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Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, USA. With a discography spanning over 20 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, new age, and even IDM music.
Interview with Robert Rich.
We discuss the msuic he created for the film Atlas Dei; his revious works that were incorporated into Atlas Dei; what Atlas Dei is about; how he and artist Dan Colvin through Global Mindshift; his relationship with science, philsophy, art and religion; accompanying Atlas Dei with a live performance; the Morrison Planetarium; designing music and sounds for movies such as Behind Enemy Lines, Pitch Black and Crazy Beautiful; his musical vocabulary; building and programming his own music; working with just intonation; composers LaMonte Young, Terry Riley and Harry Partch; Young's The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25; Robert's Sleep Concert series; 9 Beet Stretch; working with artist Michael Somoroff which resulted in his album Illumination; how he would like people to listen to his music; how his collaborative works are differrent from each other; his favorite collaborative effort; why he sometimes re-explores his previous themes and music; how he has grown as a musician; how he injured his hand; how his injury has changed the way he approaches his music; the overall theme to his work; his forthcoming release.
Featured songs are:
- "Mythos"
- "Temple"
- "Reductive"
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