Steve Roach, On This Planet - 1h 12m 56s

Tracks & Durations

1. Heart of the Tempest	4:26
2. Journey of One	3:33
3. The Nexus Place	7:04
4. Trilobite	3:33
5. Void Memory	5:36
6. Cloud Watching with the Toolmaker	5:41
7. The Ecstasy of Travel	4:59
8. Remember It Now	10:35
9. A Darker Star	13:18
10. On This Planet	14:05

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Review

Opening with a violent clap of thunder, Roach's first live album lives up to its creator's exhortation that you "turn it up, feel it in your bones!" Though it's built from the same glassy, ghostly synthesizer drones, didgeridoo howls, and clay-pot ethnic rhythms as much of his other work, On This Planet is a more visceral, less trancelike experience. Aided by mysterious voices murmuring about being "haunted by visions that have been painted from the inside out," the music suggests a very intense, Castanedan peyote journey through an otherworldly desert landscape (tripping over the odd beer can). Swirling noise clusters, shuddering rain sticks, shamanic chanting, rhythms that sprint across the spectrum like organic drum & bass beats--this isn't your father's New Age. A maxed-out 72 minutes on one CD, On This Planet makes an ideal, if quicker-paced, introduction to Roach's aesthetic, a potent distillation of his more mind-bending materials. --James RotondiOpening with a violent clap of thunder, Roach's first live album lives up to its creator's exhortation that you "turn it up, feel it in your bones!" Though it's built from the same glassy, ghostly synthesizer drones, didgeridoo howls, and clay-pot ethnic rhythms as much of his other work, On This Planet is a more visceral, less trancelike experience. Aided by mysterious voices murmuring about being "haunted by visions that have been painted from the inside out," the music suggests a very intense, Castanedan peyote journey through an otherworldly desert landscape (tripping over the odd beer can). Swirling noise clusters, shuddering rain sticks, shamanic chanting, rhythms that sprint across the spectrum like organic drum & bass beats--this isn't your father's New Age. A maxed-out 72 minutes on one CD, On This Planet makes an ideal, if quicker-paced, introduction to Roach's aesthetic, a potent distillation of his more mind-bending materials. --James Rotondi

1. Heart Of The Tempest
2. Journey Of One
3. The Nexus Place
4. Trilobite
5. Void Memory 4
6. Cloud Watching With The Toolmaker
7. The Ecstasy Of Travel
8. Remember It Now
9. A Darker Star
10. On This Planet

Format: CD

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