depending on the decade:: dan burke, chris block, mitch enderle, mark klein, mark sorensen, thymme jones, Kurt Griesch. early appearances by jef bek, rross feller, & collaborations with kevin drumm, randy greif, thomas dimuzio, ben vida, darin gray, jeb bishop........OK it was Jim O'Rourke
live @ valencia 13/2/08
OlympusGlitch : audio & video: Daniel Burke
Mort Aux Vaches : audio:Burke/Griesch. video:Burke
a fine & pleasant day in the woods, streams babbling, birds buzzing, lovers cooing, leaves shifting in the gentle breeze, when suddenly out of nowhere a massive cacophonous grindingly destructive machine falls directly in front of you opening up a gaping chasm in the earth that sucks you and the whole universe behind you to a glorious yet surprisingly peaceful climax............and there, in the distance may be some music drifting in from the edges of consciousness..... or we could be dancing to the apocalypse. you decide. its up to you.....isnt it ....................
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Graintext: mp3 album available from no type:
http://www.notype.com/drones/cat.e/nt_056/
IMPRESSION
Illusion Of Safety intrepidly charts the terra incognita where sound, silence, noise and music intersect. Using
conventional instruments, sound generating devices and random objects, IOS hews sonic sculptures that
deliberately provoke, mesmerize and even affront listeners.
OVERVIEW
Illusion Of Safety has been the ongoing project of Daniel Burke since 1983, working with numerous individuals in various combinations of one to 10 members. Their work has been continually evolving, never settling into an easy niche. Each collaborator has brought their own unique perspective to the project. Since 1991 IOS have released 20 CDs on labels such as Die Stadt, Silent, OddSize, Staalplaat, Soleilmoon, Manifold, Tesco, Ossosnossos, and Complacency. At times their work has been called ambient, post-industrial, electro-acoustic, electronica, noise, sound collage, improvisation, and power electronics. Unable to categorize their work into one style, each release, live performance, and sometimes individual piece often shifts abruptly from one atmosphere to another.
CURRENT POSITION
Daniel Burke is currently working with electronic synthesis, computer composition, and manipulation of historical musical references and highly amplified handled objects. Burke uses semi-recognizable preexisting structural elements and rearrangements of the “language of error” to convey external stimuli and personal internal context. The results are destroyed music, broken sound, disturbed ambience and the quest for the sublime.
DANIEL BURKE'S ARTIST STATEMENT:
The work represents not only my internal world but the world as I perceive it. I work toward truth and often use brutal honesty in mirroring my own state of mind and what I experience of society & civilization. The work represents my interest in the duality, contradictions, and ironies of the world we live in, the human condition and my own state of mind. I explore my fascination with the necessities of balance and the nature of dichotomy: chaos vs. tranquility, sacred vs. profane, subtleties vs. obviousness, and the ugly vs. an all pervasive beauty. My hope is that other people can relate to the work on an emotonal, and intuitve level, while appreciating my aesthetic interest in exploring the inneffible. To illiustrate & illuminate psychological processes and personal/interpersonal relationship. To activate modes of perception to facilitate direct access of the psyche, emotion, and the infinite.
transcendence
video link: http://www.youtube.com/user/soundoferror
.............////////////////......"The Lot", a film by Kevin Watson. Music by Illusion of Safety, Thymme Jones, et. al.///////////////////a film about upcoming events, the future is soon..............
OH, hello, thanks so much for your kind interest and the connection here. Your concert in Hamburg was really great, i appreciate it much - thanks for your art! Best greetings from Hamburg Udo
Hi Dan! Unfortunately I not able to be in Prague - it'a a pity for me :(. Maybe next time. I wish you very good concert - I'm sure that it will be so! Thanks for info about Cheer-accident performance - I will try to be at their concert. All best! Rafal
Dan , sorry i failed again to set up a show this year. That lineup would have been great. Although i see you have a release show coming up. I'll definetly make an effort to come out and get the new releases. Keep it coming...
