The Deep Space and Techno-tribal Worlds of Steve Roach
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
From: John Diliberto
Length: 00:03:30
Steve Roach calls his studio "The Time Room" and it's an appropriate name for a music that plays with concepts of time and perception. We talk with one of the most influential electronic artists of the last 30 years, from the deep space of his CD "Structures from Silence" to the techno-tribal sounds of "Dreamtime Return."
It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners. Each episode can stand on its own or be scheduled as a weekly or occasional series.
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Piece Description
Steve Roach calls his studio "The Time Room" and it's an appropriate name for a music that plays with concepts of time and perception. We talk with one of the most influential electronic artists of the last 30 years, from the deep space of his CD "Structures from Silence" to the techno-tribal sounds of "Dreamtime Return."
It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners. Each episode can stand on its own or be scheduled as a weekly or occasional series.
Broadcast History
WXPN Philadelphia and WITF Harrisburg
Transcript
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STEVE ROACH CALLS HIS STUDIO "THE TIME ROOM" AND IT'S AN
APPROPRIATE NAME FOR A MUSIC THAT PLAYS WITH CONCEPTS OF TIME
AND PERCEPTION. IT'S PART OF HIS ATTRACTION TO SEQUENCER PATTERNS, REPEATING CYCLES OF SOUND AND MELODY.
:12 ?84
SR: More than sequencer patterns, but repetitious patterns,
cyclical patterns, or phasing patterns or hypnotic forms,
have really been elements in music that have attracted me
ever since I can remember.
:11
IT'S BEEN 25 years SINCE HE MADE THAT STATEMENT, BUT STEVE ROACH IS STILL SPINNING IN HIS MUSIC.
MUSIK
:20
STEVE ROACH DIDN'T SPRING FULLY FORMED FROM HIS SYNTHESIZER CIRCUITRY. IN THE 1970S HE WAS LISTENING TO SPACE MUSIC FROM EUROPE, AND IN PARTICULAR KLAUS SCHULZE. IN FACT, UNTIL HE MOVED TO TUCSON 20 years ago, THE COVER OF SCHULZE'S 1975 ALBUM, "TIMEWIND," SAT IN ROACH'S STUDIO LIKE A RELIGIOUS ICON.
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SR:...
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Timing and Cues
Incue: [sonar sound] This is an Echo Location: Soundings for New Music.
Outcue: I’m John Diliberto and this has been an Echo Location.
