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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Assigning labels to musical genres has always been problematic. Most reviewers of Steve Roach's ongoing Immersion series resort to 'ambient' suggesting that, as Brian Eno first conceived, this was music to be played at low volume and not so much listened to as absorbed while doing other things. It is a word Roach himself is careful to avoid, describing Immersion: One and its successors instead as 'steady state zones'. But this is equally misleading. It would be wrong to imagine that nothing happens over the 70+ minutes of its duration. On the contrary, this is complex music of immensely rich layers of sound which surface and submerge in turn but rarely repeat. Far too intricate and intriguing to talk over, the result is compelling and extraordinarily difficult to interrupt. In the hands of lesser creators it could (and has) quickly become banal, but Roach's genius is his restraint, his patience and a perfectly tuned ear. Like Eno's early ambient releases, but for different reasons, Immersion : One and its companions will become highly influential classics.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Ambient Roach.
7 April 2006
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Steve Roach has been a pioneer of electronic, ambient and tribal music since the early '80s and continues to make impressive music to this day. With his latest release "Immerson: One", Roach has created a single 73-minute composition that is a continuous flow of atmospheric sound. There is very little to no change in the piece whatsoever. The music itself consists of a low volume keyboard drone (primarily set in G-minor) in which various wind and whistle-like tones weave in, out and through it. The piece is stylistically similar to the extended ambient works of Brian Eno (ie: Thursday Afternoon) and is a calm unintruding wash of sound.
Not only is the music minimal, its cover art is as well. Apart from the copyright, recording date and artwork credit, there are no liner notes with any musical explanation whatsoever. Also, the green 'waves' over a black background are minimalist at best. Steve definitely allows the music to speak for itself here.
If your a fan of minimalist ambient concept art, "Immersion: One" is definitely a must. Although Steve Roach has created music like this before, he hasn't done it to the extreme like he has here (ie: a single disc-long piece with unchanging moods). While this album may seem boring to some after the first ten minutes, it is still a very beautiful and effective piece of music. Great for relaxing, reading and writing.
Not only is the music minimal, its cover art is as well. Apart from the copyright, recording date and artwork credit, there are no liner notes with any musical explanation whatsoever. Also, the green 'waves' over a black background are minimalist at best. Steve definitely allows the music to speak for itself here.
If your a fan of minimalist ambient concept art, "Immersion: One" is definitely a must. Although Steve Roach has created music like this before, he hasn't done it to the extreme like he has here (ie: a single disc-long piece with unchanging moods). While this album may seem boring to some after the first ten minutes, it is still a very beautiful and effective piece of music. Great for relaxing, reading and writing.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Great for Concentrating & Meditation
9 Dec 2006
Format:Audio CD
A completely immersive minimalist ambient. There are no interruptions or sudden disturbing sounds, thus I've found this CD to be my favorite for studying, creative work, or any work that requires well focused concentration.
The entire hour+ composition consists of a rich, deep, multitimbral ambient sound. It doesn't vary greatly, but it is deeply colored with other subtle random sounds. This is how I imagine the Aurora Borealis may sound. I highly recommend this CD if you're in to this kind of music.
On a side note - I believe the two people who gave this CD such a poor review didn't fully understand what kind of music they were buying. I think they may have been looking for something that was "entertaining".
The entire hour+ composition consists of a rich, deep, multitimbral ambient sound. It doesn't vary greatly, but it is deeply colored with other subtle random sounds. This is how I imagine the Aurora Borealis may sound. I highly recommend this CD if you're in to this kind of music.
On a side note - I believe the two people who gave this CD such a poor review didn't fully understand what kind of music they were buying. I think they may have been looking for something that was "entertaining".
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I like this one
11 July 2008
Format:Audio CD
I'm always worried about bad ambient music or someone being a third or fourth rate Brian Eno, Also I hate these albums that come out and there is this god aweful ticking sounds which is annoying, my other complaints are flutes harmonizing in the background and dripping water and birds. and yes wind, bells and harmmonizing Awwwwwwwwwwwwweee angels.
with immersion One you don't get that thankfully. You get a long album and after you start playing it you forget its on and you can work your stuff. Now if you like that sort of thing this is your album and perhaps the immersion 2-3 as well.
with immersion One you don't get that thankfully. You get a long album and after you start playing it you forget its on and you can work your stuff. Now if you like that sort of thing this is your album and perhaps the immersion 2-3 as well.
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