April 29, 2012: Steve Roach Update: Deep Currents Rising
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 | Day Out of Time 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition with 'Time of the Earth' Steve Roach 2012 Projekt PRO272 Elegantly repackaged for its 10th anniversary, DAY OUT OF TIME (Deluxe Edition) includes a special value-added DVD: Steve Lazur's film TIME OF THE EARTH: A Desert Dreamtime Journey. For the first time, the film and its CD soundtrack are presented in one cohesive package. As an added bonus, THE DREAM CIRCLE is included as an alternate audio track on the DVD.
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 | Animism Forrest Fang 2012 Projekt PRO274 – Eco-Wallet Multi-instrumentalist / electronic composer Forrest Fang has been creating his powerful blend of world instrument East-West-influenced sound art for over three decades. The pieces have the elegance and grace of "serious" composed music but the overarching feeling is pure, all-organic, and very human at the core. On his latest, ANIMISM, a long list of acoustic instruments and some synths are brought into play. The thick harmonic stew is created from a deep and heady slow boil of acoustic and electronic sources, treated with extreme audio processing, finding a shared cellular bond after what feels like a long marinade in deep reverberating spaces. Highly recommended! |
 | Precursors Thomas Ronkin 2012 Periphery OTP6012 The Periphery label is very pleased to present the third release by unsung American synthesist Thomas Ronkin, PRECURSORS, containing archival recordings made between 1984 and 1986 on Roland, Sequential Circuits, and Crumar synthesizers and sequencers.
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 | Of Microcosmic Origins Groupthink 2012 Periphery OTP5012 Launched in 2011 by i/e and e/i magazine founder, music historian, writer, and sound artist Darren Bergstein, the mandate informing the electronic music label Periphery is that it has no definitive mandate. Housed in burnished silver circular tins, all Periphery issues are limited-edition artworks marrying the ephemeral with the tactile in equal measure, featuring artists who mine the deep seams nestled between electronic music's eclectic styles. |
 | See None, Hear None, Speak None Brian Parnham 2011 Floating Point Records FPR1111 In his most ambitious release to date, and his first solo album of new material since 2007's MANTLE from the steveroach.com label, Sound craftsman Brian Parnham offers an outstanding, intense electro-acoustic-trance/ambient experience in his latest work SEE NONE, HEAR NONE, SPEAK NONE. All the stops are pulled, and he is clearly working at the top of his evolving skills as a fine-tuned artist in sound. The pieces and moods shift like storm cells over a vast auditory range of churning internal mind states. With 15 definitive tracks, this album provides the listener with a dynamic ride of electro-acoustic-tribal ambient with an edge. Thought-provoking titles offer a few angles to ponder upon as well, deeper thoughts to existential bliss and the opposite places inbetween. Find your own way and meaning into this great must-have release.
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 | Dream Theory In the IE Henderson / Oken 2011 Firepool Records FR003 File under Progressive Ambient. We are bringing in some new titles from old friends that are more in the progressive ambient, rock and experimental vein. Always aiming to keep it interesting and unpredictable, these are centered in this mode of stimulation.
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April 8, 2012: Featured new limited-edition releases on Periphery, a new boutique label, while supplies last...
Launched in 2011 by i.e.. and e.i. magazine founder music historian, writer, and sound artist Darren Bergstein, the mandate informing the electronic music label Periphery is that it has no definitive mandate. Housed in burnished silver circular tins, all Periphery issues are limited art editions marrying the ephemeral with the tactile in equal measure, featuring artists who mine the deep seams nestled between electronic music's eclectic styles.
Periphery features the kind of surprise releases you might discover at your local independent record store, back in the day, and leave with them in your bag. Hand-made eclectic electronic music in a cool package, with true limited-edition collector runs. All Periphery releases are featured while the limited supply lasts. Coming soon, rare unreleased tracks from Thomas Ronkin, pure German-style sequencer action, and a great release from Radiant Mind, produced by Steve.
January 29, 2012:
November 11, 2011: Greetings Soundcurrent friends,
Today's 11-11-11 date might hold something for some of you. For years I have constantly found myself suddenly looking at a digital clock precisely at 11:11, sometimes twice a day. Along the way, I have met a lot of people who share this same experience. There is lots written about this occurrence; do a Google search to get a taste. For me it has always represented a wakeup call to the present moment, a kind of snapping into an expanded awareness and a great reminder of that kairos moment I want to stay connected to, the meeting of time and destiny. With that said, Kairos will be on sale this weekend only at a price that matches the date. And yes, a few listeners have picked up on the fact that the catalog number for Kairos is 11 11 as well.
Embrace the day!
All my best,
Steve
October 9, 2011: Tune in to Galactic Travels this month WDIY FM radio, or online, as Steve Roach is featured.
September 23, 2011: Eztica from Soriah is now here and shipping.
June 19, 2011: Quiet Music Original Three-Hour Edition coming soon! Along with the creation of two all-new releases for this Fall, Steve and Projekt are completing the re-release of the original three-hour edition of Quiet Music. First released as three one-hour cassettes in the mid-80's, Celestial Harmonies wanted to squeeze the 1999 re-release onto a double-CD, cutting nearly 45 minutes of music. Missing were side one of Quiet Music 1 and about 20 minutes from Quiet Music 3. Now that the publishing rights have reverted back to Steve, Projekt will re-release Quiet Music as a 3-CD Digipak with all the music in its original sequence. Look for it at iTunes soon, and a CD release later this Summer.
