(2020) Steve Roach - The Dream Circle (1994, Remastered)


Review:
The Dream Circle shows Steve Roach at absolutely the top of his game. Originally released in 1994 as a limited, 2,500-copy release, where each copy was signed, The Dream Circle was sure to be a legend, but Roach and his Timeroom Editions label decided to do a re-release and make it more readily available to those who may have missed out, thank goodness. The Dream Circle is absolutely the best of his ambient long-form works. This recording is right up there with Quiet Music (complete) and the legendary Structures from Silence that was re-released on the Projekt label in 2001. With The Dream Circle, Roach has created one of his best and most beautifully evocative sonic atmospheres. This recording is par excellence, and comparisons to this recording are hard, but if youenjoy the ambient, atmospheric work of Vidna Obmana, James Johnson, and Robert Rich, then you will certainly enjoy this recording. This recording, though, is very Steve Roach in that it’s a single long-form piece that clocks in at just under 74 minutes of completely enveloping, low-volume listening sonic mastery. This recording is absolutely a pick and a must-have for any fan of ambient atmospheric recordings.

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“There are so many significant works by Steve Roach, many which are inspiring, influential, and landmark releases that have impacted the lives of deep-listening fans and artistic souls throughout the last 40 years, but, within that legacy of appreciable catalog, there are a few very special titles that reach beyond all description. The Dream Circle is one of those of such special, rarified distinction. It is one that captures all that can be said through music; that converses simultaneously with the inner self and the universe expanse through such a powerful language that it need not be translated. This is a work that has inspired me throughout the years, in my endless pursuit of the ultimate depth of dimensional music, or as a sound-space connection in yoga and meditation. Inspired by a love for Steve’s sacred piece, I endeavored to discover even more subtlety and detail by applying the mastering tools perfected over the years of working specifically within this style of music, hoping to unearth even more of this work’s hidden beauty and essence. I can only hope to have taken another step into the pure radiance of such magnificence.”

2020 Dream Circle Remaster statement by Howard Givens – Mastering engineer for The Dream Circle and many of Steve’s releases





Tracklist:
01 - The Dream Circle (2020 Remastered Edition)[1:13:58]


Media Report:
Genre: ambient
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits