Desert Solitaire (album)
Desert Solitaire (1989) is a collaborative album by U.S. ambient musicians Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, and Michael Stearns. This album was conceived as a follow up to Roach and Braheny's 1987 collaboration Western Spaces.
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | The Timeroom, Crystal Sound and M'Ocean Studios in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Length | 65:12 | |||
| Label | Fortuna | |||
| Producer | Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, Michael Stearns, and Ethan Edgecombe | |||
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| Linda Kohanov | favorable [2] |
The title of the album is named after the eponymous book by U.S. author Edward Abbey, who died the same year and to whom the album is dedicated.
Track listing
- "Flatlands" (Roach) (4:49)
- "Labyrinth" (Sterns) (6:56)
- "Specter" (Roach) (9:34)
- "The Canyon's Embrace" (Roach, Stearns) (3:35)
- "Cloud of Promise" (Roach, Stearns) (6:38)
- "Knowledge & Dust" (Braheny) (3:23)
- "Shiprock" (Stearns) (4:00)
- "Highnoon" (Roach, Stearns) (10:30)
- "Empty Time" (Braheny) (5:51)
- "From the Heart of Darkness" (Stearns) (3:50)
- "Desert Solitaire" (Roach, Braheny) (6:06)
Personnel
- Steve Roach (Oberheim OB8, DMX, Matrix 12, Xpander, Emax, Arp 2600, Korg M-1, Kawai K-5, ocarina, Taos Drum)
- Kevin Braheny (The Mighty Serge, Prophet VS, Prophet 2002, soprano saxophone, tin whistle, Diamondback rattlesnake)
- Michael Stearns (Roland S-50, D-50, Yamaha TX-7, Oberheim OB8, Serge Modular synthesizer, 12-string guitar)
with
- Chuck Oken, Jr. (shakers on “Flatlands”)
- Robert Rich (dumbek and gourd drums on “Specter”)
- Goergianne Cowan (voice on “Specter”)
- Miguel Rivera (effects and ghost percussion on “Labyrinth” and “From the Heart of Darkness”)
- Leonice Shinneman (percussion, pakhawaj, manjerra, African berimbau, melodic rattle, claves on “Empty Time”)
- Hyman Katz (flute on “From the Heart of Darkness”)
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