CD Steve Roach – Live Transmission (From The Drone Zone At Soma FM)

Live Transmission (From The Drone Zone At SomaFM) is a monumental double-CD set documenting a legendary live broadcast by ambient pioneer Steve Roach. Recorded on May 7, 2013, at the SomaFM headquarters in San Francisco, this performance took place just two days after Roach’s acclaimed AMBIcon appearance. Bringing a portable version of his "Timeroom" studio into the intimate SomaFM space, Roach delivered a 126-minute seamless journey that captures the "crème de la crème" of modern electronic music.

The album serves as a masterful "revisiting" of the sonic worlds Roach has terraformed throughout his career. Listeners are treated to a continuous flow of sound that arcs from glittering space-pads and deep, tribal-ambient rumbles to complex, "hands-on-knobs" analog grooves. The set features nods to long-time fans with reinterpretations of classic motifs, including "Looking for Safety" from Dreamtime Return and "Reflecting Chamber" from Light Fantastic.

Key Features:

• Epic Duration: Over two hours of continuous, evolving live electronic music across two discs.
• Collaborative Textures: Features the fujara source of Dirk Serries and the beat sources of Byron Metcalf.
• Diverse Sonic Palette: Transitions from the bass-heavy "Zone of Drones" to the 32-minute analog sequence of "Vortex Immersion" and the hyperactive sequencers of "Westwind."
• Immersive Experience: A flawless documentation of an ingenious soundworld unfolding in real-time.

Essential for collectors, Live Transmission is a "skeleton key" into the consciousness-expanding depths of the ambient master.