Steve Roach, Soriah - Curandero (2025) [Hi-Res]

Curandero is the debut collaborative album by pioneering ambient electronic artist Steve Roach and acclaimed throat singer and ritual artist SoRIAH. The album, which the artists describe as "sonic shamanism" and "immersive ritual music," explores the frontiers between the known, the exotic, fear, and freedom. Roach, an originator of the tribal ambient genre, resides in Baja Arizona, drawing inspiration from the ancestral land of the curanderos (indigenous healers). SoRIAH, deeply devoted to Tuvan throat singing (Khöömei), traveled to the same region (the ancient motherland of Aztlán) for the collaboration. The music, which SoRIAH describes as "deep shadow work" on the cusp of healing and shamanic exorcism, and Roach calls a "portal" between worlds, blends interwoven trance rhythms, hallucinatory atmospheres, and harmonic vocal overtones. Recording and mixing took place in studios across Baja Arizona, Oregon, and Mongolia.

Tracklist:
1-1 Steve Roach;Soriah - Analog Cave [9:40]
1-2 Steve Roach;Soriah - Citla [6:53]
1-3 Steve Roach;Soriah - Shadow Current [12:16]
1-4 Steve Roach;Soriah - Stars of Darkness [7:12]
1-5 Steve Roach;Soriah - Steppe Traveler [7:05]
1-6 Steve Roach;Soriah - Shard Tribe [12:55]