Western_Spaces

<i>Western Spaces</i>

Western Spaces

1987 studio album by Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny and Richard Burmer

Western Spaces 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.

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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.

Track listings

Innovative Communications (Chameleon Records)

  1. ”The Breathing Stone” (Roach) (6:46)
  2. ”Desert Walkabout” (Braheny) (7:03)
  3. ”A Story from the Rain” (Burmer) (7:08)
  4. ”Desert Prayer” (Roach, Braheny) (12:33)
  5. ”Across the View” (Burmer) (4:40)
  6. ”In the Heat of Venus” (Roach, Brennan) (22:42)
  7. ”Western Spaces” (Roach, Braheny, Burmer) (6:07)

Fortuna

  1. "The Breathing Stone" (Roach) (6:46)
  2. "Desert Walkabout" (Braheny) (7:03)
  3. "New Moon at Forbidden Mesa" (Roach, Brennan) (5:40)
  4. "Desert Prayer" (Roach, Braheny) (12:33)
  5. "In the Heat of Venus" (Roach, Brennan) (22:33)
  6. "The Slow Turning" (Roach) (7:40)
  7. "Western Spaces" (Roach, Braheny, Burmer) (6:07)

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/r83545
  2. [2]
    http://www.steveroach.com/Press/review.php?id=173 February 1991
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