Released 1987 Western Spaces(1987) Galaxies(1988) Release date 1987 | Length 68:51 Artist Kevin Braheny Fortune Label Fortuna Records | |
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Recorded The Timeroom and Kevin Braheny's studio, Los Angeles Western Spaces(1987) The Leaving Time(1988) Ambient music albums Desert Solitaire, Slow Heat, World's Edge, Australia: Sound of the Earth, On This Planet |
Western spaces
Western Spaces (1987) is a collaborative album by the American ambient musicians Steve Roach and Kevin Braheny. This album is the first of Steve Roach’s many musical tributes to the Southwestern Desert.
Contents
On several tracks Kevin Braheny uses his trademark sound created by playing a cello preset on his Steiner EWI (Electronic Woodwind Instrument). This album was originally released on the Innovative Communications label by Chameleon Records as a Steve Roach/Kevin Braheny/Richard Burmer album and was released later the same year on the Fortuna label as a Steve Roach/Kevin Braheny album, with Burmer's solo contributions (“A Story from the Rain” and “Across the View”) replaced by two pieces from Roach.
The liner notes contain a poem by Roach's wife Linda Kohanov from which many of the song titles and perhaps the album title were derived.
Innovative Communications (Chameleon Records)
- ”The Breathing Stone” (Roach) (6:46)
- ”Desert Walkabout” (Braheny) (7:03)
- ”A Story from the Rain” (Burmer) (7:08)
- ”Desert Prayer” (Roach, Braheny) (12:33)
- ”Across the View” (Burmer) (4:40)
- ”In the Heat of Venus” (Roach, Brennan) (22:42)
- ”Western Spaces” (Roach, Braheny, Burmer) (6:07)
Fortuna
- "The Breathing Stone" (Roach) (6:46)
- "Desert Walkabout" (Braheny) (7:03)
- "New Moon at Forbidden Mesa" (Roach, Brennan) (5:40)
- "Desert Prayer" (Roach, Braheny) (12:33)
- "In the Heat of Venus" (Roach, Brennan) (22:33)
- "The Slow Turning" (Roach) (7:40)
- "Western Spaces" (Roach, Braheny, Burmer) (6:07)
Personnel
Songs
1The Breathing StoneSteve Roach6:52
2Desert Walkabout7:07
3New Moon at Forbidden MesaSteve Roach - Thom Brennan5:45