Calling Down the Sky is an album by the American

United States

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 ambient

Ambient music

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 musician Robert Rich

Robert Rich (musician)

Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, New Age, and even IDM music.-Early life:At an early age he thought he disliked music...

. The material on this album was recorded live in Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

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on July 26, 2003. It was a small and personal concert, performed to an audience of 26.

The inspiration for this performance came from Rich’s experiences while touring the United States during the summer of 2003. During this tour, Rich encountered a variety of severe weather ranging from tornadoes to floods to desert wind storms. A thunder storm brewed outside during this concert. The music on this album is slow and textural with ominous overtones.

Track listing

1. ”Erasing Traces” – 13:17
2. ”Overhead” – 5:34
3. ”Vertigo” – 21:34
4. ”Supplication” – 7:23
5. ”Borealis” – 6:01
6. ”Lost Landmarks” – 6:25
7. ”Adrift” – 4:56
8. ”Recognition” – 8:50

External links

• album feature from Robert Rich’s official web site