Soma (Steve Roach and Robert Rich album)
| Soma | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | at The Timeroom in Tucson, Arizona and Soundscape Studio in Mountain View, California | |||
| Genre | Electronic, ambient[1] | |||
| Length | 57:11 | |||
| Label | Hearts of Space Records/Fathom | |||
| Producer | Robert Rich and Steve Roach | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (  ) [1] |
| Muze | (positive) [2] |
Soma (sometimes spelled SoMa) was the second collaborative album by the U.S. ambient musicians Steve Roach and Robert Rich, following their 1990 album Strata.
Overview[edit]
The liner notes explain that the word soma can be found in the ancient Vedic texts describing a drink made from plants to help commune with the gods (a botanical hallucinogen), and that the same word meant "body" in Ancient Greek.[3]
The music on the album is electronic and ambient music with psychedelic overtones.[1] The album ends with a gentle, serene piece for electric guitar titled "Touch".
The album reached number nine on the Billboard New Age chart for April 17, 1993.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Love Magick" – 7:40
- "Nightshade" – 9:07
- "Going Inland" – 4:05
- "Silk Ridge" – 6:05
- "Blood Music" – 8:10
- "Soma" – 12:07
- "Seduction of the Minotaur" – 5:21
- "Touch" – 4:36
All compositions by Steve Roach and Robert Rich.
Personnel[edit]
- Musical[3]
- Steve Roach – synthesizers, samplers, drum programming, didgeridu, voice, clay water pots, rainstick, rocks, various percussions, Lakota Indian flute, ocarinas, "glurp"
- Robert Rich – synthesizers, samplers, bamboo and clay flutes, steel guitar, drum programming, Udu clay drums, dumbek, ceramic talking drum, Waterphone, kalimba, rainstick, various percussions, "glurp"
- with
- Linda Kohanov – frame drum "cries, swirls and scratches" (on tracks 6 and 7)
- Technical[3]
- Production, recording, mixing: Steve Roach, Robert Rich
- Mastering: Stephen Hill, Robert Rich
- Graphical[3]
- Design, image editing, montage: Stephen Hill
- Cover: photochemical etching by Wernher Krutein (of Photovault, San Francisco)
- Artist photo: Chuck Koesters
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Roach, Steve & Rich, Robert (1992). "CD liner notes" in Soma, San Francisco: Hearts of Space Records, 1992, SKU HS11033-2, EAN 0025041103329 (UPC 025041103329)
