Second Nature by Steve Roach & Robert Logan
Steve Roach & Robert Logan
Co-creation across an ocean of shifting sonic paradigms
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Pushing the boundaries of perception-expanding music, Steve Roach and Robert Logan released two vastly different transmissions of powerful emotion and exploration at the same time (2016- Biosonic and Second Nature.
Second Nature is a shadowplay of gentle reflection and repose. Deep tone paintings of processed electric grand piano mixed with atmospheric synth textures are the grounding point for an emotive reflective watercourse of harmony, melody, texture and space woven together with an innate human sense of tension and release.
“Second Nature emerged directly from the instinct of working together in the Timehouse. The call and response to the moment between two artists interacting together in the studio for the first time. It’s a ‘less is more’ minimalist statement. The balance of ambiguity and quiet reflection is present in this set of pieces of fleeting emotional weight.
I utilized the Timehouse studio as an instrument, working with my beloved vintage analog synths, live looping, mixing and effects processing. This created the opening for Robert to focus solely on playing processed electric grand piano; it evoked a new way of performing, drawing on his years of experience with the instrument. Over three days, the music emerged without hesitation.
The album title perfectly speaks to the feeling we had with this process; it flowed forth as if by second nature, much of it live in the studio unfolding at you hear it. Having been nourished by so much of the music on the ECM label over the years, I also can feel the spirits of this sound and the lingering influence of the late Harold Budd making an apparitional appearance.
As this release came out during middle of a high tide of many releases of mine around this time, I felt it never received the attention it deserved,
I am listening to it as I write this, after not hearing for quite awhile it feels timeless and also that its been growing more potent and rich, aging in the bottle for several years.. It feels like its time is no. If you're not aware of it I hope it finds its way into your heart and soul at this point, 7 years after its original release.
In the deepness of it all...
Steve
Tracklist
| 1. | Moment's Notice | 9:56 |
| 2. | Second Nature | 31:51 |
| 3. | Shadowspeak | 6:54 |
| 4. | Mystic Drift | 22:35 |
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As a pioneering cornerstone of progressive ambient-electronic music, internationally-renowned artist Steve Roach has dedicated five decades to exploring myriad soundworlds that connect with a timeless source of inspiration.