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Early Man

Steve Roach · 2000

144 min · 15 tracks · ambient

A transcendent blend of immersive soundscapes and organic textures that evoke primordial landscapes.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • gradual exploration of soundscapes
  • immersive listening in solitude
  • transcendent waves of texture
  • patient unfolding with peaks
  • evocative of primordial landscapes

Maybe skip if you want

  • seeking instant gratification
  • prefer short, standalone tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2000, 'Early Man' is Steve Roach's follow-up to his acclaimed album 'Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces.' At this point in his career, Roach was solidifying his reputation as a pioneer in ambient music, exploring deeper thematic elements of nature and human existence through sound.
Stylistic neighbors
Robert Rich· Brian Eno· Tangerine Dream

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Early Dawn 11:58
  • 2 Early Man 25:28
  • 3 Begins Looking Skyward 6:33
  • 4 Walking Upright 11:28
  • 5 Hunting & Gathering 12:33
  • 6 Flow Stone 5:42

Disc 2

  • 1 Slow Dissolve 6:33
  • 2 Walking Upright II 8:49
  • 3 Fossil and Fern 9:49
  • 4 Mastodon 4:58
  • 5 Elemental 11:33
  • 6 Late Dawn 10:39
  • 7 Timeline 5:38
  • 8 Carbondate 7:56
  • 9 Below Always 4:30

Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata