Empetus

by Steve Roach

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weelther Dam Funk brought me here. As he included this one in his 2020 mix for Music From Memory.
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Paul Stillwell I love Berlin School sequenced music. This one is a classic! Favorite track: Arrival.
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markus mala This is probably one of the most driven sequenced effort by Steve Roach, each piece flows like burning lava. The moods are also close to his previous works like "Now", "Traveller" and also his next live called "Storm warning". A lot of Energy in shorter tracks here Favorite track: Harmonia Mundi.
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1.
Arrival 04:25
2.
Seeking 05:36
3.
Conquest 06:08
4.
Empowerment 04:01
5.
Twilight Heat 03:15
6.
Merge 06:24
7.
Urge 06:25
8.
Distance is Near 02:42
9.
The Memory 05:51
10.
BONUS DISC: The Early Years 00:04
11.
Harmonia Mundi 45:16
12.
Release 26:27

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THE DELUXE DIGITAL EDITION.....

Long out-of-print electronic classic in a digital "deluxe edition" with two bonus tracks from the same era.

Roach’s 5th solo album features sophisticated, energetic sequencer music, similar to his earlier Now and Traveler, ending with a haunting, melodic piece, “The Memory,” more akin to his floating ambient work of the period.

Empetus' full blown sequencer-based music illustrating a further evolution in the visceral side of Roach’s music. Nine precise pieces that still sound fresh today. A favorite of sequencer music lovers.

John Diliberto ((( echoes ))) wrote in 2010: “This may be the most concise Steve Roach album and came at the end of his sequencer phase, his last flame-out on Berlin school electronics. But he was already taking it somewhere new. Unlike Roach’s usual CD long expanses, these are bite-size compositions that do their job, quickly, efficiently and with every moment counting. Roach leaves you breathless in a maze of synchronized spinning patterns only to pick you up and send you whirling again.”
echoesblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/5-essential-steve-roach-cds/

The Early Years – a digital bonus:

The digital-only bonus, entitled The Early Years, features two amazing long-form sequencer pieces circa 1982. The first piece, “Harmonia Mundi,” was recorded live in the L.A.-based Timeroom with Swiss-born electronic musician Thomas Ronkin. At 45 minutes, this is one of the more possessed and intense analog sequencer trance pieces you’re likely to hear. “Release” is a 24-minute solo statement of emotion and energy connected to the early years of Steve’s evolution in sound, harkening to Now and Traveler.

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review from AllMusic.com:
This 1986 Steve Roach release finds him visiting the very familiar territory of his early years. Empetus is a profoundly rhythmic recording, with dashes of ambient atmospheric textures here and there adding a luminous aura of color to each of the tracks. Empetus, like many of his early recorded works, has a bit of a Berlin School feel, a lá Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, and Ashra, but there's something about even Steve Roach's earliest work that is distinctly American in flavor and composition. As noted, this is a rhythmic recording, consisting of beautiful and cool analog and synthesizer sounds, which truly date the music as being from the mid-'80s, but Empetus is a refreshing, almost vintage recording rather than a schlocky, almost insubstantial synth/new age excursion that, unfortunately, the '80s yielded many of. There's also a bit of a minimalist feel, similar to some of Steve Reich's work, but more organic and less cold. One track that really sticks out is "Conquest," with Weslie Brown's fervent vocals passionately resonating throughout the track, set against the backdrop of Steve Roach's organic, and isolated, synthesized minimalism. This is a great recording and one that is truly a wonderful place to start exploring the massive catalog of Steve Roach. - Matt Borghi

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released July 17, 1986

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