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| Light Fantastic Steve Roach 1999 Hearts of Space 11094 (CD) Reviewed by Brian Parnham, various listener comments, Gary Andrews, Billboard, L.A. Weekly, Muze, Progressive World, RhythmUS, SCI FI Magazine, Wind and WireLIGHT FANTASTIC does much to subvert one's expectations of musical structure, while remaining unabashedly beautiful throughout. Roach's soundworlds have never sounded more rich and full of light. On the other hand, the complexity of the 'fractal grooves' allows the hybrid percussion to assume what would be the melodic content of a given piece. The rhythms are as willful and intricate as an African drumming group or drum 'n' bass track, continually morphing from one pattern into another, describing animated moiré patterns in sound.
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1. | Trip the Light | MP3 | 8:34 | |
2. | Breathing the Pulse | MP3 | 5:25 | |
3. | The Reflecting Chamber | MP3 | 7:05 | |
4. | Touch the Pearl | MP3 | 9:24 | |
5. | Realm of Refraction | MP3 | 11:20 | |
6. | The Luminous Return | MP3 | 16:48 | |
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| On This Planet Steve Roach 1997 Hearts of Space 11082 (CD) Reviewed by Alternate Music Press, Alternative Press, AmbiEntrance, Daily Digital OpinionAnyone who has seen Steve Roach perform live knows that his music and sound worlds have a unique power to inspire and engage the listener. ON THIS PLANET was carved from the live experience, recorded in the studio over 1997 just before and after performing numerous concerts worldwide. The intensity of the moment is captured, along with remarkable quality of sound which is vital to the impact of the music. It all comes together here. Ethno-Tribal, Electronic-Space, Tribal-Ambient -- or however one wants to try and classify a style of music and sound unique to Steve Roach. This dynamic concert for your home is presented just as the concerts of '97 were, in a constant flow of sonic magma, constantly unfolding and then melting into itself to create the nexus place. This release was voted best Electronic-Ambient CD of the year in 1998 by AIFM, the equivalent of a Grammy for indie labels.
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1. | Heart of the Tempest | MP3 | 4:26 | |
2. | Journey of One | MP3 | 3:38 | |
3. | The Nexus Place | MP3 | 7:05 | |
4. | Trilobite | MP3 | 3:33 | |
5. | Void Memory 4 | MP3 | 5:36 | |
6. | Cloudwatching with the Toolmaker | | 5:41 | |
7. | The Ecstasy of Travel | MP3 | 4:59 | |
8. | Remember It Now | MP3 | 10:36 | |
9. | A Darker Star | MP3 | 13:19 | |
10. | On this Planet | | 14:06 | | |
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| | | Black Double Vinyl out of stock | Purple Double Vinyl out of stock | iTunes | The Magnificent Void Steve Roach 1996 Hearts of Space HS11062 (Poster, CD, Vinyl) Reviewed by Cliff Tuel, Asterism, i/e, Muze, Tucson Citizen, WiredA Magnum Opus of pure oceanic sound and Roach's most sophisticated atmospheric work to date. The final track "Altus", Latin for both "high" and "deep", says much about this work. The most demanding and textural of Roach's work, it has more in common with 20th century avant-garde than other genres. A chilling and beautiful continuous flow of harmonic sound-worlds. Melody and harmony are present throughout in a surreal play of light and dark colors.
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1. | Between the Gray and the Purple | MP3 | 7:42 | |
2. | Void Memory One | MP3 | 2:53 | |
3. | Infinite Shore | MP3 | 7:47 | |
4. | Cloud of Unknowing | | 10:38 | |
5. | Void Memory Two | MP3 | 3:40 | |
6. | Void Memory Three | MP3 | 3:41 | |
7. | The Magnificent Void | | 13:13 | |
8. | Altus | MP3 | 20:01 | | |
| Back in Stock early 2020 | iTunes | Kiva Steve Roach, Michael Stearns, Ron Sunsinger 1995 Hearts of Space HS11056 (CD) Reviewed by i/e, Inner-Views, MuzeTrue shamanic music: Actual peyote and ayahuasca ceremonies provide the foundation for this collaboration with Ron Sunsinger and Michael Stearns. Not for the weak at heart. The four directions provide a symbolic symmetry to this extraordinary recording. The artists also combine recordings they made together within a labyrinth of caves in New Mexico, adding yet another ingredient to the broth.
