Body Electric

• Artist: Steve Roach & Vir Unis
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• Release Date: February 09, 1999
• Genre: New Age

Review

Before he had a solo CD, John Strate-Hootman (aka Vir Unis) collaborated on three projects with Steve Roach. Roach produced Imaginarium, Strate-Hootman's collaboration with Ma Ja Le. Roach also produced and contributed to Strate-Hootman's piece on The Ambient Expanse, "Undivided Flow." And these two ambient groove masters collaborated on The Body Electric, one of the top discs of 1999. This wild ride combines Roach's tribal sensitivities with Strate-Hootman's grooves and rhythmic sensibilities. The echoes of desert ambience collide with pulsating groove rhythms. They explode into huge atmospheres. The rhythms move around and through the soundscapes. The two sound worlds become one. This disc is unlike any before it. The only logical comparisons are later releases by Roach and/or Strate-Hootman. ~ Jim Brenholts, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Born of Fire		Vir Unis, Steve Roach	(9:12)
Pure Expansion		Vir Unis, Steve Roach	(10:16)
Mind Link		Vir Unis, Steve Roach	(7:07)
Gene Pool		Steve Roach, Vir Unis	(5:40)
Synaptic Gap		Vir Unis, Steve Roach	(1:57)
Homunculus Within		Steve Roach, Vir Unis	(4:15)
Bloodstreaming		Steve Roach, Vir Unis	(3:10)
Solar Tribe		Steve Roach, Vir Unis	(4:13)
The New Dream		Steve Roach, Vir Unis	(3:58)
Cave of the Heart		Vir Unis, Steve Roach	(7:00)

Credits

Roger King (Bass), Steve Roach (Percussion), Vir Unis (Percussion), Sam Rosenthal (Design), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Ney), Vir Unis (Synthesizer), Roger King (E-Bow), Steve Roach (Producer), Steve Roach (Design), Roger King (Mastering), Steve Roach (Vocals), Steve Roach (Mixing), Vir Unis (Performer), Linda Kohanov (Vocals), Vir Unis (Producer), Vir Unis (Mixing)

• Formed: 1983
• Disbanded: 1988
• Genres: Rock
• Representative Albums: "Walking Through Walls

Biography

The group Body Electric consisted of keyboardist Frank Ludwig, guitarist David Sinclair, keyboardist and saxophonist Bob Buckley, and drummer Ross Friesen. Most of the guys took turns as songwriters and at standing in as lead vocalist. These members brought an impressive assortment of experience with them to the rock group. Ludwig had severed time as part of bands like Union and Trooper, recording at least one album during that time. Sinclair and Buckley had worked together as a duo in Dogstar and then later in Straight Lines. The talented pair made two albums together, had a number of hits, and even landed a nomination for a Juno award. As Body Electric, between 1984 and 1987, the band finished about four singles and almost that many albums.

Body Electric formed around 1983. In a year's time, the group signed with the Attic Records label. The guys quickly released a debut single, "Stop the Music," and then a self-titled album. The reviews that followed weren't very commendable. Members of Body Electric played a form of musical chairs, changing the lead singer for the group more than once. In 1985, there were two more singles and a sophomore album, Two Worlds. Tours didn't help the growth of a fan base, and things slowed even more by 1986. Only one single hit the market that year. It was released under the Parallel One Records label, since Attic had already stepped out. In 1987 the band managed a last full-length offering, Walking Through Walls. Though that last album was probably Body Electric's best work, it was too little too late to save the floundering group. ~ Charlotte Dillon, All Music Guide

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