Steve Roach - Sounds From the Inbetween - Box set 2011
$35 @ steveroach.com
Each of the 500 boxes is autographed and personally hand-numbered by Steve. Each box will also contain a CD-sized postcard with additional glyphs hand-scribed by Steve, every one unique.
The music has been in the creation stage over the past few years. The box has been in the planning stage for the better part of a year, waiting for these two very special releases.
THE DESERT INBETWEEN expresses a longing for a state of beautiful isolation. The desert bakes away the superfluous to bring about a heightened state of self awareness, the expanse in between ordinary reality and special states of connected, creative awareness.
THE DESERT INBETWEEN is a masterwork collaboration of organic, tribal ambient rhythms, nuanced hand-made sounds and searing textures.
1. Opening Sky 11:03
2. Ancestral Passage 9:19
3. Serpent Gulch 11:11
4. Somewhere Between 7:13
5. Spirit Passage 4:14
6. Return to the Underground 17:14
7. When the Raven Flies 6:31
The Immersion series takes a compelling turn, moving towards a new perspective on Steve's Immersion experience. Disc one, "Circadian Rhythms" explores a sensual flow of harmonic suspension and sparse melodic mantra-like patterns hovering over rhythmic spaces and mercurial zones. Opening up within an organic analog modular garden of sound, a pulsing undulating groove spiral emerges, creating a suspended sensation of constant flow while hovering in the now. "Circadian Rhythms" moves through a continuous 73-minute flow in three phases.
Disc two, "Shroud of Night" was created from a blend of Steve's unique textural electric guitar and harmonic synth alchemy. The strands of emotion contained within this long-form atmosphere take on a feeling of clouds illuminated by full moonlight wafting into the deep hours of the night. This is a place of pure immersion and sonic warmth. Tested on infinite-repeat mode for over a year throughout all times of the day, into the night and beyond. Immerse thyself, once again.
Disc 1
1. Circadian Rhythms 73:44
Disc 2
1. Shroud of Night 73:33