Structures from Silence

Structures from Silence (1984) is the third album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach.

Structures from Silence
Studio album by Steve Roach
Released	1984
Recorded	1983–1984
Studio	Timeroom
Genre	Ambient[1] new-age[1] space music[2]
Length	58:27
Label	Fortuna
Producer	Steve Roach
Steve Roach chronology
Traveler (1983) Structures from Silence (1984) Quiet Music 1 (1986)
Alternative cover
Remastered edition, 2001.

Release

A remastered version of this album, with a different cover, was released in 2001 by Projekt.[3]

A 30-year anniversary edition was released by Projekt in 2014. The album was remastered in 24-bit/96 kHz from the original analog mixes.[3] There is both a single-CD edition, and a 3-CD deluxe edition that includes two bonus discs created in 2013. Both editions use the original cover art.[3] The remastered original album (but not the two bonus discs) was made available as 24-bit/96 kHz digital downloads.[4]

Video release

Cover of the Structures from Silence video release, 1987

In 1987 a VHS video titled Structures from Silence was released. It featured imagery created by Marianne Dolan set to the album's title track. This video was also released on laserdisc under the title Space Dreaming.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Alternative Press	favorable[6]
Q	favorable[7]

In late November 2014, Steve Roach was selected as Echoes Radio's #1 Artist[8] and Structures from Silence was voted as the #2 album.[9]

Fact listed Structures as the fourth best reissue of 2014, commenting that "it's a perfect time to return to this classic album – still spellbinding, three decades on."[1] In 2016, it was listed as the 33rd best ambient album of all time by Pitchfork.[10]

Track listing

All music is composed by Steve Roach.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Reflections in Suspension"	16:39
2.	"Quiet Friend"	13:15
3.	"Structures from Silence"	28:33

30th anniversary bonus discs

Disc 2: Suspension and Reflection

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Suspension"	28:36
2.	"Reflection"	30:24

Disc 3: Below and Beyond

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beyond"	32:11
2.	"Below"	39:47

Personnel

Per liner notes.[11]

• Steve Roach — performer, producer, recording engineer
• Michael Stearns — spatial enhancements
• Kevin Braheny — spatial enhancements
• Richard Bailey — cover art

References

1. "The 20 Best Reissues of 2014". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
2. Listed in "A Classic Space Music Countdown to Liftoff: 10 Essential classic space music albums, counting down from 10 to 1" Time Warped in Space by Echoes Radio producer and host, John Diliberto Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine.
3. Roach, Steve. "Steve Roach: Structures From Silence". Retrieved July 5, 2014.
4. "Structures From Silence". Spotted Peccary. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
5. Raggett, Ned. "Review: Steve Roach — Structures from Silence". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
6. Burbey, Mark (November 2001). "Review: Steve Roach — Structures from Silence". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 7, 2018 – via Steve Roach.
7. Black, Johnny (February 1998). "Review: Steve Roach — Structures from Silence". Q. Retrieved October 7, 2018 – via Steve Roach.
8. "25 Icons of Echoes". Echoes. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
9. "25 Years of Echoes". Echoes. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
10. Beta, Andy (September 26, 2016). "The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. sec. 33. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
11. Structures from Silence (liner notes). Steve Roach. Projekt. 2014. PROJEKT302.CS1 maint: others (link)