File Steve Roach / Robert Logan – Biosonic

Biosonic is the electrifying second collaboration between ambient legend Steve Roach and visionary electronic musician Robert Logan. Released in 2016 on the esteemed Projekt label, this album represents a bold departure from Roach’s traditional "drift" style, leaning into a denser, high-energy landscape of modulated synthesis and rhythmic complexity.

Departing from the peaceful tone paintings of its companion release, Second Nature, Biosonic delivers an "ecstatic thrill ride" fueled by Logan’s glitched-out, IDM-derived micro-percussion. Fans of Autechre, Rapoon, or Roach’s own Fever Dreams series will find much to admire in these "stygian gesturings" and watery broken beats. It is a fresh, modern sonic statement—at once ominous, alien, and deeply detailed—investigating themes of transhumanism through a masterfully layered production.

Key Highlights:

• "Biosense": A rapid, complex track described as "pretty bonkers" and reminiscent of post-Schematic netlabel aesthetics.
• "Amniotic Universe": A 20-minute epic that plunges the listener into deep, droney atmospheres.
• Genre Fusion: A "genre-defying" melange of pulsing tribal rhythms, forensic sound design, and forlorn chordal pads.

For listeners seeking a journey beyond common musical output, Biosonic offers a vast world of "scintillating" soundscapes and "broken beats" that demand attentive listening.