Echo of Small Things 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 inspiration for this album comes from mundane everyday experiences that culture usually overlooks. The slow droning music on this album weaves through recordings of footsteps, casual voices and other ordinary sounds.

This album is a collaboration with photographer David Agasi. It is available in a limited edition of 129 copies that come with a set of ten prints of Agasi’s photographs. Standard editions feature smaller representations of these photographs inside the booklet.

Track listing

1. ”Pathways” – 9:36
2. ”Fences” – 4:57
3. ”Circle Unwound” – 9:00
4. ”Passing Terrain” – 6:09
5. ”Glint in Her Eyes” – 6:25
6. ”Scent of Night Jasmine” – 9:09
7. ”Summer Thunder” – 4:27
8. ”Hollow Rings Longer” – 5:19
9. ”Weightless Morning” – 6:12

External links

• Album details from Robert Rich’s official web site