Empetus

Empetus
Studio album by Steve Roach
Released	1986 / 2008 (remaster)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Ambient
Length	44:25
Label	Fortuna Records (1986 release) Projekt Records (2008 remaster)
Producer	Steve Roach, Michael Stearns
Steve Roach chronology
Quiet Music 1 (1986) Empetus (1986) Quiet Music 2 (1986)

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Empetus (1986) is an album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach. Most of the album has a sophisticated, energetic style, similar to Now and Traveler, ending with a haunting, melodic piece titled “The Memory”.

The rights to Empetus reverted to the artist and the album has been remastered and re-issued in 2008 under the Projekt label, together with a bonus disc containing "The Early Years" recordings from 1982.

Track listing

CD1 "Empetus"

1. ”Arrival” – 4:20
2. ”Seeking” – 5:34
3. ”Conquest” – 6:07
4. ”Empowerment” – 3:52
5. ”Twilight Heat” – 3:15
6. ”Merge” – 6:23
7. ”Urge” – 6:23
8. ”Distance Is Near” – 2:40
9. ”The Memory” – 5:51

CD2 "The Early Years" (2008 remaster only)

1. ”Harmonia Mundi” - 45:00
2. ”Release” - 24:00

Personnel

• Steve Roach (analog and digital synthesizers, sequencers, digital drums)
• Weslie Brown (voice on “Conquest” and “Merge”)
• Michael Stearns (The Beam on “Arrival”, “Conquest” and “Empowerment”)

References

External links

• Steve Roach Discography: Empetus