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Seren:
I agree, if the posts are a discussion of the music that helps me 'get' something or at least listen with a better understanding thats great.

Though I also hear Bill's comment re being strong enough to take negative comments without taking it personally. I did get a review once that said all they got from it was a headache..... ;D :o ;D......I admit - it was hard to sort out the personal emotions given such a negative responce - would hav been the same if they had said it to me personally.

But to use the thread in a way that might help me - can anyone explain Steve Roach's 'Fever Dreams' series for me - why they like them. I have lots of Steve's music but just can't find my way into these releases.

judd stephens:

--- Quote from: Seren on February 20, 2012, 12:55:27 AM ---But to use the thread in a way that might help me - can anyone explain Steve Roach's 'Fever Dreams' series for me - why they like them. I have lots of Steve's music but just can't find my way into these releases.

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The short version why I like the Fever Dreams series:  Take the liquid grooves of Body Electric or Blood Machine, slow them down a bit and introduce the surreal, meandering dreaminess of Early Man, and what emerges is the 'feel' of Fever Dreams.

Having liked a lot of his techno-tribal releases of the 90's, F.Dreams is sort of a unique spin to that theme with a more languishing pace.  There's organic, insect-like or almost fractal sounds throughout, and then you have Steve's drifting guitar twangs that provide a sense of the feverishness.  This is like the techno-tribal, but for the deep, hot jungle.  There's something more psychoactive that he was going for too than just jungle atmosphere, I think, like the general fever of being under the influence of something:  a shamanic trip, a drug, tantric practices, etc. 

I also find it more relaxing than the growling didgeridoo of earlier stuff, and again it has some element of the 'Early Man emptiness' except with more groove, that makes for a nice passive trip that comes in and out of consciousness while you have it playing.  This song here, along with Fever Dreams 3:  Melted Mantra, especially:

Steve Roach - Tantra Mantra (Fever Dreams)

Poaalpina:
I have a strong feeling that much better name for Immersion  Five -  Circadian Rhythms Disc One is Fever Dreams IV.  8)

spectral67:
The Magnificent Void. Don`t get why this gets talked about more than any other Roach album, it doesn`t seem any better/superior to me.
Brian Eno - Music For Airports. Listened to it but never felt the need to buy it. Structures From Silence is much better.

DeepR:
Both Fever Dreams II and Magnificent Void are masterpieces beyond question. :P
No point in trying to explain why I think so... if it doesn't speak to you, that's too bad. All you can do is give it another spin sometime. Especially the Void may require a lot of patience. Try listening in bed with headphones for a different perspective.

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