Cosmic synth. Polyphonic analog synthesizers and drum machines interpret ancient Saharan folk ballads in an imagined science fiction future.

A proposed relaxation guide, sonically lying somewhere between ambient library music and minimal wave.

Recorded in Niger and France in the late 1980s. All Recordings by Mamman Sani Abdoulaye.

Recorded 1985 - 1988 at Studio Samira in Niamey, Niger and Studio Kham Mai in Paris, France.

Instruments include Crumar Bit 99, RCA Victor 70, Yamaha RX5, and Roland TR-505. Painting by Maria Joan Dixon.

Layout and design by Christopher Kirkley.