Steve Roach

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La Mesa, California, USA (February 16, 1955 – present)

Steve Roach (born February 16, 1955, in La Mesa, California, USA) is an American ambient musician and composer. As a pioneering cornerstone of ambient-atmospheric-electronic music, internationally-renowned artist Steve Roach has dedicated nearly three decades to exploring myriad soundworlds that connect with a timeless source of inspiration. From the expansive, time-suspending spaces reflecting his spiritual home in Arizona to the fire breathing , rhythmic-shamanic expressions woven from all things electric and organic, Roach has earned his position in the global pantheon of major new music artists through a long list of groundbreaking recordings fueled by his prolific nature and uncompromising approach.

Roach stands on his own unique ground and brings into form a kind of recognition through sound that speaks of the ages in a language understood by people across many cultures and continents. It’s this primordial recognition in the sound that creates a bridge out of everyday reality and returns to a larger scope of the wonder and awe of life’s ebb and flow. The core of this innovative world of sound has been nourished by years of intense live concerts in many extraordinary settings worldwide, directly enhancing the emotive, cinematic, soul-stirring depth of his music.

Inspired early on by regular soul-searching trips to the Southern California deserts and mountains, along with the discovery of German synth icons Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and the European electronic music of the 70’s, Steve started his musical explorations directly on synthesizers in 1978.
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  • PrimordialAtom

    Thank you GTA4 for getting me into Steve Roach <<<< awesome surprise when I stumbled upon that.

    14 days ago
  • Xelias11

    Infinite music.

    19 days ago
  • awnbtopjnh

    i guess this guy's name is really steve roach. thought it was a steve reich-joke.

    last month
  • Eldoreth

    I wished Steve Roach would play some gigs around Europe once again. One of my biggest wishes would become true!

    last month
  • dEXnor

    He's like a machine when it comes to releasing albums. I only wish he would release music as HQ downloads, as his albums are generally well-produced.

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  • Ali-Red

    Classic ambient man

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  • thehumanweapon

    "The Memory".

    March 2012
  • Threske

    Connected to Astral Ambient.

    March 2012
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