Block - Children

Cassette, C46
Label : Complacency, US, 1986
Ripped by Achud Malax


Chris Block was a member of Illusion Of Safety and Cheer-Accident. That tape is a strange curiosity between modern classical and post-rock.


Tracklist :

A1. Conspiracies (11:00)
A2. Unresolved (5:30)
A3. Lie (6:00)
B1. Progress (4:15)
B2. Finalities (17:00)

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Dead Tech - Untitled

Cassette, C90
Label : Complacency, US, 1985
Ripped by rayman


From Dead Tech MySpace : "In 1981, Mitch Enderle was the first collaborator with Dan Burke recording as Psychotic Dub, which later became Illusion Of Safety. In 1985 Mitch released a cassette on Complacency called Dead Tech. This work was Industrial music described as "noise like it used to be", featuring distorted drum machine, loops, samples, synth, guitar, and vocals very similar to early SPK, Nocturnal Emission, and Test Department".


Tracklist :

A1. Got Me On The Run
A2. Desolate-Demolition
A3. Halls Of Shame
A4. Feel The Steal
A5. Pit Of Darkness
A6. Where's God?
A7. Incoming
A8. Rip The Flesh
A9. Sludge Is My Semen
A10. Drown In Fallout
B1. Catalavox
B2. Enemy Of The State
B3. Fear
B4. 7 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
B5. Temple Offering
B6. Hot Box Of Genocide
B7. Rotting Thoughts
B8. I'm An Angel!
B9. Frustrated By Distortions

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Illusion Of Safety - RVE

Cassette, C46
Label : Complacency, US, 1991
Ripped by caronte


As far as I know, the performers on that obscure Illusion Of Safety release are Dan Burke and Jim O'Rourke. A brilliant cassette of ambient post-industrial music !

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Holeist / Illusion Of Safety - Untitled

LP
Label : Complacency, US, 1989
Ripped by Trantor


In 1989, Complacency released a Hands To / Eric Lunde split LP. At the same time, came that Holeist / Illusion Of Safety LP. Holeist was Dan Burke + Jeph Jerman + Eric Lunde.
The Holeist side was "recorded during the Hands To / Eric Lunde split LP sessions in the comfort of Lunde's living room on equipment provided by Dan Burke". The IOS side was recorded live in July 1989.
The only other appearance of Holeist is a live recording on a split cassette.


Tracklist :

A1. Holeist - Soileth
A2. Holeist - 'Unsheltered'
A3. Holeist - Hazur
A4. Holeist - Stahlmesser
B1. Illusion Of Safety - Live 7/9/89 Chicago Laminating
B2. Illusion Of Safety - Live 7/17/89 Club Lower Links Chicago
B3. Illusion Of Safety - Live 7/22/89 Francis Ford Studio Milwaukee

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Illusion Of Safety - It's A Dead Dog

Cassette, C60

Label : Complacency, US, 1986
Ripped by a.b.a.s.t.


Very first cassette by Illusion Of Safety and first release of their label Complacency.


Tracklist :

A1. Cast It To The Potter (3:55)

A2. GBU Rehearsal (3:49)

A3. You're Going Down (3:37)

A4. Let's Cut The Small Talk (4:11)

A5. Ethical Nihilism (14:58)
B1. Untitled (5:57)

B2. Untitled (4:51)

B3. It Shall Be Done (3:53)

B4. James (5:36)

B5. Don't Take This As (3:11)

B6. Intention Without Obsession (1:44)

B7. In Your Eyes (2:03)

B8. Eight (2:29)

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