Trance Spirits

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Trance Spirits
Steve Roach & Jeffrey Fayman with Robert Fripp & Momodou Kah, Trance Spirits.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 August 2002
StudioGrandma's Warehouse & the Timeroom, Tucson, AZ
Genre New age, ambient
Length73:53
Label Projekt Records
Producer Steve Roach, Jeffrey Fayman
Steve Roach chronology
InnerZone
(2002)
Trance Spirits
(2002)
Day Out of Time
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Trance Spirits) is the collaborative album by American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Jeffrey Fayman and guest musicians Robert Fripp and Momodou Kah. [2]

Contents

Songs

The album starts with "Taking Flight," full of repetitive rhythms and themes, percussive groove. The title track, "Trance Spirits", begins with a slow series of rhythms and atmospheres. In the middle of the album, tracks "Off Spring", "Seekers" and "The Calling" are pure ambient soundscapes with percussive edges. "Year of the Horse" has a synthetic and electric rhythm. The final track, "In the Same Deep Water", contains ethereal drone themes with drumming by Fayman and Momodou Kah.

Reception

AllMusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5, stating that, overall, "The sum total is a different direction for Roach and a deep and even transformational listening journey for anyone who takes the chance."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Taking Flight"10:36
2."Trance Spirits"16:44
3."Off Spring"8:10
4."Seekers"7:20
5."The Calling"5:47
6."Year of the Horse"13:34
7."In the Same Deep Water"11:42

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs and Bandcamp. [3] [4]

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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/trance-spirits-mw0000228241
  2. "Steve Roach, Jeffrey Fayman, Robert Fripp, Momodou Kah: Trance Spirits". steveroach.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  3. Trance Spirits, Discogs
  4. Trance Spirits, Bandcamp