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On This Planet 
Studio album by Steve Roach Released 1997 Recorded October 1996 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 1996–1997 at The Timeroom in Tucson, Arizona Genre Ambient Length 72:56 Label Fathom Producer Steve Roach Steve Roach chronology Cavern of Sirens
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[1]Alternate Music Press favorable [2] Alternative Press favorable [3] Piero Scaruffi 6/10 [4] On This Planet (1997) is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach. This is a studio album, specially performed and recorded to simulate the atmosphere of Roach's live concerts.
Most of the music on the album is fast, rhythmic tribal ambient music. The album begins and ends with a recording of thunder. The first track, “Heart of the Tempest”, features a recital by Linda Kohanov of her poem which first appeared in the liner notes of Artifacts and the track “Remember It Now” features a spoken performance by both Roach and Kohanov. “Void Memory 4” is a continuation of The Magnificent Void. “A Darker Star” was recorded live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in October, 1996.
Contents
Track listing
- ”Heart of the Tempest” – 4:26
- ”Journey of One” – 3:38
- ”The Nexus Place” – 7:05
- ”Trilobite” – 3:33
- ”Void Memory 4” – 5:36
- ”Cloudwatching with the Toolmaker” – 5:41
- ”The Ecstasy of Travel” – 4:59
- ”Remember It Now” – 10:36
- ”A Darker Star” – 13:19
- ”On This Planet” – 14:06
Personnel
- Steve Roach (analog and digital synthesizers, Samplers, sequencers, didgeridoo, Northern Sonoran dreampipe, grinding stone (matae), clay water pots, Udu drum, prehispanic flutes, percussion, effects processors, voice on “Journey of One” and “Remember It Now”)
- Linda Kohanov (voice on “Heart of the Tempest” and “Remember It Now”)
- Patrick O'Hearn (bass guitar on “On This Planet”)
- Roger King (bass guitar on “On This Planet”)
- Ömer Faruk Tekbilek (bendir, darbuka and bağlama on “On This Planet”)
References
See also
Steve Roach Studio albums Now (1982) · Traveler (1983) · Structures from Silence (1984) · Quiet Music 1 (1986) · Empetus (1986) · Quiet Music 2 (1986) · Quiet Music 3 (1986) · Quiet Music (1988) · Dreamtime Return (1988) · World's Edge (1992) · Now / Traveler (1992) · Origins (1993) · Artifacts (1994) · The Magnificent Void (1996) · On This Planet (1997) · Slow Heat (1998) · Quiet Music: Complete Edition (1999) · Early Man (2000) · Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (2003) · Life Sequence (2003) · Fever Dreams (2004) · Immersion : Three (2007) · A Deeper Silence (2008) · Dynamic Stillness (2009) · Destination Beyond (2009) · Afterlight (2009) · Immersion : Four (2009)Live albums Spirit Dome (2004) · Landmass (2008)Compilations The Lost Pieces (1993) · Truth & Beauty: The Lost Pieces Volume Two (1999) · Texture Maps: The Lost Pieces Vol. 3 (2003)Collaboration albums Western Spaces (1987) with Kevin Braheny · Desert Solitaire (1989) with Kevin Braheny and Michael Stearns · Strata (1990) with Robert Rich · Australia: Sound of the Earth (1990) with David Hudson and Sarah Hopkins · Soma (1992) with Robert Rich · Kiva (1995) with Michael Stearns and Ron Sunsinger · Halcyon Days (1996) with Stephen Kent and Kenneth Newby · Body Electric (1999) with Vir Unis · Vine ~ Bark & Spore (2000) with Jorge Reyes · The Serpent's Lair (2000) with Byron MetcalfCategories:- 1997 albums
- Steve Roach albums
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