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Failsafe are a melodic rock band based in and around Preston, UK, whose current line up has been together since 2005, although the foundations of the band were laid in 2000. So far they have released two albums (What We Are Today in 2005 and The Truth Is… in 2008) which were welcomed with a huge amount of excellent reviews across the UK and Europe, major UK festival appearances, a great deal of national radio/tv airplay. Even managing to appear in the hugely popular UK sitcom ‘The Inbetweners’, thus solidifying the band as one of the UK’s finest rock acts....
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,...
It's not often that a band can be described by more than just their music. Often times you will hear a song or a band and categorize it or them into a specific genre. Safe Haven is known for making the type of music that has the ability to transform the listener to another time and place. A combination of melodic guitars, punching base tones and transcending drums, their music is on the cusp of greatness according to national media outlets. Safe Haven can't be described simply by their music because of what they do off the stage. Whether it's...
No Safety was an early '90s experimental rock quintet, headed by singer/guitarist Chris Cochrane and electric harpist Zeena Parkins. Their sound is highly unique - guitar and percussion-heavy, with intricate syncopated rhythms and subversive, yet catchy vocals.
Their first album, This Lost Leg (RecRec) was released in 1989; it was followed by Spill (Knitting Factory Works, 1992). .