ESCAPE-ISM—nom de guerre of mythic rock ’n’ roll provocateur / theorist / revolutionary IAN SVENONIUS (performer, author, filmmaker, etc.).

Rated Z is a declaration of a new underground, distinct from the tedious drivel of self-satisfied corporate indie rock. Rated Z continues Escape-ism's commitment to minimalism, impertinence, and the search for new modes of communication with those fellow travellers who are loath to fall in line with the latest thing.

The song "Rated Z" declares Escape-ism's commitment to absolute obscurity, while "Rocker's Delight" outlines a hang out scenario for the fringe elements who rally to Escape-ism as the last gasp of poetry and playfulness in an oppressive landscape of artless algorithm rock. "Teenage Surrealism PT I and II" delineates a dialogue with a dream, and "Whatever People Say That I Am" is a soon to be theme song for those who can't be numbered, named, and filed away.