Desert Solitaire

by Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny Fortune & Michael Stearns

Desert Solitaire cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 October 1989
  • Label: Fortuna
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:12
  • Community rating: 3.24/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Three prominent electronic musicians converge to translate the stark, majestic beauty of the American Southwest into sound. Utilizing vast synthesizer washes and environmental recordings, 'Desert Solitaire' perfectly encapsulates the expansive, desolate atmospheres of its titular inspiration.

Genres

Descriptors: natural, atmospheric, desert

Tracklist

  1. Flatlands (4:49)
  2. Labyrinth (6:56)
  3. Specter (9:34)
  4. The Canyon's Embrace (3:35)
  5. Cloud Of Promise (6:38)
  6. Knowledge & Dust (3:23)
  7. Shiprock (4:00)
  8. Highnoon (10:30)
  9. Empty Time (5:51)
  10. From The Heart Of Darkness (3:50)
  11. Desert Solitaire (6:06)

Credits

  • Chuck Oken, Jr. - shaker
  • Miguel Rivera - effects, percussion [ghost]
  • Robert Rich - drums [dembek, gourd]
  • Leonice Shinneman - berimbau [african], claves, drums [manjerra, pakhawaj], rattle [melodic]
  • Hymen Katz - flute

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