May 23, 2011: All pre-orders of Live at SoundQuest Fest and The Road Eternal have now been shipped.
February 26, 2011: Steve Roach -- Live At SoundQuest -- Coming May 2011 from Timeroom Editions
Steve's pinnacle performance from 2010's SoundQuest Fest proved to be a real moment in time, and fortunately it was documented with a prestine recording that places the listener front and center. It will be released as a single CD presenting the first 74 minutes of the concert as it unfolded. Three distinct realms are seamlessly mapped out in this inspired set. The opening starts with a 25-minute piece of perpetual forward motion in the mode of Destination Beyond, created specially for the concert, carved from pure analog synths and sequencers. From here we experience an amazing interplay between didgeridoo players Dashmesh Khalsa, Brian Parnharn, percussionist Byron Metcalf and Steve performing real-time looping, processing and mixing along with soundworlds, ocarina and voice. This passage is an all-out expression of shamanic ecstasy that boils over into the engulfing tribal trance state of "Thunder Walk" from the recent release Dream Tracker. The last portion of the set settles into an ultra drifting electro-organic zone. This evocative space, which premiered at the Fest, would soon evolve into the opening of Circadian Rhythms.
February 26, 2011: The Road Eternal -- Steve Roach & Erik Wøllo -- Projekt, June 2011
Following their collaboration Stream of Thought, Roach and Wollo reunite to travel The Road Eternal, an electronic/ambient path filled with passion and beauty. Five engaging and expansive rhythmic sequencer-based tracks intersperse with ambient zones and soaring electric guitar textures highlighting sparse, arching thematic lines.
February 26, 2011: Two new titles are now available: The Crossing from David Helpling and Jon Jenkins, and Unbound from Forrest Fang's side project Sans Serif.
February 16, 2011: Check out the Relaxed Machinery interview with Steve. And Happy Birthday, Steve!
February 8, 2011: We are down to the final copies of the new box set, Sounds From the Inbetween. If you plan on having this in your collection, now is the time.
The outstanding shamanic voice ritual space CD Atlan by Soriah is back in stock; a new pressing has just arrived.
Finally, we have some overstock of the surreal release InnerZone, now on sale at a special low price.
February 8, 2011: Immersion Five - Circadian Rhythms is now available from iTunes.
January 11, 2011: Now shipping: 3-CD box set Sounds From the Inbetween, signed and numbered by Steve, limited edition of 500. Contains The Desert Inbetween and a new direction in the Immersion series, the 2-CD Circadian Rhythms: Immersion 5. The pair of beautiful Digipaks is presented in a special box crafted in Germany.
November 7, 2010: The Shaman's Heart from Byron Metcalf and Steve Roach has been re-released in a Digipak, and is now in stock.
October 30, 2010: Photos from the SoundQuest Fest have been posted.
October 17, 2010: Advance ticket sales for SoundQuest Fest 2010 will end on Wednesday, October 20, at 9pm (Pacific). Same-day tickets will be available at the door while supplies last, beginning at noon.
September 22, 2010: Coming to the SoundQuest Fest? The Country Inn & Suites is now sold-out. We've added a great spill-over option directly next door, sharing the same parking lot.
August 16, 2010: Nightbloom Packaging Response and Clarification
After the recent newsletter announcing Nightbloom, some listeners and collectors have emailed expressing concern over the eco-wallet format. I want to make it clear that this packaging is for Nightbloom only. My future releases will remain in Digipaks, as Sigh of Ages and Dynamic Stillness were. These still use a minimal amount of plastic, but fit my criteria as the current favorite for the most elegant collectable package for either the bookshelf or for the collection. Projekt and I are always looking for unique ways to present our music, and this mini LP-like package is part of that pursuit.
The comments from Projekt's Sam Rosenthal were included in my newsletter as perspective on the Nightbloom release, and to show his direction for other Projekt artists. My future releases on both Timeroom Editions and Projekt will remain in normal Digipaks or jewel cases.
The Nightbloom release has a smooth surface inside, and is exactly the same size as a Digipak. It's well-made and designed, with a thicker six-panel version that I requested. It has a spine where the title is readable from a bookshelf, and along with the eco no-plastic aspect, it reminds one of a classic vinyl double-LP jacket of days gone by, which was one of the reasons I chose this packaging for Nightbloom. I know many of you are collectors, and as I do, you regard the cover, package, texture and feel to be part of the overall release experience.
July 1, 2010: We are now accepting pre-orders for Sigh of Ages.
June 13, 2010: Tickets for the SoundQuest Fest are now on sale, at a discounted price!
June 13, 2010: Excerpts from Sigh of Ages have been posted.
May 8, 2010: Erik Wøllo's debut on Projekt, Gateway, is now available.
April 24, 2010:
Coming in July: Sigh of Ages from Steve Roach. Emotions 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.March 20, 2010: A new t-shirt is just in: the Timeroom Editions Circuit Mandala, red on black.