Russian Chants «Parastas»
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| Russian Chants «Parastas» | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Greenpoint Studios, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Length | 49:53 | |||
| Label | Meldac | |||
| Producer | Hisao Hirata | |||
| Bill Laswell chronology | ||||
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Russian Chants «Parastas» is an album by Russian composer Boris Feoktistov and American composer Bill Laswell. It was released in 1995 by Meldac.[1] The album comprises ambient soundscapes created by Laswell structured around Russian orthodox liturgical chants authored by Boris Feoktistov.
All music is composed by Boris Feoktistov and Bill Laswell.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Cold Chamber" (The Great Litany/Alleluia, Tone 8 Troparion, The 1st, The 2nd/The Beginning: "Bless Be, O Lord", Troparion: "Give Repose, O Lord"/The Small Litany/"Repose, Our Saviour") | 16:42 |
| 2. | "Four Sided Vortex" ("Repose, Our Saviour"/"The Only Immortal"/The Small Litany) | 16:27 |
| 3. | "Relative Motion" ("I Cry And Sob"/"With the Spirits of the Just"/The Insistent Litany) | 16:43 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Russian Chants «Parastas» liner notes.[2]
- Musicians
- Technical personnel
- Hisao Hirata – producer
- Akira Kitajima – cover art
- Layng Martine – assistant engineer
- Robert Musso – engineering, guitar
- Masayo Takise – mastering
