Soma (Steve Roach and Robert Rich album)
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, and that the same word meant "body" in Ancient Greek.
The music on the album is electronic and ambient music with psychedelic overtones. 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.Track listing
- "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
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- 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"
- Linda Kohanov – frame drum "cries, swirls and scratches"
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