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Destination Beyond

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This is proving to be one of my favorite pieces of electronica by Steve Roach and an ideal platform for anyone not familiar with his 'soundscapes', as he calls them. Check out longer downloads of his music at [...] , and try some of his other releases. He is a prolific producer of music that ranges from the traditional German analogue sounds of 70s bands such as Tangerine Dream, Popul Vuh, Kraftwerk (know known as the Berlin sound); right up to the extraordinary beautiful minimilist structures of sound called 'deep space' that defy proper description. This album contains a perfect blend / balance of both. That's why it makes an ideal step along the soundworlds path for the faithful, or an enticing and intoxicating start for the novice. Either way - beautiful music and sound design for today's stressful urban world.

I gotta say that I have been listening to Steve for ten years now and his albums seem to be getting better with each release - either that or I am so spaced out with his sounds I no longer know my analogue from my digital.

This release contains elements of his low volume ambient works (such as A Deeper Silence - my all time favorite piece) where the sound carries you out of this world - into the space between spiral arms of our galaxy; to the analogue frenzy of Arc of Passion, Core, Light Fantastic. However, it most closely resembles Steve's last release: Dynamic Stillness for a general mix of all the soundscapes he has made uniquely his own.

Whatever, I love this album and consider it part of my escape kit back to sanity - a toolkit for the soul.

Boyce

Where do I begin? Just how prolific can one musical composer be? Destination Beyond takes one thru life's journey....one goal is met but another one lies up ahead just beyond the horizon. The perfect road trip cd.....one reaches a certain point on the Interstate Highway but down the road lies...???......new beginnings, adventure, one's fate, one's goal, one's purpose. Layer upon layer of music washes over the listener as waves on the ocean shore. It really cannot be described in words....one has to experience the music!

Perfect music for a long car trip along the Interstate!

If one is a Steve Roach fan, this cd is a MUST! If one hasn't yet heard his music, this is not a bad place to begin! A+++

Of the 30 or so Steve Roach discs I've purchased, "Dreamtime Return" is my favorite. "Destination Beyond" is reminiscent of Dreamtime with its long-form,smoothly percussive open space feel. It's similar tonally, and as with the opening cut to Dreamtime, evokes a sense of smooth, gliding movement. I believe anyone who likes Dreamtime Return will like this, as well.

This 70 minute piece is not the best of Steve Roach but it's well worth listening to about 100 times - because there seems to be no beginning or end. I keep it as background music at work and in the car w/out boredom. He's a master at ambient music.