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.
The Beach Boys is the 25th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys,released on June 10,1985. Produced by Steve Levine,the album is the band's first after the drowning of founding member Dennis Wilson. It was also the band's first album to be recorded digitally and the last released by James William Guercio's Caribou Records. The record sold poorly,charting at number 52 in the U.S. and number 60 in the UK.
Structures from Silence is the third studio album by American ambient musician Steve Roach. It was released in 1984 on Fortuna.
Western Spaces is a collaborative album by the American ambient musicians Steve Roach and Kevin Braheny. This album is the first of Steve Roach’s many musical tributes to the Southwestern Desert.
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.
The Serpent’s Lair is a two disc collaborative album by the American ambient artists Steve Roach and Byron Metcalf.
The Swing of Delight is a 1980 double album by Carlos Santana. It was released under his temporary Sanskrit name Devadip Carlos Santana,given to him by Sri Chinmoy. It peaked at #65 on the charts.
They Said It Couldn't Be Done is an album by Grandmaster Flash,released in 1985. It is his second overall studio album,and his first album credited solely to him following the breakup of the Furious Five due to the departure of rappers Melle Mel,Scorpio,and Keith Cowboy. For They Said It Couldn't Be Done,Flash signed with Elektra Records and retained the services of Rahiem and The Kidd Creole. New rappers Lavon,Mr Broadway,and dancer Larry Love were added. The album was re-issued on CD in the US for the first time on April 26,2005.
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.
Kevin Braheny Fortune is an American musician and composer of ambient music,producer,engineer,and session musician.
M'Ocean is an album of electronic ambient music by the U.S. musician Michael Stearns. It is a collection of seven pieces,either live performances or studio engineered tracks,produced between 1978 and 1982.
Planetary Unfolding (1981) is an album of electronic ambient music by composer and keyboardist Michael Stearns. It is considered a classic of ambient music.
Mondo Garaj is the debut studio album and fourth album by jazz fusion band Garaj Mahal.
Born to Love is a 1983 studio album of duets by American singers Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack. It was released by Bryson's label Capitol Records on July 22,1983,in the United States. The album yielded the hit single "Tonight,I Celebrate My Love",written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. The track "Maybe" was written and recorded for the film Romantic Comedy (1983).
Evergreen,Vol. 2 is the second album from the Stone Poneys,released five months after The Stone Poneys. It was the most commercially successful of the Stone Poneys' three studio albums.
Straight from the Heart is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson. It was released in 1984 on Elektra Records,his first of four discs for the label. The album peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard 200,and produced three singles,including his first top ten pop hit "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" which also topped the Adult contemporary chart. Bryson himself co-produced the record,as well as writing five of the eight songs himself and playing keyboards throughout the album.
Voyeur is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist David Sanborn,released on the Warner Bros. label in 1981.
Heart and Soul is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. This album received a Grammy nomination in 1984,and contains songs written by Michael W. Smith. It featured music popular with CCM,as well as synthpop friendly songs,"I Belong to You","Holy Holy",and "Hearts of Fire". The album features the songwriting skills of Brown and Debbie Bannister,Amy Grant,Gary Chapman,Michael W. Smith,as well as others. The music is a blend of contemporary pop,synthpop,and gospel music. Heart and Soul climbed to the top 10 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
When the Boys Meet the Girls is the eighth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge,released on June 7,1985,by Atlantic Records. It was the group's first release on the Atlantic label.
The Desert Inbetween is the collaborative album by ambient musicians Steve Roach and Brian Parnham,containing Southwest surroundings.
