CD  $15.00  ON SALE, $12.00  Cassette  $20.00  ON SALE, $15.00  iTunes  Australia: Sound of the Earth Steve Roach, David Hudson, Sarah Hopkins 1990 Fortuna 17071 (CD, Cassette) Reviewed by Linda Kohanov, Muze Roach's second trip to Australia was documented by yet another breakthrough release that was celebrated in Australia with high critical regard. David Hudson's didgeridoo and cellist Sarah Hopkins are featured in this sonic travelogue down under. "It is somewhat ironic that one of the best Western-Aboriginal fusions has been the work of the highly regarded American ambient musician, Steve Roach." -- (Sydney Morning Herald) Continued...   1.  Red Dust and Sweat   10:40   2.  Call to Kuranda   3:12   3.  The Ancient Voice   3:06   4.  Atmosphere for Dreaming   7:47   5.  Darktime     6.  The Initiation   7:09   7.  Origin MP3 4:32   8.  Spirits   3:16   9.  The Hunter   3:00   10.  Awakening the Earth   14:06   11.  Land Sound MP3 5:14   12.  The Dreaming Place   5:14

CD  $15.00  ON SALE, $12.99  iTunes  Strata Steve Roach, Robert Rich 1990 Hearts of Space HS11019 (CD) Reviewed by amazon.com, launch.com, Muze, RhythmUS A tribal-ambient cornerstone. Electronic and acoustic lines start to blur. Steve and Robert bring the best out of each other's talents on this important collaboration. Ethnic and electronic drums, flutes and expansive atmospheres of searing beauty only start to describe this music.   1.  Fearless MP3 4:32   2.  Mica MP3 5:00   3.  Forever MP3 4:50   4.  The Grotto of Time Lost MP3 9:03   5.  Iguana MP3 7:23   6.  Magma MP3 3:37   7.  Persistence of Memory (for Dali) MP3 5:09   8.  Remembrance MP3 2:22   9.  Ceremony of Shadows MP3 6:12   10.  La Luna MP3 10:39