Reflections: Steve Roach "Fourth World Journey"

REFLECTIONS presents a 2-hour journey of immersive sound + light with the legendary ambient artist Steve Roach. For decades, he’s conjured countless landscapes — real and imagined — through sound, creating a bridge between early New Age aesthetics and Jon Hassell’s Fourth World mystical exploration. We’ll pair Steve’s Fourth World music with our consciousness-altering visuals.Join us for a transcendent evening within this historic LA church.

Thanks to our copresenters KCRW, Mobius Acoustics, and Synth History.

STEVE ROACH draws on the beauty and power of the Earth's landscapes to create lush, meditative soundscapes. Inspired by Jon Hassell, Popul Vuh, and Tangerine Dream, Roach’s sound design has captivated listeners for decades.First emerging with the Berlin School-styled album Now in 1982, he came into his own with the 1984 minimalist epic Structures from Silence. Efforts such as 1988's equally heralded Dreamtime Return were directly inspired by extensive travels deep into Australia's outback and directly engaging with the origins of the Aboriginal Dreamtime. Dark ambient works such as 1996's The Magnificent Void and 2000's Midnight Moon reflected the vast expanse of space, both physical and psychological.During the 2010s, he began building an extensive modular synthesizer/sequencer system, revisiting his Berlin School roots with albums such as 2020's album Tomorrow. His most recent release Sentient Being (2026) directly speaks to the realm of empathy and compassion within its sonic embrace. Roach has maintained an impossibly prolific work rate throughout his career without sacrificing quality or craftsmanship, resulting in countless hours of truly sublime, otherworldly music.⟴6:30 PM doors | 8 PM performance

All agesSeated (first-come, first-served)

ADA compliant

REFLECTIONS is a deep listening event series, founded in 2023. We present legends of new age/ambient/experimental music with projection-mapped visuals, uniting sound, light, and sacred architecture for a singularly visceral experience ✨

All ages