Search - Steve Roach :: Journey of One

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 developed
on 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 s hoary sonic quality and a tumbling avalanche of
hand-struck percussion further illustrate the tribal canvas.