The Projekt label goes far into my teen years when I was starting to really come into my own with my musical tastes and among the many artists in their catalog, Steve Roach is among them.
Honestly, I don't recall that I've ever even listened to any of his music since then. I certainly heard some Black Tape for a Blue Girl albums, but my go to was always with Lycia. Recently, I learned about Steve Roach's lasted release through the Projekt label 'La Rosa - Live in Tucson, 2025' and was compelled to check it out.
First thing to note — especially if you're not from Tucson — is that La Rosa is a monastery. Or at least it was before it became a music venue.
In reference to the video above, how can a guy that young come across as such an old man when he complains about this new venue? Traffic and soundproofing? Which brings me to when I listened to this album, I had it at high volume where I could almost experience as live, perhaps to the annoyance of my roommates.
Not because it's the longest track at 36:22, "Spirals of Yearning" — as of this writing — is the track that's made the biggest impact on me.
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This is where I feel there's more of a Sacred Music sound. But, it's ever evolving and there are other elements of Space Ambient but because of where Steve Roach is from, you could always associate his music with the desert. It's very ritualistic, as much of this kind of music usually is. There are melodies here but is experimental enough to feel immersed in it. With me, this album made me feel as if the desert was embracing me. It turned my room into that.
If you gravitate to this sort of thing, I can't recommend this thing anymore than that but at the time of this writing, Sam Rosenthal has put out there that for a limited time, you can download this on Bandcamp for free, or pay what you want.
Should that expire by the time this is published, you have a chance to get a hardcopy on disc for a low price, but there only 500 made.