What distinguishes music from noise and claustrophobia? Nothing, judging by this work from Raison D'Etre, a one-man band that goes by the name of Peter Andersson. It starts with the cover. A one-way trip to a desolate place, not gloomy, but one that chills the blood.

[small interlude: the site from which the cover is taken is www.abandoned-places.com. Visit it because it's fantastic!!]

I would love to do a track-by-track, but it would be like "disjointing" this fantastic work. Some will find it boring, others excessive, because only the "abandoned souls" will appreciate this "requiem" dedicated to them.

5 long tracks, sometimes extremely long (in the final track Becoming the void of nothingness it exceeds a quarter of an hour), each a stage of a journey within the deepest desolation, the black solitude. Another brilliant release for ColdMeat, another incredible album by Andersson... what does the future hold?

Tracklist and Videos

01   In abandoned places, (09:11)

02   the shadow of the soul (07:25)

03   disintegrates from within, (09:40)

04   towards desolation, (08:27)

05   becoming the void of nothingness (15:15)

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