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1. | Passage One | MP3 | 2:27 | |
2. | East Kiva: Calling in the Midnight Water | MP3 | 13:42 | |
3. | Passage Two | MP3 | 1:59 | |
4. | South Kiva: Mother Ayahuasca | MP3 | 15:13 | |
5. | Passage Three | MP3 | 2:12 | |
6. | West Kiva: Sacrifice, Prayer, and Visions | MP3 | 17:27 | |
7. | Passage Four | MP3 | 2:00 | |
8. | North Kiva: Trust and Remember | MP3 | 9:42 | |
9. | The Center | MP3 | 2:33 | | |
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| Earth Island Suspended Memories (Steve Roach, Jorge Reyes, Suso Saiz) 1994 Hearts of Space HS11043 (CD) Reviewed by Cliff Tuel, Linda Kohanov, Muze, The Tracking AngleThe second chapter in the Suspended Memories story. Recorded between concert dates in Spain and Germany. This recording presents a more complex and layered sound due to the studio conditions the group found themselves in. A "Next World" sound is further explored. Prehispanic and Mexican shamanic influences merge with more urgent rhythms while the guitar and synths create the expansive fabric on which it all sits. Winner of the NAIRD Independent Release of the Year, 1993.
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1. | The Sky Opens | MP3 | 4:16 | |
2. | Earth Island | MP3 | 13:33 | |
3. | Curandera | MP3 | 7:52 | |
4. | Melting World | MP3 | 8:10 | |
5. | First Man (Watakame) | MP3 | 4:33 | |
6. | Places Inbetween | MP3 | 11:42 | |
7. | First Blessing | MP3 | 7:35 | |
8. | El Mitote | MP3 | 3:35 | | |
| Ecology of Souls Kenneth Newby 1994 Hearts of Space HS11046 (CD)Kenneth was one third of the HALCYON DAYS release with Steve Roach and Stephen Kent. This was a brilliant ethno-ambient release that made large waves when it was released in the early 90's. As part of the group Trance Mission, Newby brought his experience from living in Indonesia, where he studied the country's music and culture. This release along with the Suspended Memories releases, SOMA and STRATA with Robert Rich, and HALCYON DAYS were defining tribal ambient releases on the Fathom label. ECOLOGY OF SOULS is out-of-print -- we bought the distributor's last few copies -- and it's unknown if it will ever be re-released.
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1. | Equinox | MP3 | 11:47 | |
2. | Persephone | MP3 | 17:22 | |
3. | Ephemera | MP3 | 12:37 | |
4. | Odalan | MP3 | 12:00 | |
5. | Glossolalia (Persephone Return) | MP3 | 4:17 | | |
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| Forgotten Gods Suspended Memories (Steve Roach, Jorge Reyes, Suso Saiz) 1993 Hearts of Space HS11034 (CD) Reviewed by AmbiEntrance, launch.com, Muze, The Voice of the WindsThe music rises up from the darkness and howls at the moon. An ancient voice chants in serpentine ecstacy, only to subside and hover next to silence. In those moments when the sound dissolves beyond recognition, the subconscious leaks through, whispering of faded visions painted on stone, of memories suspended by the passage of time, of gods long forgotten. This is the world where Steve Roach, Jorge Reyes and Suso Saiz create their music. There are no scores, no plans, in the initial stages of composition. Like jazz artists who extemporize freely through a shared musical language, the members of Suspended Memories connect on an intuitive level of pure sound. But it isn't jazz they're playing. Roach, Reyes, and Saiz practice a form of collective improvisation from another time, another place, maybe one that never really existed before, except in the shrouded landscapes of a shaman's dream.
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| Soma Steve Roach, Robert Rich 1992 Hearts of Space HS11033 (CD) Reviewed by Jeff Blend, MuzeHallucinogenic master work from the Roach - Rich team. The evolution of "somadelic" music continues at a high level. It's all here, tribal grooves, organic sound-worlds, rich harmonic formations and breathy melodic flutes blend effortlessly. Numerous highest-rated reviews and top 10 best-of lists for 1992.
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1. | Love Magick | MP3 | 7:40 | |
2. | Nightshade | MP3 | 9:04 | |
3. | Going Inland | MP3 | 4:05 | |
4. | Silk Ridge | MP3 | 6:05 | |
5. | Blood Music | MP3 | 8:10 | |
6. | Soma | | 12:07 | |
7. | Seduction of the Minotaur | MP3 | 5:21 | |
8. | Touch | MP3 | 4:36 | | |
| Strata Steve Roach, Robert Rich 1990 Hearts of Space HS11019 (CD) Reviewed by amazon.com, launch.com, Muze, RhythmUSA tribal-ambient cornerstone. Electronic and acoustic lines start to blur. Steve and Robert bring the best out of each other's talents on this important collaboration. Ethnic and electronic drums, flutes and expansive atmospheres of searing beauty only start to describe this music.
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1. | Fearless | MP3 | 4:32 | |
2. | Mica | MP3 | 5:00 | |
3. | Forever | MP3 | 4:50 | |
4. | The Grotto of Time Lost | MP3 | 9:03 | |
5. | Iguana | MP3 | 7:23 | |
6. | Magma | MP3 | 3:37 | |
7. | Persistence of Memory (for Dali) | MP3 | 5:09 | |
8. | Remembrance | MP3 | 2:22 | |
9. | Ceremony of Shadows | MP3 | 6:12 | |
10. | La Luna | MP3 | 10:39 | | |
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