| Landmass | ||||
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| Released | August 1, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | at WXPN (88.5 FM), Philadelphia, PA | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Length | 66:58 | |||
| Label | Timeroom Editions | |||
| Producer | Steve Roach | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| e/i Magazine | (positive) [1] |
| Heathen Harvest | (positive) [2] |
| Musique Machine |   |
| Tokafi | (positive) [4] |
Landmass (2008) is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach.
The tracks on Landmass were recorded on May 20, 2007, [5] live on the Star's End radio program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Only a few hours after Steve Roach had given a concert at the Episcopal Church at Penn, his equipment was moved to the WXPN studio where, beginning a little after two in the morning, Roach performed and created each track. The sounds, themes, and sonic "sub-structures" were prepared ahead of time, and the tracks were later edited for length prior to their release. [6]
Landmass was chosen to be the 20th release on Steve Roach's Timeroom Editions label, which also celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008. [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Transmigration" | 15:31 |
| 2. | "Cerulean Blue Sky Over a Seared Desert Wasteland" | 15:36 |
| 3. | "Monuments of Memory" | 11:22 |
| 4. | "Alluvial Plain" | 9:46 |
| 5. | "Trancemigration" | 7:52 |
| 6. | "Stars Begin" | 6:51 |
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