Night Sky Replies is a limited edition mini album

CD single

A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...

 by the American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 ambient

Ambient music

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

 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...

. It is a continuous 20+ minute piece divided into four movements.

This album was released by the Italian label, Amplexus

Amplexus (label)

Amplexus was an Italian record label that specialized in limited edition mini CDs by notable ambient artists like Steve Roach, vidnaObmana, Robert Rich, and Michael Stearns. It went out of business in 2003....

, which specializes in limited edition mini CDs by notable ambient artists like Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana

Vidna Obmana

Vidna Obmana is a pseudonym used by Belgian composer and ambient musician Dirk Serries. The name Vidna Obmana, a phrase in Serbian, literally translates to "optical illusion" and was chosen by Serries because he felt it accurately described the music...

 and Michael Stearns

Michael Stearns

Michael Stearns is a United States musician and composer of ambient music. He is also known as a film composer, sound designer and soundtrack producer for large format films, theatrical films, documentaries, commercials, and themed attractions....

. In 1996 “Night Sky Replies” became the final track on Rich’s compilation album A Troubled Resting Place

A Troubled Resting Place

A Troubled Resting Place is a compilation album by the American ambient musician Robert Rich. The first five tracks were originally released on multi-artist compilations. The sixth and final track is Rich’s 1994 mini-CD release Night Sky Replies....

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Track listing

1. ”A Ripple of Sand” – 3:22
2. ”Night Spinning Inward” – 6:28
3. ”A Wheel Questions the Ground” – 7:10
4. ”The Night Sky Replies” – 4:20