Body Electric

Vir Unis, Steve Roach | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Projekt Records
• ASIN: B00000I145
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,313 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars music for joining the electronic tribe, September 17, 1999

By 

Scott D. Taylor "Man in the Maze" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Electric (Audio CD)

Not since Steve's second release of 'Empetus' has there been a pure electronic charge of grooves, trances, and soundworlds. On this CD, Steve has been joined with new comer Vir Unis, a trance and groove master we'll be hearing much more about. Together the two have created a collage of electronic tribal soundscapes, layered and looped with unique synthesizers and percussion only heard upon alien worlds. Unlike Steve's ambient material this recording brings new color to electronic/tribal music. Be on the watch for a follow up to this CD. The two artists will soon release a sequal to 'Body electric' in the year 2000 titled 'Blood Machine'. As for 'Body Electric' this is a disc for all seeking to listen to new music with new ears. ST

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another direction for the constantly evolving Roach, September 9, 1999

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Michael Rittenberry ([e-mail]) (Nashville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body Electric (Audio CD)

Since I discovered Steve Roach in 1995, I've been fascinated by his unending desire to collaborate with other artists willing to push the boundaries of electronic music (calling Roach "New Age" is almost as silly as referring to Shania Twain as "Country"). With THE MAGNIFICENT VOID, Roach began a new era of soundworlds that has culminated with BODY ELECTRIC, which is the best album I've heard in 1999. As each track segues into the next, an entire inner universe opens up and it feels as if I've slipped into a pool of utter Bliss. This album simply gets better and better every time I listen to it, which is amazing considering some of the landmark work that this artist has created in the last fifteen years. If you aren't into rhythmically charged music, I would certainly say to skip it, but it's not technically techno... nor is it purely moody ambient dreamscapes. It fits nicely into a netherworld of alien sounds and would be the perfect soundtrack for a 21st century rave.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Roach travels "Back to the Future" with Midwest synthesist, February 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Body Electric (Audio CD)

One of his most atypical recordings of the decade, Body Electric marks a return to the electronic rhythm sessions of Empetus and Stormwarning, although not nearly as intense---it's more like a reinterpretation of the ambient-techno movement as seen through the eyes of two modern-day shamans. Full of odd time signatures and abrupt changes in rhythm, Body Electric may mark a significant change in Roach's music, but it's too early to tell at this point. Very interesting, nevertheless.