Steve Roach - Arc Of Passion. Part 1

Steve Roach (born February 16, 1955 in La Mesa, California) is a U.S. composer and performer of ambient and tribal-ambient music, whose recordings are also classified in the genres of space, drone, New Age, and electronic music. Roach is recognized as one of the "leading innovators of contemporary electronic music."

Originally a motorbike racer, at the age of 20 Roach taught himself to play the synthesizer after being inspired by such influential synthesizer artists and groups as Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, and Vangelis. His debut album Now appeared in 1982, followed by Structures from Silence in 1984. In 1988 he released his acclaimed Quiet Music series, along with what has been described by critics as his masterpiece, the double-album Dreamtime Return.

As Roach's approach to ambient music matured, he has typically[4] been beatless, although his rhythmic and trance-based groove and tribal-ambient releases are nearly as numerous as his more atmospheric releases. Some recordings are strictly synthesizer based, whereas some recordings include ambient guitar experiments, and other releases cross over with more ethnic influences.

He was an early proponent[5] of the didgeridoo's use in ambient music and learned to play it during his extended trips to Australia during the 1980s. Later work with Mexican musician Jorge Reyes would introduce a Prehispanic element, and these fusions would further establish Roach as one of the founders of the tribal-ambient sound.

Steve Roach is married to Linda Kohanov (who provided vocals on some of his albums). They live in Tucson, Arizona.

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[BenThomasFoster]

ahh I could only wish i was in the space universe of mass effect. there's something about space thats slowed down, relaxing and soothing. yet interesting and intense

[liverawkstar]

I was at this ,

this is recorded live at AnalogueHaven on 7/07/2007...

me, 2 of my friends and barely 100 other people were at this,,,

this particulair piece was the highlight,

probably the best sequencer piece ever made in my own mind

[Espartacus318]

Tambem desconhecia este musico Steve Roach tambem musica relaxante agradavel de ouvir obrigado ao Youtube por ter videos de musicas tão lindas.

[ivaa7777JAWA]

Saint music !!!

[MAvalonRS]

Where'd you get this picture?

Mesmerizing song, by the way.

[dingwall111]

very nice indeed, thank you, :-)

[eetherealflux]

...and then, Steve Roach created magic.

[TheLovesoul1]

awesome and wonderful.

[cananga47]

superbe...THANKS.

[archymtln]

one of his greatest songs