The Pursuit of Illusion

The Pursuit of Illusion
Studio album by Troy Donockley
Released April 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Progressive rock Celtic rock
Length 54:40
Label Lantern Music
Producer Troy Donockley
Troy Donockley chronology
The Unseen Stream
(1998)The Unseen Stream1998		 The Pursuit of Illusion
(2003)		 The Madness of Crowds
(2009)The Madness of Crowds2009

The Pursuit of Illusion is the second solo album by English progressive rock artist Troy Donockley. The album was released in 2003.

Recordings were made in various studios in northern England:

  • The Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire - (Engineer Ewan Davies)
  • Warterworld, East Yorkshire - and other locations
  • National Centre for Early Music, York - (for recording 'York Cantores Choir')
  • Trillium Lane Studios, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA (Mix Engineer, Ed Brooks)

Personnel

Band

  • Troy Donockley - Uilleann pipes, Low Whistles, Tin Whistles, Vocals, Portuguese Mandola, Keyboards, Percussion, Guitars, Bouzouki, Harmonium, Atmospheres
  • Joanne Hogg - Vocals
  • Chris Redgate - Oboe
  • Neil Drinkwater - Grand Piano
  • William Schofeild - Cello
  • Duncan Rayson - Organ, Organ Pedals
  • Terl Bryant - Drums, Percussion
  • Ewan Cowley - Mandolin
  • Nick Beggs - Chapman Stick
  • Peter Knight - Violin, Bass Violin
  • Andy Duncan - Darabuka, Tibetan Drum, Vocals

Additional musicians

  • York Cantores Choir - Choir
  • The Emperor String Quartet - Strings
    • Martin Burgess - Violin
    • Clare Hayes - Violin
    • Riona Bonds - Viola
    • William Schofield - Cello

Track listing

Disc - Total Time 54:40

  1. Conscious – 4:58
  2. The Pursuit of Illusion – 8:43
  3. Little Window – 4:04
  4. Floating World – 10:27
  5. A Bridge – 1:05
  6. Fragment – 4:28
  7. Colour of the Door (Part 1) – 2:12
  8. Colour of the Door (Part 2) – 18:43

Release details

  • 2003, UK, Lantern Music LNTNCD1, Release Date ? April 2003, CD
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