Space and Time: An Introduction to the Soundworlds

Artist: Steve Roach
Label: Projekt Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 617026015125
EAN: 0617026015125
ASIN: B0000CBLA2

Release Date: 2003-09-23

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Steve Roach: Space & Time

Tracks:

Oracle
Future Tribe
A Circular Ceremony
After The Dream
The Calling
Shift The Dimension
Gone West
Ghost Train
Early Man
Hope
Moon And Star
Almost Touching
The Graceful Sky
Structures From Silence
Something In Tears
Early Dawn
Fever Glimpse
Offering In Waves
Vortex Ring
Nameless

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Customer Reviews:

Just Brilliant.......2007-01-27

This album is superb and I can heartily recommend it to anyone who likes 'Structures From Silence' also by Steve Roach. This album has more to grab onto, so to speak, and I listen to it often. This music really transports you in a very comforting and weightless kind of way, and is not badly served by the percussion elements on several of the tracks. There is an other-dimensional quality too that I have found rather captivating. So if you like 'new age' that combines space music with earthy/tribal rhythms, then this is for you.

Another Diamond of Pure Ambience.......2006-12-02

I was quite amazed to find this album new for $4.85; I thought it was a mistake so I grabbed it up without a moment's hesitation, and I was not disappointed in the least. It's not just a sampler: it is a true medley of pure ambience, and I recognize tracks from 'Dreamtime Return' (1988, probably Roach's best work), 'Empetus' (1984), 'Structures From Silence' (1984, which was the prelude to 'Dreamtime Return') and also 'Dust to Dust' (1998), which he collaborated with Roger King.

My first Roach album was, in fact, 'Dreamtime Return' and it first it was too good to be true. I bought it based on a 'CD Review' magazine of the day in 1988, when the double album cost me $32.48 with tax. The angelic sprayings of shimmering reverbance with water, rocks and the awesome echoes in the Australian canyons were unlike anything ever recorded, before or since. No other album captures the essence of the life and times of the Aborigines with the pleasantly haunting sounds of the bull roarer and the didgeridoo like 'Dreamtime Return.' It's absolutely indispensable. Roach's other excellent works are 'Quiet Music' (1987), 'Solitaire: On Ritual Ground' (1990), 'Origins' (1992), 'Artifacts' (1993) and now his latest work, the 'Immersion' series, revisits some of his best work without repeating itself. Mr. Roach is also responsible for helping other ambient artists recognize their true talent, such as Robert Rich and Kevin Braheny.

"Space and Time" starts out with deep sonic waveforms on "Oracle", scaling and haunting that prepare the listener for the next track, "Future Tribe," an upbeat, pounding rhythmic escalade of tom-toms and other percussion, which paves the way for other tracks from "Dreamtime Return" such as "After the Dream," which is a refreshing, sprite-like wash of echoing reverberance from deep Austrailian caves. There is so much quality to sample here, that it cannot all be absorbed in one session. Steve Roach was composing his own music a decade before Arkenstone and Serrie came on to the scene, although I like much of John Serrie's work. Roach and Serrie, however, are not in the same category so they should not be compared. Roach does not do 'New Age' music like Arkenstone and Serrie, Roach does 'Ambient/Electronic' or you can go so far as to say 'Soundscape.' Roach is the Mozart of his time in ambience and soundscapes, and in this life it will never be surpassed. 'Space and Time' is the inimitable collection of pure ambience that is a must-have, because it has such a perfect blend of Roach's work over the years.

BAD!!!!.......2006-03-28

IF YOU LIKE NOISE AND SOUND EFFECTS WITH VERY LITTLE MUSIC, THEN
YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS. I HAVE SEVERAL CDS ON SPACE, BUT THIS ONE
IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER HEARD. IT IS MAINLY NOISE.

MR. ROACH NEEDS TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF DAVID ARKENSTONE, JOHN
SERRIE, AND MEDWYN GOODALL. HE NEEDS TO STUDY THEIR MASTERFUL
WAY OF EXPRESSING THIS TYPE OF MUSIC.

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SEVERAL OF HIS WORKS, AND BY LISTENING TO
THIS CD I AM SURE I WILL NEVER BUY ANY OF THE OTHERS. I AM GOING
TO SEE IF I CAN TRADE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

This music is smth. I've probably awaited to hear all my LIFE..........2005-10-12

Yes, I feel lucky human to come to these times and to hear these
brilliant masterpieces of Mr. Roach...
This music was hidden somewhere in my sub-mind all my life and now when I hear it actually - I realize indeed how I needed to hear it.
Along with spectacular professionalism of composer to posess a REAL VARIETY of musical instruments and techniques, this precious music is undoubtly ALIVE and nourishing.
Complete freedom of fantasy
combined with quite accurate technique to make your mind
immediately transparent, floating in cool virgin liquid of
unlimited dimensions of Space and Time.

So, this music will forever be in my mind and soul as a
gift of LIFE!!!

Great thanks to Steve Roach and people from AMAZON, who make it
possible for us to touch this TREASURE!!!

Regards,
Oleg

An orchestra of sounds..........2004-05-11

This cd to me is genius, barring shortened tracks... But that's only to show his differing ways he orchestrates electronic sounds that vary from song to song... Definitely after listening to this cd in full, I am totally impressed by his skills and will be a lifelong fan of Steve Roach and look forward to owning more of Steve Roach's music works... BTW, if you are an ambient dj who needs mellow electronic soundscapes to fit into your set, pick up this cd or check out his others - you won't be disappointed - i guarantee it - Savannah Skye...

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