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All Steve Roach releases in 2010:
magnify | Nightbloom Steve Roach, Mark Seelig 2010 Projekt PRO248 (CD) Reviewed by Richard Gürtler, Richard Gürtler, HypnagogueProlific ambient innovator Steve Roach teams with Ph.D. shamanic practitioner / musician Mark Seelig to create a long-form piece of space-opening sound magic. Like the many fragrant and beautiful night-blooming plants which are host to mind-altering qualities, this 70-minute experience slowly blooms outwards with Mark's vocal harmonic and Tuva-style overtoning intertwining within Steve's zones and "terra" grooves. A slow motion magical blend is created in this nocturnal mist-filled realm. The power of the human voice is drawn forth in a primordial understanding and finds a perfect fusion with subterranean heartbeats, drones and zones swelling from the harmonic soil, gently urging the Nightblooming to increase its potency and allure.
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In five parts; MP3 clip is a medley of all five parts. Released in an eco-friendly 6-panel CD wallet. |
magnify | Sigh of Ages Steve Roach 2010 Projekt PRO246 (CD) Reviewed by Steve Roach, Hypnagogue, One Thousand Pulses, Sonic ImmersionEmotions quietly stir and resonate in this deeply self-reflective album exploring the terrain between melodic electronic/ambient and modern minimalism. These six pieces utilize gentle melody, harmony and sonic tonality to poignantly reflect upon the passage of time, life lived, lives passed and a time of renewal: a sigh of the ages expressed in sound.
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| 1. | Quelling Place | MP3 | 8:14 | |
| 2. | The View From Here | MP3 | 10:31 | |
| 3. | Sentient Breath | MP3 | 15:47 | |
| 4. | Morning of Ages | MP3 | 13:02 | |
| 5. | Return of the Majestic | MP3 | 16:03 | |
| 6. | Longing to Be... | MP3 | 10:10 | | Presented in a 6-panel DigiPak. |
magnify | Dream Tracker Steve Roach, Byron Metcalf, Dashmesh Khalsa 2010 Dr. BAM's Music DBM006 (CD) Reviewed by New Age RetailerThe essential ingredients of ancient and contemporary shamanic trance states are fully activated in this highly potent new release. Byron carved out a collection of incredible trance grooves for nearly a year, eventually bringing in the prana-infused didgeridoo of Dashmesh Khalsa on every track. Steve joined on in early January 2010 and poured his heart and soul-drenched soundworlds into the six pieces, covering a full range of ecstatic dreamtime flow: rhythm, breath and expansion. The end result is a full-blown dreamtime alchemy of all the elements. The living, breathing percussion, didgeridoo and soundworlds are unified in a single purpose: to open to the door out of the ordinary world, initiating the listener into an empowered journey of infinite possibilities for spiritual rebirth, illumination, and transcendence.
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| 1. | Dream Tracker | MP3 | 20:18 | |
| 2. | Dreamtime Alchemy | MP3 | 10:04 | |
| 3. | From the Inside | MP3 | 9:18 | |
| 4. | Thunder Walk | MP3 | 11:47 | |
| 5. | Roo Runner | MP3 | 9:55 | |
| 6. | Realms of the Sacred Seed | MP3 | 12:02 | | |
| Truth & Beauty Steve Roach 2010 Timeroom Editions / Projekt PRO241 (CD) Reviewed by Exposé, Sequences, Synth Music DirectTRUTH & BEAUTY is a perfect blend of Steve's rich atmospheric and tribal ambient infused work. Originally released in March 1999 on Steve's own Timeroom Editions label, this album is now co-released by Timeroom and Projekt, at a nice price. This will be the first time the album is available in retail stores.
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A Timeroom Editions / Projekt joint re-release. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 previously unreleased; 4, 5 with Suso Saiz. |
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