The 30th anniversary of this electronic classic, reissued with original artwork and in Digipak!!!Empetus as Roachs 5th solo album, originally released in 1986 on Fortuna Records and re-released in 2008 on PROJEKT. It features sophisticated, energetic sequencer music, similar to his earlier Now and Traveler, ending with a haunting, melodic piece, "The Memory," more akin to his floating ambient work of the period. Empetus full blown sequencer-based music illustrating a further evolution in the visceral side of Roachs music. Nine precise pieces that still sound fresh today. A favorite of sequencer music lovers."Empetus This may be the most concise Steve Roach album and came at the end of his sequencer phase, his last flame-out on Berlin school electronics. But he was already taking it somewhere new. Unlike Roachs usual CD long expanses, these are bite-size compositions that do their job, quickly, efficiently and with every moment counting. Roach leaves you breathless in a maze of synchronized spinning patterns only to pick you up and send you whirling again." - John Diliberto ((( echoes )))