Synth pioneer Steve Roach can’t be easily pigeonholed: scan through this massive discography and you’ll find Berlin School style sequencer jams, didgeridoo-bolstered tribal sound scapes, and pioneering ambient work. But with Dust to Dust, his 1998 collaboration with guitarist Roger King, Roach blended majestic synth washes with guitars, washboard shuffles, and harmonica, creating an early entry in the “Ambient Americana” genre.
On September 12th, Projekt Records is reissuing Dust to Dust for the first time ever on vinyl. Limited to only 500 copies, the haunted western masterpiece is pressed on 140 gram ultra clear vinyl with gold splatters.
Roach records in the Timeroom, a desert studio located south of Tucson, just miles from the Mexico/US border. While most of his music suggests vast spaces, Dust to Dust is perhaps his most explicitly “Southwestern” work, far ahead of its time.
On Saturday, December 6th, Roach will stage a concert at the newly opened Tucson venue La Rosa, a gorgeous converted church that should provide a perfect setting for his expansive soundworlds.
