Empetus

Infobox Album
Name = Empetus
Type = Album
Longtype =
Artist = Steve Roach


Released = 1986
Recorded = 1986
Genre = Ambient
Length = 44:25
Label = Fortuna Records
Producer = Steve Roach, Michael Stearns
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6ckxu3t5an8k link]
*Piero Scaruffi 6/10 [http://www.scaruffi.com/avant/roach.html link]
Last album = "Quiet Music 1" (1986)
This album = "Empetus" (1986)
Next album = "Quiet Music 2" (1986)

"Empetus" (1986) is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach. Most of the album has a sophisticated, energetic style, similar to "Now" and "Traveler", ending with a haunting, melodic piece titled “The Memory”.

Track listing

#”Arrival” (4:20)
#”Seeking” (5:34)
#”Conquest” (6:07)
#”Empowerment” (3:52)
#”Twilight Heat” (3:15)
#”Merge” (6:23)
#”Urge” (6:23)
#”Distance is Near” (2:40)
#”The Memory” (5:51)

Personnel

*Steve Roach (analog and digital synthesizers, sequencers, digital drums)
*Weslie Brown (voice on “Conquest” and “Merge”)
*Michael Stearns (The Beam on “Arrival”, “Conquest” and “Empowerment”)

ee also

*Steve Roach
*Michael Stearns
*Ambient music
*Electronic music