Steve Roach - Byron Metcalf - Mark Seelig - Nada Terma (2008)

GENRE..... Ambient
LABEL...... Nextera
MODE....... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE.. Dec-17-2008

The mind is a mystery of thoughts and fluidly shifting collected memories. There are many
thoughts which form complete stories, while others are mere threads with no beginning or
ending. The flow of ideas is energetic, pulsating and often in dramatic contrast. In the
same manner, Stream of Thought escorts us with cinematic precision through the mind's
uncountable destinations. Organic electronic and new ambient sonic boundaries effortlessly
dissolve on Stream of Thought.

With the combined experience of these two veteran electronic composers, this collaboration
flows with an agility of emotion and intellect in fluid interplay; minimalist-inspired
melodic tapestries, pulsing trance passages, deep drone drifts, and surreal soundscapes
morph into cloud-like forms: a constant state of sonic evolution.

The results stand apart from the extended immersive long-form tracks of Steves recent
releases. While Stream of Thought is presented as a continuous flow of 19 interconnected
pieces, the metaphor of sitting on a stream's edge under full engagement with the present
moment is the appropriate context to experience the fluid ebb and mercurial flow of this
living, streaming soundworld.

Roach and W?llos similar age, musical inspirations and sonic inclinations - along with a
mutual respect for each others 25+ years of work - inform Stream of Thought. Starting on
two continents with two very different atmospheric conditions (the vast desert of Steves
Arizona and the icy solitude of Eriks homebase in Norway) this release began to take form
in early 2007, as the composers traded musical ideas back and forth across long distances.
The most formative aspect of the collaboration occurred in the summer of 2008 with Eriks
visit to Steve's Timeroom studio in Arizona. Their week yielded the final recording,
arrangement and editing. The approach to the album's structure was more like that of film
editing, where a sense of time and pacing was consciously developed to activate a powerful
visual/auditory reaction, a visceral experience.

Stream of Thought explores the nuance of shifts within our perception. Segments of
illumination juxtaposed with amorphous interludes and moving, flowing rhythm culminate in an
unforgettable, shifting, dynamic experience. Relax and float downstream. Tranquil drifts,
passionate rapids, midnight star gazing and blazing sunsets await. This is a vivid
soundtrack for the senses designed to take the listener to the outer reaches of the
imagination.

Tracklist:

01 Stream of Thought 1
02 Stream of Thought 2
03 Stream of Thought 3
04 Stream of Thought 4
05 Stream of Thought 5
06 Stream of Thought 6
07 Stream of Thought 7
08 Stream of Thought 8
09 Stream of Thought 9
10 Stream of Thought 10
11 Stream of Thought 11
12 Stream of Thought 12
13 Stream of Thought 13
14 Stream of Thought 14
15 Stream of Thought 15
16 Stream of Thought 16
17 Stream of Thought 17
18 Stream of Thought 18
19 Stream of Thought 19

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