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Steve Roach (born February 16, 1955)[2] is an American composer and performer of ambient and electronic music, whose recordings are informed by his impressions of environment, perception, flow and space. His work has been influential in the trance and new-age genres.[1]

Steve Roach
Steve Roach in Tucson, Arizona
Background information
Born	(1955-02-16) February 16, 1955 (age 67) La Mesa, California, United States
Genres	Ambient, electronic[1]
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician
Instrument(s)	Synthesizers, didgeridoo
Website	steveroach.com

Roach has received two Grammy Award nominations for New Age Album of the Year: His 2017 album Spiral Revelation for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.,[3] and 2018's Molecules Of Motion for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[4] Roach's work has also been listed on "1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die."[5]

Overview

Originally a Motocross racer, at the age of 20 Roach taught himself to play the synthesizer[1] 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 1986 he released his acclaimed Quiet Music series. In 1988, he released what has been described by critics as his masterpiece, the double-album Dreamtime Return.[1]

As Roach's approach to ambient music has matured, his compositions have typically[6] been beatless. His rhythmic and trance-based groove and tribal-ambient releases, however, are nearly as numerous[6] as his more atmospheric releases. Some recordings are strictly synthesizer-based, whereas others include ambient guitar experiments.

Other pieces, however, cross over with more ethnic and folk influences. Roach learned to play the digeridoo during his extended trips to Australia in the 1980s, and he became an early proponent[7] of its use in ambient music. His work with Mexican musician Jorge Reyes introduced Roach to Prehispanic musical elements, which he has also included in his music. These fusions established Roach as one of the founders[6] of the tribal-ambient sound.

Roach is married to author and equine teacher Linda Kohanov[8] (who provided vocals on some of his albums). They live in Tucson, Arizona.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Collaboration albums

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Steve Roach

Steve Roach (* 16. Februar 1955 in La Mesa, Kalifornien) ist ein amerikanischer Ambient-Musiker.

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- [en] Steve Roach (musician)

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[es] Steve Roach

Steve Roach (La Mesa, California, 16 de febrero de 1955) es un compositor e intérprete estadounidense de música ambient.

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[ru] Роуч, Стив

Стив Роуч (англ. Steve Roach) (родился в 1955 г. в Ла-Меса, Калифорния) — американский композитор, пионер эмбиента. Его основное направление — это абстрактные мелодии без ритма (beatless), но он также создал немало ритмических, трансовых и трибально-этнических произведений. Некоторые записи состоят исключительно из синтезаторной музыки, в то время как другие включают в себя эксперименты с гитарой или даже содержат этнические элементы. Выпуск первого альбома в 1982 запустил нескончаемую волну релизов. Он одним из первых применил диджериду в эмбиенте и учился на нём играть в течение многих путешествий по Австралии в 80-х. В дальнейшем Роуч работал с мексиканским музыкантом Хорхе Реесом (Jorge Reyes), что впоследствии привело к созданию уникального стиля — «трайбл-эмбиент» (tribal-ambient). Умение Роуча создавать органические, замедляющие время абстракции достигло наивысшей точки в 2003 году с выпуском 4-х дискового опуса Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces. Позже он продолжил совершенствование этого стиля в серии альбомов Immersion. Альбомы Possible Planet и New Life Dreaming возвращают то открытое, дышащее звучание, которое впервые можно было услышать на Structures From Silence и Dreamtime Return, двух ориентирах жанров New Age и Ambient.

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