Steve Roach - Spiral Revelation (2016)

The spiral – a visual symbol of eternity – is a reoccurring metaphoric theme in Steve Roach’s vast electronic work. Interpreted into musical form, these six spiraling sonic experiences offer a living activation that connects us with a sense of the infinite. Roach’s long history and love of analog sequencer-based styles reveal a continuing, evolving awakening within Spiral Revelation’s 63 minutes. Using only analog and hardware instruments to focus the mind’s ear upon a filigree of intricate patterns woven with a direct hands-on approach, the artist sculpts and caresses sound into being in real time. An emotional through-line brings life to these pieces as the unfurling of time’s windings connects to the vivid present, life-affirming and illuminated. A masterful expression of an artist who has infused his soul into the art form of electronic music.