12-10-2022, 10:09
Desert Solitaire - Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, Michael Stearns (1989)
Named for the book of the same title, by Edward Abbey. Wonderful book, and the music correlates, IMHO, as was intended. It's ambient but not all synths - there are a few instruments along the way and some emulation of the sounds of the creatures of the wilderness - it really does create a feeling of being out there, alone under a vast sky, clean air, the moods of night and nature - being able to almost inhale the nothingness/everythingness, to the point where you become one with it all. Makes total sense to me - might not to anyone else! Lol! I like it.
Named for the book of the same title, by Edward Abbey. Wonderful book, and the music correlates, IMHO, as was intended. It's ambient but not all synths - there are a few instruments along the way and some emulation of the sounds of the creatures of the wilderness - it really does create a feeling of being out there, alone under a vast sky, clean air, the moods of night and nature - being able to almost inhale the nothingness/everythingness, to the point where you become one with it all. Makes total sense to me - might not to anyone else! Lol! I like it.
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