rhythm
June 1999
14163 DREAMING...NOW, THEN (A
RETROSPECTIVE 1982-1997) - STEVE
ROACH
This, a beautiful double-CD collection
of over 20 compositions culled from nine of Steve Roach's albums on
Fortuna Records is an eye-opening look at the career of this genre-defying
musician. The first CD, The Ritual Continues, is a selection of tribal/ritual
cuts that bring the ancient into the present, bridging time as they
challenge barriers and categories. If this is world music, it's a world
composed of thousands of diverse rhythmic, percussive and musical elements
- the modern/ancient trance-dance of "The Ritual Continues," the Jon
Hassell-like layers of "Comeback," the space rock of "Seeking," the
lonely spirit-gathering and fabulous didgeridoo of "Artifacts."
The second CD, Looking for Safety, takes us away from the outback and
the burning fire and into the stars and heavens. Here, Roach constructs
sonic meta-worlds in which to drift and dream. "Magnificent Gallery,"
"Slow Turning" and "Drift" remind us that we are but specks of dust
in the cosmos. This is excellent music for meditation, reflection, rest
and dreams.
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