raison d'être
About raison d'être
raison d'être (French for "reason to be") is a dark ambient project from Boxholm, Sweden, whose sole member has always been Peter Andersson. Formed in 1991 as a tool of expression with the goal of self-realization and deeper knowledge of the inner Self. The music produced by raison d'être is chiefly dreamlike dark ambient soundscapes, with industrial touches. For example, synthesizers might play a droning melody over the sounds of metal on metal. Andersson often mixes Gregorian chants with his own keyboard and percussion playing.
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Synopsis
The Shadow of the Soul
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deadman
Mesmerized in Sorrow
End of a Cycle
The Wasteland
The Well of Sadness
The Awakening
Ascent of the Blessed
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Sephiroth
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Metamorphyses III
The Narrow Gate
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