One of the more inspired and intriguing collaborative efforts one can find, this 2002 partnership between ambient composer Steve Roach and percussionist Jeffrey Fayman not only includes another fellow drummer, Momodou Kah, but another musician Fayman has worked with various times over the years: King Crimson mainman Robert Fripp. Trance Spirits avoids a too-many-cooks scenario by splitting its core balance between the two drummers’ sometimes frenetic work and Roach’s moody electronic float, with Fripp’s additions adding extra elan.

– Ned Raggett