Soma (Steve Roach & Robert Rich album)
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| Studio album by Steve Roach and Robert Rich | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | at The Timeroom in Tucson, Arizona and Soundscape Studio in Mountain View, California | |||
| Genre | tribal ambient, ethnic fusion | |||
| Length | 57:11 | |||
| Label | Hearts of Space Records/Fathom | |||
| Producer | Robert Rich and Steve Roach | |||
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| Allmusic | (  ) |
| Muze | (positive) |
Soma (1992, sometimes spelled SoMa) was the second collaborative album by the U.S. ambient musicians Steve Roach and Robert Rich, following their 1990 album Strata.
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.
The music on the album is "tribal ambient" (a mix of tribal house and ambient music) with dark hallucinatory 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.
All compositions by Steve Roach and Robert Rich.
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