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Darkest Before Dawn

Name: Darkest Before Dawn by Steve Roach
Brand: Steve Roach
SKU: 617026301020
Price: 0.99 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (7 reviews)

2002

1 Track

01:13:58

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Lossless 16bit / 44.1 kHz Stereo

CD Quality $1.19

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Darkest Before Dawn is a long-form composition that is meant for continuous play. It is from Steve Roach, a master of that technique. His activity that preceded this CD had been electro-tribal and experimental, with forays into some forms of rhythmic ambience and classic space music. The title of this disc says it all. This is dark, sinister minimalism as -- and this is a reminder -- only Roach can do it. This is serious space music with no grooves, no fractals, and no percussion. The atmosphere does have its own rhythm and its own pace. The continuous form is the soundscape; there are no breaks or interruptions. This is a marvelous work and is destined to become a classic of the genre. For now, it rates as excellent, but time will earn it a "best of genre" rating. While this piece is unique, Roach has performed dark ambience before -- The Magnificent Void and Structures From Silence are classics of the style. He has also created several continuous-play pieces that work well on multi-disc units in shuffle and continuous modes. That would make for a fairly adventurous day -- a dozen Steve Roach CDs on continuous shuffle play.
© Jim Brenholts /TiVo

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

1 track only

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 13 minutes and 58 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

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Genres

Pop/Rock, Ambient, Electronic, New Age, Meditation, Relaxation, Classical, Minimalism, Modern Era, Ethnic Fusion

Label

Timeroom Editions

Music Distribution Service

E1 [Koch Entertainment]

Country

United States

Language

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Release Date

Nov 4, 2002

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617026301020

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