Sentient Being by Steve Roach
Angels in Flight Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JK9Q7sFHdk
This Place of Splendor Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzka4ZGbd1I
Always reaching toward the ineffable, ambient-electronic pioneer Steve Roach’s Sentient Being evokes a state of intimate, resonant awareness — a place where feeling, knowing, presence, compassion and empathy converge. This work is not about the philosophical term “sentient being” but rather the lived experience of perceiving from one’s own inner field of consciousness.
The six pieces emerge from a surrender to an inherent pure flow; the music inhabits a lucid zone of both reverie and present-moment depth and expression of the grace of being human: feeling, sensing, reflecting into the subtle contours of awareness. The embrace of these soundworlds arises from a finely sculpted sonic palette shaped by decades of devotion to exploring various states of consciousness through the power of sound unified with deep emotion and intention.
Sentient Being manifests a contemplative landscape of sumptuous and immersive realms that embody the core of Roach’s creative life: the passion to translate a fully present state of being and perception into music. In this album, by a master of the audible arts, the ineffable becomes tangible, inviting the listener into their own inner place of connection, wonder, renewal and reflection… in suspension.
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Tracklist
| 1. | Angels in Flight | 12:21 |
| 2. | I Feel You | 11:17 |
| 3. | Rapt in Solitude | 9:15 |
| 4. | Sentient Being | 19:49 |
| 5. | Angels at Rest | 8:39 |
| 6. | This Place of Splendor | 7:11 |
Credits
Created at the Timehouse, Baja Arizona
2024-25 by Steve Roach
Mastered by Robert Rich
Cover Art by Audri Phillips
Design by Sam Rosenthal
Created with analog and digital hardware synths and EFX. Analog mixing console by Soundcraft.
Thanks to Glen Darcey at ASM - Hydrasynth, Tyler Skoglund at Eventide. Justin at Sequential - Oberheim, Gratitude to Audri Phillips for the years of dedication in manifesting her visual magic.
Deep gratitude to Linda Kohanov whose being in the sentient realms, be it 4- and 2-legged, wings and more has shown me so much.
Special thanks to Serena Gabriel and Nathan Youngblood for your devoted support in all things Soundquest and beyond. And Sam Rosenthal … where to start?
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As a pioneering cornerstone of progressive ambient-electronic music, internationally-renowned artist Steve Roach has dedicated five decades to exploring myriad soundworlds that connect with a timeless source of inspiration.