4 = 4:56
| title5  = On Islands
| length5 = 4:48
| title6  = Feeling Down
| length6 = 4:10
| title7  = Sooner Than We Think
| length7 = 3:50
| title8  = A Picture of Life
| length8 = 3:40
| title9  = Les Rues
| length9 = 3:30
| title10 = Rue de Moorslede
| note10  = instrumental
| length10 = 0:35
}}

==Personnel==
;Camouflage
*[Heiko Maile](/source/Heiko_Maile) – vocals, programming, moorsuphon
*Marcus Meyn – vocals, programming
*Oliver Kreyssig – vocals, programming, rhythm

;Additional personnel
Dan Lacksman, Georges Alexander Van Dam, Ingo Ito, James Herter, Jean-Michel Alexandre, Michael Moers, Simone Winter, Thomas Dorr, Caroline, Jean-Paul Dessy, Johannes Luley, Patrick Dussart de la Iglesia.<ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1243145&style=music Methods of Silence CD]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.camouflage-music.com/index.php?menu=discography&vid=8 Official discography]

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