Steve Roach • M. Stearns • R. Sunsinger • ❝Kiva❞

Kiva is a collaborative album by the American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Michael Stearns and Ron Sunsinger. A kiva is an underground ceremonial chamber used by Native American cultures of the Southwest. “East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water” is a Peyote ceremony. “South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca” is an Ayahuasca ceremony from the South American rainforest. “West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions” is a Sundance. The Sundance is an elaborate ceremony used by the tribes of the central plains to seek visions and initiate holy men. “North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember” is a non-traditional improvisation created by the three artists in a cave in Northern New Mexico. ❖ 01 • ❝Passage One❞ • 00:00 02 • ❝East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water❞ • 02:27 03 • ❝Passage Two❞ • 16:09 04 • ❝South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca❞ • 18:08 05 • ❝Passage Three❞ • 33:21 06 • ❝West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions❞ • 35:33 07 • ❝Passage Four❞ • 53:00 08 • ❝North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember❞ • 55:00 09 • ❝The Center❞ • 01:04:42 ❖ True shamanic music: Actual peyote and ayahuasca ceremonies recorded by Ron Sunsinger provide the foundation for this unique collaboration with Steve Roach, Ron Sunsinger and Michael Stearns. Like the shamanic medicine from which this music draws its inspiration, this is not for the weak at heart. The four directions provide a symbolic symmetry to this extraordinary recording. The artists also combine recordings they made together within a labyrinth of...