The Illusion of Motion explained

The Illusion of Motion
Type:	studio
Artist:	Yob
Cover:	The Illusion of Motion.jpg
Released:	October 19, 2004^[1]
Recorded:	April 2004
Venue:	Eugene, Oregon
Studio:	Dogwood Studios
Genre:	Doom metal, stoner metal
Label:	Metal Blade^[2]
Prev Title:	Catharsis
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	The Unreal Never Lived
Next Year:	2005

The Illusion of Motion is the third full-length album by the band YOB.^{[3] [1] [4]}

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that YOB "have outdone themselves on The Illusion of Motion, and despite the album title, [they] will finally gain loads of well-deserved momentum to make them the most talked-about doom band since Sleep."^[5] CMJ New Music Report praised the album's "sprawling heaviness."^[6]

Personnel

Music

• Mike Scheidt - vocal, guitars
• Isamu Sato - bass
• Travis Foster - drums

Production

• Billy Barnett - mastering, mixing
• Mike Schiedt - mixing, mastering
• Jeff Olsen - audio engineer
• Isamu Sato - artwork, graphic design
• Jim Thompson - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: YOB's Away – Eugene Weekly.
2. Web site: Yob "The Illusion of Motion" | Metal Blade Records.
3. Web site: YOB | Biography & History. AllMusic.
4. Web site: Yob. All Tomorrow's Parties.
5. Web site: YOB The Illusion of Motion. exclaim.ca.
6. Web site: Now: This Week's Essential Releases. CMJ New Music Report. November 1, 2004. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.