Steve Roach and Dirk Serries - Low Volume Music - 2012

Poaalpina · June 03, 2012, 11:45:35 PM

New collaboration work is available at steveroach.com :)

1. Here 8.01 MP3 Excerpt
2. Whisper 12.44 MP3 Excerpt
3. Closed 8.12 MP3 Excerpt
4. Bow 14.28 MP3 Excerpt
5. Haze 15.14 MP3 Excerpt

jim02 · June 03, 2012, 11:52:04 PM

yes, i just noticed it!
sooner than expected :)

i ordered it along with Nerell's Slow Dream, Fang's Animism & Day out of Time re-issue

drone on · June 04, 2012, 12:23:22 AM

I don't order blind anymore so I'm waiting on samples of Nerell and Roach/Serries. In fact, there's no info at all on these @ Projekt. Please post your initial impressions!

Poaalpina · June 04, 2012, 03:23:43 AM

A short quote from private mail:
"The Clips are coming this week.

All the best
Steve"

Poaalpina · June 06, 2012, 12:54:37 PM

Added soundclips.

drone on · June 07, 2012, 12:20:18 AM

Just went on Roach site, don't see any clips...?

Poaalpina · June 07, 2012, 07:58:12 AM

Quote from: Poaalpina on June 03, 2012, 11:45:35 PM
New collaboration work is available at steveroach.com :)

1. Here 8.01 MP3 Excerpt
2. Whisper 12.44 MP3 Excerpt
3. Closed 8.12 MP3 Excerpt
4. Bow 14.28 MP3 Excerpt
5. Haze 15.14 MP3 Excerpt

drone on · June 07, 2012, 07:41:12 PM

Poaalpina, how did you get these clips? They still aren't on Steve's site.

drone on · June 07, 2012, 07:57:14 PM

Just wondering--how does SR get to sell Projekt releases (his own and other artists) a month before Projekt does?

Poaalpina · June 07, 2012, 08:21:57 PM

Quote from: drone on on June 07, 2012, 07:41:12 PM
Poaalpina, how did you get these clips? They still aren't on Steve's site.

They are from Projekt page. Steve said me the clips will be available this week at his site but still nothing...

9dragons · August 27, 2012, 08:32:46 PM

Any thoughts on this? This is the dream duo of ambient, and I am eager to get this.

Altus · August 29, 2012, 04:41:07 PM

Quote from: 9dragons on August 27, 2012, 08:32:46 PM
Any thoughts on this? This is the dream duo of ambient, and I am eager to get this.

It doesn't break any new ground, but still an enjoyable listen. I would call it inoffensive ambient music. ;)

drone on · August 30, 2012, 10:55:56 PM

Inoffensive could imply bland, which I don't think it is. It's very stripped down and subtle, and when I played the whole album it was much stronger than the brief preview samples suggested. Only thing I didn't like was the cover art; seems like they could've chosen an image instead of the bland final product.

Antdude · August 31, 2012, 07:27:58 PM

I like this one. It isn't breaking any new ground, and, for these two artists, it is rather stripped down and minimal, but I find that a strength in this case. I've been listening to it a lot. It's definitely an album where the 30-second clips don't really do it justice.

Thumbs up, that's my minimalistic review.

Dave Michuda · September 02, 2012, 10:42:17 AM

Just wanted to add my thumbs up on this album. Previous descriptions are spot on, "stripped down", "minimal", "subtle", exactly right. One of my favorites of the year.