The Roaring Waves is the long-awaited collaborative album from legendary guitarists Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery.

 

Comprising seven instrumental tracks that range from the ridiculously dexterous to the brilliantly sublime, one common theme runs through all the pieces, the profundity of the sea.  

 

As Rothery explains, “In winter you could hear the roaring of the of the waves during the stormy weather, Whitby was a very evocative place to live, a very poetic and powerful place to grow up. So, I suppose this record, is a way of expressing some of those memories and emotions about what the sea meant to me.” 

 

The Roaring Waves has been in the making for the best part of eight years, though the initial idea of the pair making an album together was first mooted around three years before that. Though recording sessions at the Racket Club, and their respective home studios yielded a rich seam of creativity. “It was a bit old school our approach, like the idea of mates getting together in the garage and playing and hanging out” says Hackett of their creative relationship.  

 

Limited CD/Blu-ray in mediabook with 24-page booklet, featuring Atmos mixes by Andy Bradfield.