Soma (Steve Roach and Robert Rich album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Use mdy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: 1992 | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Now / Traveler1992The Lost Pieces1993studioSomaSteveRoachRobertRichSoma.jpgSteve Roach and Robert Rich1992at The Timeroom in Tucson, Arizona and Soundscape Studio in Mountain View, CaliforniaElectronic, ambient<ref name=Allmusic/>57:11Hearts of Space Records/FathomRobert Rich and Steve RoachSteve Roachx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Template:Music ratings 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

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.<ref name=cd-liner>Source: Roach & Rich, "CD liner notes"</ref>

The music on the album is electronic and ambient music with psychedelic overtones.<ref name=Allmusic/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Track listing

  1. "Love Magick" – 7:40
  2. "Nightshade" – 9:07
  3. "Going Inland" – 4:05
  4. "Silk Ridge" – 6:05
  5. "Blood Music" – 8:10
  6. "Soma" – 12:07
  7. "Seduction of the Minotaur" – 5:21
  8. "Touch" – 4:36

All compositions by Steve Roach and Robert Rich.

Personnel

Musical<ref name=cd-liner/>
with
  • Linda Kohanov – frame drum "cries, swirls and scratches" (on tracks 6 and 7)
Technical<ref name=cd-liner/>
Graphical<ref name=cd-liner/>
  • Design, image editing, montage: Stephen Hill
  • Cover: photochemical etching by Wernher Krutein (of Photovault, San Francisco)
  • Artist photo: Chuck Koesters

References

Template:Reflist

Sources

Template:Steve Roach

Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=Soma_(Steve_Roach_and_Robert_Rich_album)&oldid=542747"