Impressionistic, romantic minimalism. A shadowplay of nuanced, sparse, ambient-atmospherics and processed-piano tone paintings, truly one for infinite playback mode.
In late 2015, Londoner Robert Logan visited Roach's Timehouse studio in Arizona for an intensive to put the finishing touches on the BIOSONIC album; This was the first meeting between the artist after over 5 years of corespondance and long distant collabration. Almost immediataly this music emerge during the nonstop marathon. This second album was created unexpectedly and expresses a creative agility between the artists in its dramatic contrast with BIOSONIC. Roach says, "SECOND NATURE emerged directly from instinct, the call and response to the moment between two artists interacting together in the studio for the first time. It's a 'less is more' minimalist statement. The balance of ambiguity and quiet reflection is present in this set of pieces of fleeting emotional weight. I utilized the Timehouse studio as an instrument, working with my beloved vintage analog synths, live looping, mixing and effects processing. This created the opening for Robert to focus solely on playing processed electric grand piano; it evoked a new way of performing, drawing on his years of experience with the instrument. Over three days, the music emerged without hesitation. The album title perfectly speaks to the feeling we had with this process; it flowed forth as if by SECOND NATURE."
