RAISON D'ETRE Prospectus I [redux version] 2CD Digipack 2013

2CD Digipack

CD1:
01 Katharsis
02 Ordeal in Chapel
03 Ascension de Profundis
04 Mourning
05 Mesmerized in Sorrow
06 Cenotaphium
07 Synopsis
08 Anathema/Apotheosis
09 Penumbra

CD2:
01 Cantharsis
02 Chalixtins
03 Decalogue
04 Out of the Depths...
05 Enshrouding
06 Inquest
07 In Extremis
08 Decay II
09 Dissection III
10 The Revival
11 Decay I
12 Katharsis (early version)
13 Penumbra (alternative end part)

Total playing time CD1: 55 mins, CD2: 73 mins.

Long time sold-out, finally here comes the re-edition of this cult and seminal album, originally released in 1993 on Cold Meat Industry. A stunning blend of the modern soft gothic sound and the timeless chants of Catholic rituals. It is at once a beautiful sound, yet also filled with melancholy. Archaic layers of string sounds, bells and choirs are intermingling with heavy drums and industrial loops creating an unsettling and threatening background atmoshere whilst spleen and sweetness forms the foreground. 'Prospectus I' was the first official CD album by Raison D'être. In order to celebrate the 20th years anniversary it has now been made available as a reduxed and enhanced 2CD album. All the sounds have been restored and partly re-recorded from original sources and all the tracks have been carefully mixed to maintain the true feeling and atmosphere of the original album but with the modern standards for highest audio qualit. The first disc is mirroring the tracks of the original album, while the second disc contains a major selection of tracks from the 'Prospectus I' session previously available on the 'Lost Fragments' and 'Collective Archives' collections.