--- product_id: 11758970 title: "Perpetual: Somnium Continuum" brand: "robert rich" price: "£0.37" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11758970-perpetual-somnium-continuum store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Perpetual: Somnium Continuum **Brand:** robert rich **Price:** £0.37 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Perpetual: Somnium Continuum by robert rich - **How much does it cost?** £0.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11758970-perpetual-somnium-continuum) ## Best For - robert rich enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted robert rich brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Sleep Concert has been one of the dominant threads in my musical journey through life. It marked my first solo concert ever, in January 1982, in the lounge of a Stanford University dormitory. It became a sort of trademark for me, even as I explored a range of dynamic music throughout my career. Occasionally I feel an urge to return to this slow-motion core of my creative heart, and occasionally the world comes back to remind me that I will always be connected to sonic explorations at the edges of perception, trance consciousness, dreams, altered states, communal ritual. I returned to making all-night music when the Unsound Festival invited me to perform a sleep concert in Krakow Poland, October 2013. This would be my first sleep concert in ten years. I decided to create new textural soundscapes to use in this performance, to reinvigorate the concept for a new generation, a new millennium. After spending at least six months developing long evolving textures for the performance in Krakow, I proceeded to hone the material into a new long-form work, a sequel to the 7-hour long Somnium from 2001. Technical note: The Blu-ray version of 'Perpetual' contains both the 8-hour 'Perpetual' and the 7-hour original 'Somnium.' Each is divided into three chapters, split at the most quiet moments in each piece, in order to keep file sizes under 4 Gb. The audio files are stereo 16 bit 48 kHz, using over 13 Gb of the disc for audio. The remaining 11 Gb holds highly compressed video-black, required for navigation through the disc. The download of 'Perpetual' available through CD Baby is divided into ~80 minute chunks (for technical reasons due to data-entry workflow) and uses CD-resolution (16 bit 44.1 kHz) files. These should segue into each other seamlessly on your computer, although a soft click might be audible depending on the software. ## Images ![Perpetual: Somnium Continuum - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91RyXCBLoqL.jpg) ![Perpetual: Somnium Continuum - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91gdl30z-8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing sound sculpture. *by H***N on June 10, 2019* There is only one other piece of sound-sculpture that I know of that is as ambitious as 'Perpetual Somnium Continuum', Steve Roach's 'Bloodmoon Rising'. Both are serious works of sonic art. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ interesting concept and performance *by R***Y on June 3, 2015* Totally enjoyable. Why wait so long between Somnium and Perpetual? More sleep concerts please! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice expansion of the iconic Somnium sleep release *by M***S on April 3, 2015* I have owned the original Somnium since it was released, and I give those tracks FIVE STARS as being among my favorite ambient tracks of all time: the louder beginning which gives way to ethereal ambience and nature sounds, ending in a morning cacophony that emerges gradually from the deep drones of sleep. It is really quite moving and functions as a story in its own right. For the new music on this collection (Perpetual) I am still hard-pressed to summarize, since there is so much of it and I've only been listening a couple of months. Overall, it is less "organic" feeling than the original Somnium release, while more richly layered and full sounding throughout. I find the Perpetual tracks less varied than Somnium, much like the sustained multi-note drones of Mathias Grassow and Alio Die. Overall it is a rich listening experience, one which I find more suited to background listening in the daytime. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11758970-perpetual-somnium-continuum](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11758970-perpetual-somnium-continuum) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*