Raison D'Etre: PROSPECTUS I - SUBLIME EDITION (LIMITED) 4CD BOX

$54.99

Description

Limited Edition of 300 copies. 4 CDs in sleeves, housed in rigid box with lid, matt lamination. Includes a fold out 12 page booklet. 30 year anniversary boxset of this contemporary classic of Dark Ambient soundscapes. Originally released in 1993 on the now defunct Cold Meat Industry label, the album soon became a staple of the CMI sound and raison d’être subsequently became a household name in the genre and an inspiration to many.

Offered in this massive 4 CD boxset is a completely new re-recording of the original album, made in 2022, in order to obtain the highest sound quality and mix of this 30 year old opus. Disc II contains additional unreleased session tracks, also re-recorded in 2022. Disc III gives us the original album in a remastered version and finally Disc IV offers additional session tracks from the period in their original versions.

“Prospectus I” is a stunning blend of modern ethereal gothic sonorities and the timeless chants of monastic rituals. A refined blend of melancholy touching higher realms. Archaic layers of string instruments, bells and choirs are intertwined with percussive elements and industrial loops creating an unsettling background atmosphere whilst spleen and bittersweetness form in the foreground. Co-Released with Yantra Atmospheres.

Running Time; CD I 55:01, CD II 73:13, CD III 54:07, CD IV 71:12

Released Late August 2023 by Cyclic Law.

Tracks Listing:

CD1:

01. Katharsis

02. Ordeal in Chapel

03. Ascension de Profundis

04. Mourning

05. Mesmerized in Sorrow

06. Cenotaphium

07. Synopsis

08. Anathema / Apotheosis