Alchymeia by RAISON D'ÊTRE
It’s with great honour that we present the latest album by Swedish dark ambient stalwart raison d’être. This time Peter Andersson scrutinizes the paths of Carl Gustav Jung's notions of archetypes and the individuation process. Just like Mise en Abyme, the previous raison d'être album from 2014, Alchymeia is diving deep down to the shadows of the unconsciousness, and back to a dawn of the true Self. Confronting the shadow within is the darkest time of despair. There seems no way forward, only down. All is blackening and decomposed. Suddenly, through an enantiodromia, the ever deepening descent into the unconscious transmogrifies and becomes gradually illuminated. The melancholia is being purified. Alchymeia is in a sense the “raison d'être” of raison d'être, a shadowy journey through our unconscious the individuation process and archetypes. This release also marks the first time a raison d'être album will be available on vinyl.
CD edition of 1000 Copies in 6 panel Digisleeve. 4 Tracks.
Vinyl edition of 300 Copies in Gatefold Sleeve. 4 Tracks.
Digital edition in 24bit - 96khz Exclusive to Bandcamp
Tracklist
| 1. | Nigredo | 17:17 |
| 2. | Albedo | 17:51 |
| 3. | Citrinitas | 17:25 |
| 4. | Rubedo | 18:27 |
Videos
Credits
Sounds, structures and K-14 level mastering by Peter Andersson 2017.
Artwork by Nihil.
