Nightbloom

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Nightbloom
Steve Roach, Mark Sellig, Nightbloom.jpg
Studio album by
Steve Roach and Mark Seelig
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
StudioTimeroom
Genre Ambient
Length73:44
Label Projekt
Producer Steve Roach
Steve Roach chronology
Sigh of Ages
(2010)
Nightbloom
(2010)
The Desert Inbetween
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Hypnagoguefavorable [2]

Nightbloom is the collaborative album by ambient musicians Steve Roach and Mark Seelig, containing Mark's vocal and Tuva-style overtoning, combining Steve's zones and grooves. The disc features five seamless parts, single-track composition. [1] [3]

Contents

Songs

The first track features a slow rising and falling bass tone for the first eight minutes until a subtle percussion pattern begins to emerge slowly from deep in the mix. The second track brings a drumming loop, further laden with echo as the main drones continue steadily. The third track subtly the drones and the drums with a slow martial summoning, as does the fourth track. The final track strips away the drumming for the first part because a final, helping to sum up and send out the album on a strong note.

Reception

AllMusic rated the album a 3.5 of 5, saying "it's enjoyable more than remarkable, but Roach and Seelig are nothing if not listenable composers for a variety of moods".

Hypnagogue highly rated the album, saying "Nightbloom has taken me to amazing places and shown me incredible things every time I’ve listened".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Untitled"18:32
2."Untitled"12:39
3."Untitled"13:55
4."Untitled"12:32
5."Untitled"16:02

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/nightbloom-mw0002026281
  2. "Steve Roach & Mark Seelig, Nightbloom". 13 October 2010.
  3. "Steve Roach, Mark Seelig: Nightbloom".
  4. "Steve Roach And Mark Seelig – Nightbloom".