Sigh of Ages taps into a lineage of signpost releases starting with the "80s melodic era of Structures from Silence and Quiet Music up through the textural tour de force of 2003"s Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces and 2009"s Dynamic Stillness. For this journey, Roach drew on his essential collection of beloved analog synthesizers including a classic 40-year-old Arp String Ensemble, a historic polyphonic synthesizer that breathes life into the track "Morning of Ages," swirling and rolling upon itself like the strong currents of a rushing mountain river. "The View from Here" unfolds in a stately motion on a majestic sequenced pulse with voluminous melodic synthesizer clouds unfolding along the horizon. This alchemy of sounds creates a deeply nuanced album filled with shadow and light, unique within the language of Roach"s soundworlds.While the passage of time and expansive breath is an ongoing theme for Roach, the reflections and perceptions expressed on Sigh of Ages delves into a contrasted intimate space only accessed in times of solitude. It is the deeply-layered, subtley-nuanced emotional language which is the ongoing, unseen undercurrent of our lives.Released July 13th, 2010 on Projekt Records.Track Listing:1. Quelling Place 8:142. The View from Here 10:313. Sentient Breath 15:474. Morning of Ages 13:025. Return of the Majestic 16:036. Longing to Be... 10:10Total time 73:52
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