A long overdue and essential industrial collaboration, which fell through the cracks after the passing of Z'EV in 2017 and Illusion Of Safety were in the midst of a 7+ year hiatus.

Illusion Of Safety helped shape various movements within the annals of 80's cassette culture, as well as industrial / experimental / noise / ambient music on the whole. As for Z'EV, it's hard to measure how immense his influence was. Active since the 70's, and highly instrumental in the development of metal percussion within the context of industrial, experimental and noise music, Z'EV created instruments out of discarded industrial materials, and that process evolved into structures that can be swung back and forth like marionettes, or in some cases were self-operable devices. Later, he grew to embrace drone and ambient music in addition to continuing his works for percussion until his passing in 2017.

What we have here is a potent cocktail of scrap metal, processed field recordings, modular synthesis, and plenty of aptly placed intermittent percussive clatter. The overall impression is a very calculated sound collage that still feels like the sonic equivalent of a deep epiphany, or maybe a catalyst for one. What seems like a casual interweaving of a wide range of unexpected elements slowly becomes sewn together into a work that balances complexity and harshness.

Ltd x 250 copies on black vinyl with a folded, gold foil printed insert featuring an image taken from an 8 foot collage created live by Bradley Kokay, who created all the art for the release.

ILLUSION OF SAFETY & Z'EV - 'Illusion Of Safety & Z'EV' 12" BLACK

  • Record Label: Cipher Productions
  • Genre: Industrial / Noise / Experimental
  • Availability: In Stock
  • £20.00


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