Barry Cleveland - Voluntary Dreaming (1990)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:

Barry Cleveland - Mythos (1984)

Barry Cleveland with Bob Stohl and Kate Epple - Stones of Precious Water (1986)

Insomnia strikes again. Wake up at 4 AM, give up on getting back to sleep a little after 5 as the first hint of daylight comes creeping in. Come downstairs, put headphones on, put this album on. Lush layers of keyboard, guitar (acoustic, electric, 12-string, pedal steel), cimbalom, and gently buoyant percussion fill my ears. My sweet older cat comes and sits next to me, purring. Good boy. My dumb younger cat comes tearing around the corner like a maniac because he has just knocked my copy of Desertshore off the shelf and it was terrifying for him. It also looks like he managed to close the curtains somehow? I'm gonna go make some coffee.

Track listing:

1. Voluntary Dreaming

2. Ritual Sticks

3. Visual Purple

4. The Inward Spiral

5. Cleopatra's Needle

6. Hawk Dreaming

7. The Angel & the Abyss

The things I'll give to you

Also listen to:

Michael Shrieve & Steve Roach - The Leaving Time (1988)

Mark Isham - Tibet (1989)