Chasms Accord

Chasms Accord is the second and final studio album by experimental ensemble Rhythm & Noise, released in 1985 through Ralph Records.

Release and reception
Ted Mill of Allmusic noted that Chasms Accord is mellower than the previous record, saying that this "keyboard-heavy album throbs darkly, but rarely jumps out at you, content instead to muse upon murky, half-completed ideas." Ira Robbins of the Trouser Press described Chasms Accord as being "high on drama and low on intentional ugliness, making it a vivid and apropos match for the stress of modern life" and that it "could serve as the soundtrack to any number of offbeat films."

In 1996, Asphodel Records re-issued the album on CD as a compilation. In addition to various tracks from Chasms Accord, it contains early unreleased compositions and four tracks from Contents Under Notice.

Personnel
Adapted from the Chasms Accord liner notes.


 * Rhythm & Noise
 * Naut Humon – sampler, vocals, illustrations
 * Rex Probe – guitar
 * Desmond Shea – percussion, keyboards, engineering
 * Z'EV – sampler, drum machine


 * Additional musicians
 * Alaric – Moog synthesizer, castanets, keyboards, drums, engineering
 * Michael Belfer – guitar (A6)
 * Diamanda Galás – vocals
 * Paul Hagain – backing vocals, slit drum
 * Production and additional personnel
 * Roger Bayless – illustrations, art direction
 * Frank Harris – production
 * Polyploid Sam – photography