With the final sequence in place, the pieces from the various releases seemed to cast a new light onto each other. Even though they represented different phases in his life and art, the selections Steve chose for Disk 1 flowed naturally, each piece fitting into the next like a puzzle revealing the organic creative process he has always felt at work. Disk 2, on the other hand, created its own continuum with complete disregard for chronological order. The atmospheric pieces instead called for a non-linear sequence from different points across the 15 years of their creations, as if they always had and always will exist in a place that has little regard for the limitations of time.
Disk 1 presents the rhythmic-electro-tribal side of his work in nearly chronological order, starting with The Ritual Continues from 1982 and winding down with a previously unreleased live montage from 1997.
Disk 2 presents an overview from the vast atmospheric soundworlds that only Steve can brew up. A stirring, spiraling, unreleased archive piece closes the second disk in a subtle yet profound way, illustrating why this influential artist continues to inspire listeners worldwide.
Guest musicians include Weslie Brown lending vocals, Dennis Baglama on saxophone, Will Morris on flute, Loren Nerell on a Javanese gender, Chuck Oken on shakers, Robert Rich on dumbek and Bryce Robbley on moog gliss.
Disk 1: The Ritual Continues | |||
1 | The Ritual Continues | from Now/Traveler 1982 |
4'50" |
2 | Comeback | from Now/Traveler 1982 |
2'10" |
3 | Seeking | from Empetus 1986 |
5'25" |
4 | Conquest | from Empetus 1986 |
6'09" |
5 | The Breathing Stone | from Western Spaces 1987 | 6'52" |
6 | Flatlands | from Desert Solitaire 1989 | 4'56" |
7 | Towards the Dream | from Dreamtime Return 1988 | 7'09" |
8 | The Continent | from Dreamtime Return 1988 |
4'51" |
9 | Steel and Bone | from World's Edge 1992 | 2'38" |
10 | Artifacts | from Origins 1993 |
11'48" |
11 | Dreaming Now | previously unreleased 1997 | 7'27" |
12 | Ancestral Horizon | from Artifacts 1994 | 7'49" |
Total Time: | 72'28" | ||
Disk 2: Looking For Safety | |||
1 | Magnificent Galllery | from Dreamtime Return 1988 |
6'15" |
2 | Slow Turning | from Western Spaces 1987 | 7'42" |
3 | Something In Tears | from Quiet Music 1986 | 5'22" |
4 | Quiet Friend | from Structures in Silence
1986 |
13'15" |
5 | Cloud Motion | from Now/Traveler 1982 |
5'11" |
6 | The Memory | from Empetus 1986 |
5'57" |
7 | Temple of the Frog | from Artifacts 1994 | 8'55" |
8 | Drift | from World's Edge 1992 |
7'43" |
9 | The Passing Time | previously unreleased 1997 | 12'13" |
Total Time: | 72'39" |