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All Steve Roach releases in 2020:
| Remembrance in Waves Steve Roach, Serena Gabriel 2020 (CD)In honor of Solstice 2020, a time of reflection and renewal, this is a moving piece created with collaborator Serena Gabriel. It was recorded and filmed live in the studio on October 31st for the Tucson Arizona All Soul's Ceremony, which was streamed for the event on November 8th, 2020. This piece was created in memory of all those who have graced our lives, have moved on to the other side and whose presence remains so deeply with us.
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1. | Remembrance in Waves | | 14:58 | | |
| Vinyl see below | | Bandcamp | Hi-Res 24-bit 96 kHZ | Tomorrow Steve Roach 2020 Projekt (Vinyl, CD) Reviewed by Prog ArchivesTomorrow's five deeply stirring transcendent electronic pieces draw from Steve's current high tide of creativity and introspection. Developed over the last six months within the stylistic mode he describes as "elegant futurism," cyclical melodic weavings flow and ebb in a graceful momentum infused with deep emotion. TOMORROW finds a rare balance between a feeling of floating and one of kinetic movement; this unexpected symmetry breathes life and energy into each piece.
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1. | Tomorrow | | 20:01 | |
2. | Optimal Being | | 24:16 | |
3. | HeartBreath | | 19:27 | |
4. | Spiral Of Strength | | 7:34 | |
5. | A Different Today | | 11:55 | | Also available on double vinyl in gatefold sleeve; visit Bandcamp link above. |
| | Bandcamp | Hi-Res 24-bit 96 kHZ | A Soul Ascends Steve Roach 2020 Projekt PRO373 (CD) Reviewed by Paul Asbury Seaman, Bandcamp Daily, On An Overgrown Path, Star's EndA SOUL ASCENDS is a majestic, deeply moving sonic suspension drawn from the essence of Steve Roach's visionary ambient / electronic music. A vast and intimate holding-the-space of heart-centered serenity and compassion, the album couples the body to the eternal flow of a vaporizing weightlessness — back to a divine nothingness, the Tabula Rasa where everything began.
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1. | The Radiant Return | | 32:14 | |
2. | In Present Space | | 16:01 | |
3. | Reflection in Ascension | | 25:42 | | |
| POV2 The Case For Square Waves While Searching For Happy Accidents Steve Roach, Miles Richmond, Peter Grenader 2020 (CD)With POV2, Peter Grenader, Steve Roach, and Miles Richmond have ushered a new departure from their first release, returning to their Westcoast minimalist roots while testing a wide pallet of sonic possibilities -- from ethereal timbral pastures to biting, hard hitting fury.
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1. | The Case For Square Waves While Searching For Happy Accidents | | 11:24 | |
2. | 1,000 Theos | | 15:18 | |
3. | Southwestern Businessmans's Association | | 4:08 | |
4. | Van Dusen Green | | 8:00 | |
5. | Hattusha | | 12:10 | | |
| Nectar Meditation Steve Roach, Serena Gabriel 2020 Timeroom Editions TM48 (CD) Reviewed by Exposé OnlineNECTAR MEDITATION is the debut collaboration from Steve Roach (synths) and Serena Gabriel (harmonium, voice, temple bells). The focus of their work together is to provide a potent, immersive and transcendent experience through the power of sound. This intention is activated through the combination of acoustic instrumentation of ancient origins with a vast array of vintage and current analog synthesizers, creating a compelling new hybrid of archaic and contemporary sacred space music.
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1. | Nectar Meditation | | 74:33 | | |
| Quiet Music 1 Steve Roach 2020 Telephone Explosion (Vinyl)QUIET MUSIC is a collection of pieces created by Steve Roach between 1983 and 1986 in respect for silence. The gentle electronics of Roach's synthesizers mix with flute, electric piano and nature sounds flow like breath, enveloping the listener in a sustained, delicate and translucent atmosphere. QUIET MUSIC was originally released as a three tape cassette series in 1986 on Fortuna Records and is now being issued as a complete series on vinyl for the first time ever.
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| Quiet Music 2 Steve Roach 2020 Telephone Explosion (Vinyl)QUIET MUSIC is a collection of pieces created by Steve Roach between 1983 and 1986 in respect for silence. The gentle electronics of Roach's synthesizers mix with flute, electric piano and nature sounds flow like breath, enveloping the listener in a sustained, delicate and translucent atmosphere. QUIET MUSIC was originally released as a three tape cassette series in 1986 on Fortuna Records and is now being issued as a complete series on vinyl for the first time ever.
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| Quiet Music 3 Steve Roach 2020 Telephone Explosion (Vinyl)QUIET MUSIC is a collection of pieces created by Steve Roach between 1983 and 1986 in respect for silence. The gentle electronics of Roach's synthesizers mix with flute, electric piano and nature sounds flow like breath, enveloping the listener in a sustained, delicate and translucent atmosphere. QUIET MUSIC was originally released as a three tape cassette series in 1986 on Fortuna Records and is now being issued as a complete series on vinyl for the first time ever.
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| Stillpoint Steve Roach 2020 Timeroom Editions TM47 (CD)These two long-form immersions were created within a week's time in mid-December 2019. Both present a sumptuous landscape of sonic nourishment, serenity and soft shadow with each piece contrasting each other perfectly, shifting from light to darker hues of deep sonic color translated into sublime delicate emotion. Perfect for infinite looped playback through the day into night, and into the realm of sleep as well. These soundworlds present Steve creating at the top of his skills and speaking in the language that he has innovated over four decades. Originally released at Bandcamp only, this is the limited-edition (500 copies) double-CD Eco-Wallet presentation.
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Disc 1 | 1. | Serenity in Waves | | 60:50 | |
Disc 2 | 1. | Deeper... still | | 60:06 | | |
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