Seven Veils (Robert Rich album) explained

Seven Veils
Type:studio
Artist:Robert Rich
Cover:Seven Veils.jpg
Released:August 18, 1998
Recorded:July 1996 – September 1997 at Soundscape Studio
Genre:Ambient, world fusion, electronic
Length:60:35
Label:Hearts of Space
Producer:Robert Rich
Prev Title:Below Zero
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Humidity
Next Year:2000

Seven Veils (1998) is an album by the U.S. ambient musician Robert Rich. It is inspired by Arab culture and music. This album has a heightened emphasis on rhythms,[1] from guitar and percussion. All pieces except track 3 were composed in just intonation.[1] Guests include David Torn on guitar and Hans Christian on cello. Ranked by Allmusic as one of Rich's best albums, it was praised as, "This Muslim psychedelia is a must for every shrinking world audiophile."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Coils" – 6:03
  2. "Alhambra" – 10:09
  3. "Talisman of Touch" – 4:52
  4. "Book of Ecstasy" – 15:03
    1. "A Silken Thread" – 5:07
    2. "A Hungry Moon" – 4:00
    3. "A Veiled Oasis" – 5:56
  5. "Ibn Sina" – 8:33
  6. "Dissolve" – 5:34
  7. "Lapis" – 10:19

All compositions by Robert Rich.[1] Titles: 2 refers to the Alhambra, 5 to Ibn Sina, and 6 to Lapis.

Personnel

Musical[1]

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Technical[1]
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Rich, "Seven Veils".
  2. Allmusic, "Seven Veils".

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