Body Electric | ||||
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Studio album by Steve Roach and Vir Unis | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | Ambient | |||
Length | 56:54 | |||
Label | Projekt Records | |||
Producer | Steve Roach and Vir Unis | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Alternative Press | favorable [2] |
Progressive World | [3] |
Body Electric is a collaborative album by ambient artists Steve Roach and Vir Unis. The music is a unique blend of smooth ambient textures, techno rhythms and various acoustic and natural recordings.
The artwork on the album was created by computer artist Steven Rooke. Instead of a booklet, this CD comes with four cards. The first card contains the front cover and on the reverse side the liner notes while the other three cards feature a panel of artwork on each side.
Steve Roach is an American composer and performer of ambient and electronic music, whose recordings are informed by his impressions of environment, perception, flow and space. His work has been influential in the trance and new-age genres.
Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he has been called a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient music, New-age music, and even IDM.
Structures from Silence is the third studio album by American ambient musician Steve Roach. It was released in 1984 on Fortuna.
Dreamtime Return (1988) is a double album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach, based on Australian Aboriginal culture and the concept of the Dreamtime. Described as "one of the pivotal works of ambient music" and "groundbreaking," the album has been included on a number of lists of the world's best music, including 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.
Desert Solitaire is a collaborative album by American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, and Michael Stearns. This album was conceived as a follow-up to Roach and Braheny's 1987 collaboration Western Spaces.
Soma was the second collaborative album by the U.S. ambient musicians Steve Roach and Robert Rich, following their 1990 album Strata.
Halcyon Days is a collaborative album by the ambient musicians Steve Roach, Stephen Kent and Kenneth Newby. This album was recorded in the period from December 17 to 28, 1995. At that time most of the United States were experiencing severe winter weather, but the Sonoran Desert region, where this album was recorded, was enjoying a period temperate calm and clear skies.
The Serpent’s Lair is a two disc collaborative album by the American ambient artists Steve Roach and Byron Metcalf.
Fever Dreams (2004) is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach. The music consists of bizarre, hallucinatory textures and tribal percussion. The first track, "Wicked Dream", was co-composed with Patrick O'Hearn.
Body Electric may refer to:
Michael Stearns is an American musician and composer of ambient music. He is also known as a film composer, sound designer and soundtrack producer for large format films, theatrical films, documentaries, commercials, and themed attractions.
Loren Nerell is an American composer and performer of ambient American music and Balinese gamelan.
Afterlight (2009) is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach.
Dynamic Stillness is a 2-disc album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach, released in 2009.
Light Fantastic is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach, released in 1999.
Forgotten Gods is a collaborative album by American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Jorge Reyes & Suso Saiz as Suspended Memories. Recorded and mixed at the Timeroom, Tucson, AZ. Mastered at Hearts of Space studio, San Francisco.
Blood Machine is the second collaborative album by American ambient musicians Steve Roach and Vir Unis, released in 2001.
Trance Spirits) is the collaborative album by American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Jeffrey Fayman and guest musicians Robert Fripp and Momodou Kah.
Stream of Thought is the first collaborative album by American ambient musician Steve Roach and Norwegian musician Erik Wøllo . Described as "A continuous stream of sonic consciousness", with an uninterrupted flow of 19 interconnected pieces. The concept to the album’s structure was like film editing, with a sense of time and pacing consciously developed to activate a visceral experience. In 2011 The Road Eternal was released, their second collaboration album.
The Shaman's Heart II: The Healing Journey is a collaborative album by ambient musicians Byron Metcalf with Steve Roach, as guest. This is the second of Byron Metcalf's The Shaman's Heart series album, focused around a continuous "heartbeat" pace. Unlike the first volume, this disc contain ten seamless untitled tracks. The track numbers on the physical CD described as "way points" and not as individual tracks as on a typical CD. Produced, recorded, mixed & mastered at The Lair, Prescott, Arizona. Steve's elements recorded at the Timeroom, Southern Arizona.