Nightbloom is the collaborative album by ambient musicians Steve Roach and Mark Seelig, containing Mark's vocal and Tuva-style overtoning, combining Steve's zones and grooves. The disc features five seamless parts, single-track composition.[1][3]

Nightbloom
Studio album by
Steve Roach and Mark Seelig
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
StudioTimeroom
GenreAmbient
Length73:44
LabelProjekt
ProducerSteve Roach
Steve Roach chronology
Sigh of Ages
(2010)
Nightbloom
(2010)
The Desert Inbetween
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Hypnagoguefavorable[2]

Songs

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The first track features a slow rising and falling bass tone for the first eight minutes until a subtle percussion pattern begins to emerge slowly from deep in the mix. The second track brings a drumming loop, further laden with echo as the main drones continue steadily. The third track subtly the drones and the drums with a slow martial summoning, as does the fourth track. The final track strips away the drumming for the first part because a final, helping to sum up and send out the album on a strong note.

Reception

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AllMusic rated the album a 3.5 of 5, saying "it's enjoyable more than remarkable, but Roach and Seelig are nothing if not listenable composers for a variety of moods".

Hypnagogue highly rated the album, saying "Nightbloom has taken me to amazing places and shown me incredible things every time I’ve listened".

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Untitled"18:32
2."Untitled"12:39
3."Untitled"13:55
4."Untitled"12:32
5."Untitled"16:02

Personnel

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Adapted from Discogs[4]

  • Sam Rosenthal – artwork, design
  • Steve Roach – drone, electronics
  • Mark Seelig – overtone voice
  • Steve Roach – photography
  • Dawn Wilson-Enoch – photography
  • Steve Roach – recorder, mixing, arranger
  • Beate Maria – tambura

References

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  1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/nightbloom-mw0002026281
  2. ^ "Steve Roach & Mark Seelig, Nightbloom". 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Steve Roach, Mark Seelig: Nightbloom".
  4. ^ "Steve Roach And Mark Seelig – Nightbloom".
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