Journey of One is a pinnacle live performance captured during the zenith of Steve Roach s rich tribal-ambient origins of the mid-1990s. The music rises from the darkness, an ancient voice chants in serpentine ecstasy only to subside and hover next to silence, soon broken by raging hybrid trance grooves, didgeridoo, and mind-altering soundscapes that mesh to form a soundtrack for a future-primal culture. Journey of One is an ascent into the mystical and primordial places Roach first developedon Dreamtime Return, Artifacts, Origins, World s Edge, and his Suspended Memories collaborations. Roach meticulously, passionately utilizes the electro-acoustic nature at the heart of this sound: earthy ferocity and multi-timbral frequencies drawn out to their fullest. The music shapeshifts between moods, always rushing forward, engaging a range of electronic and acoustic tools: analog and digital synths, clay water pots, butterfly cocoons and seedpod shakers, and ocarinas. The didgeridoos hoary sonic quality and a tumbling avalanche ofhand-struck percussion further illustrate the tribal canvas.Released early November, 2011 on Projekt Records.
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