1. Abyssos/ 2. Infernos/3. Katharos/4. Agraphos
Transgredient Records, March 2014
It’s been five years since the release of ‘The Stains of Embodied Sacrifice’ where Peter Anderson a.k.a Raison d’?tre created fairly abstract and not so passionate dark soundscapes as he used to do in the past. There were no vocal samples in that album and the familiar almost dystopian atmosphere was not as intense as in his previous albums.
It’s been also three years since the first time that I saw Raison D’?tre live at one of my favourite scene, Schaubühne Lindenfels during the Wave Gotik Treffen in 2011. Despite my fever, 
the atmosphere was unique because Peter Anderson is offering much more than an audio experience of his ritual dark ambient music. Through unique lighting designs he is creating an atmosphere which complements the music and becomes a very important element for appreciating and be enveloped by the music. This is what makes Raison D’?tre stand out from the rest of the dark ambient bands who might rely only on video projections. While performing his music he intervenes to the whole space (not just the stage) as well, transforming it and giving dreamy characteristics to it. With this way the audience and himself become part of the same experience in a way that challenges the traditional roles of musician and audience. This is something that becomes apparent and clear only when his music is listened live. (more…)