Jazz Articles about Stephen Bacchus

Stephen Bacchus: Ambient Origins

by AAJ Staff
December 1, 2000

Ambient Origins is a collection of “early works" (from the '80s) by Canadian electronic musician Stephen Bacchus. His work has recently been heard on compilation albums like The Ambient Expanse , which repeats a piece heard on this album, and The Ambient Eclipse. He doesn't belong to the “school of Steve Roach," and you won't find pseudo-tribal percussion, tooting flutes, or rattles in these pieces. His textures are more simple, much like his fellow Canadians Mychael Danna and Tim Clement, ...