OUT OF THE MIST / ILLUSION

An impeccable 2on1 reissue of Illusion's two great albums of the second part of the 70's, filled with pictures (nothing live) and respecting both the front original artworks (a rare occurrence in these kind of releases), plus a good historic of the band's second life

Both albums fit perfectly in the same single disc and we have the full musical spectrum of Illusion, which is certainly wider than of the Haslam Renaissance. If Out Of The Mist clearly oogles in the direction of Renaissance (but not as soporific), the second self-titled album is definitely taking a much more adventurous twist, although the softness of half its tracks will need you full attention and maybe a set of good headphones. Indeed Hawken's use of sequenced synths (ala Tangerine Dream) on a few tracks was quite refreshing in suc a flogged to death symphonic rock. This 2on1 release is all you'll need about Illusion and it's such a sad thing these guys didn't persevere, but it looks like they fell to punk hate-spitting rise.

See my individual reviews of both albums to get the full picture of this reincarnation of Renaissance's first line-up and just how good they'd matured in 77 & 78.

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