Illusion of Safety

The Profile

Illusion of Safety is an American experimental/industrial project founded by Daniel Burke in Chicago in 1983. The project explored ambient, electroacoustic and noise-inflected sound collage with a rotating cast of collaborators, including Jim O’Rourke on a trilogy of early-1990s releases.

One DeBaser review covers the 1988 album More Violence and Geography and mentions a 2002 Die Stadt reissue and Jim O’Rourke’s 1990–1992 involvement. Publicly known: founded by Daniel Burke in Chicago in 1983; American experimental/industrial project with rotating collaborators.

Lewis Tollani reviews Illusion of Safety’s 1988 album More Violence and Geography, framing it as a meticulous, non-noisy industrial/ambient voyage. He narrates the record through sci‑fi imagery, highlights technology-forward composition, and notes a 2002 Die Stadt reissue with a bonus live track. The review also references Jim O’Rourke’s early-’90s involvement.