Label
Illusion Production
Illusion Production is a French experimental music label from the 1980s, known for its unique cassette-centric releases and interdisciplinary art.
About
Illusion Production, a French enigma of the 1980s, sculpted a fractal landscape where sound and format intersected in exploratory dialogues. Emerging from the liminal spaces of France's underground, this label's decade-long journey was a cascading series of cassette-centric ventures, each a vessel for interdisciplinary artistic expressions. With 42 releases, it functioned as a crucible for experimental soundscapes, embracing the ephemeral nature of magnetic tape. At its core, Illusion Production was a process-driven entity, where releases like "The Tale Of The Man With The Toothpaste Head" and "La Société Des Timides À La Parade Des Oiseaux" unfolded narratives within narratives — each groove and hiss a deliberate choice. Deficit Des Annes Anterieures (D.D.A.A.), with their 18 distinct contributions, became synonymous with the label's ethos, their work a recurring motif in an ongoing dialogue of noise and silence. The diversity of formats — from cassette to vinyl, magazine to VHS — speaks to a commitment not just to sound, but to the entire sensory experience of music consumption. This commitment to format preference allowed Illusion Production to become a beacon in the French experimental scene, a role both significant and subversive, as it eschewed mainstream appeal in favor of cultural resonance. With each limited edition release, Illusion Production etched its presence into the auditory and visual consciousness of its time, leaving a legacy that's as much about the process as the product.
Catalog
37 total
The Tale Of The Man With The Toothpaste Head
MS
Animal-Mal
Objet
Sensationnel No. 5
La Société Des Timides À La Parade Des Oiseaux
The Tale Of The Man With The Toothpaste Head
En Concert
Sensationnel No. 2
Sensationnel No. 3 & 4
Neiges Et Amours Romantiques
Le Album
Lieu Magique
Un Département
5ème Anniversaire
Les Ambulants
Atomic Roses
Prehistoric Rejet
La Fille De Glace
Action And Japanese Demonstration (Third Part: Antimusic)
Sensationnel No. 1
Action And Japanese Demonstration
Against the Light
Socialist Realism
Live In Acapulco
Bacterial Voice Epidemia / E.B.V.
Front De L'Est
Aventures En Afrique
Front De L'Est
Lignes Paralleles Et Anfractousitisme
Déficit Des Années Antérieures
Miss Vandann


