Low Volume Music

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Low Volume Music
Steve Roach, Dirk Serries, Low Volume Music.jpg
Studio album by
Steve Roach and Dirk Serries
ReleasedJuly 17, 2012
Genre Ambient
Length58:42
Label Projekt
Producer Steve Roach and Dirk Serries
Steve Roach chronology
Back to Life
(2012)
Low Volume Music
(2012)
Soul Tones
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Hypnagoguefavorable [2]
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Low Volume Music is the sixth collaborative album by ambient musicians Steve Roach and Dirk Serries (formerly recording as vidnaObmana or Vidna Obmana). [1] It was their first album after a ten-year hiatus following the release of InnerZone in 2002. [4]

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Reception

AllMusic rated the album a 4 of 5, saying "their work is remarkable, and with Low Volume Music they created yet another standout in 2012".

Hypnagogue praise the album, comparing with Quiet Music and Structures from Silence, concluded "Leave this on repeat for hours. It’s thinking music, it’s sleeping music, it’s being music. Roach and Serries have returned with a disc that sets a fresh standard in the ambient landscape".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Roach and Dirk Serries

No.TitleLength
1."Here"8:01
2."Whisper"12:44
3."Closed"8:12
4."Bow"14:28
5."Haze"15:14

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/low-volume-music-mw0002387788
  2. "Steve Roach & Dirk Serries: Low Volume Music". 16 August 2012.
  3. "Steve Roach/Dirk Serries - Low Volume Music Review". Musique Machine. 23 October 2012.
  4. Steve Roach Official Site, Low Volume Music
  5. Discogs, Low Volume Music