fourteen years ago, Raison D’etre briefly lived up to their terrific name, with an insanely addictive hit single called “Sub Specie Aeternitatus”. While no new Raison D’etre album is in sight, the artist has been road testing new songs during 1997 tour in Europe. This fourteen-song debut EP shows the promise that Raison D’etre has. Reflections From The Time Of Opening is preety good and all the songs have a good meaning behind them.
Sub Specie Aeternitatus is one of the more up-tempo songs on Reflections From The Time Of Opening. Archetypon Ataraxi is nothing short of a modern masterpiece. Faceless is sonically very melodic with nice haunting verses. The External World is simply marvelous. Metamorphe is a fine track on any terms. In Gwynn-Ap-Nudd the light shines equally on lyrics, vocals and instrumentation. As always, Raison D’etre’s lyrics are worth listening to again and again. I like Arbitaire Emotion because it’s extremely catchy and has awesome drumming. The Maturation Of Nature - This is a very lively song. I can’t stop playing Death Pit Of Ur. Hell Is Trembling… is another strong production from Raison D’etre. Le Temp Et L’espace is amazing song though, very addictive.
Reflections From The Time Of Opening CD
| Song Name | Time | ||
| Auto-Dafe.mp3 | 3:45 |  |
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| Sub Specie Aeternitatus.mp3 | 3:18 | |
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| Archetypon Ataraxi.mp3 | 5:05 | |
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| Faceless.mp3 | 2:22 | |
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| The External World.mp3 | 4:37 | |
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| Metamorphe.mp3 | 1:37 | |
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| Gwynn-Ap-Nudd.mp3 | 2:08 | |
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| Reflectio Mediato.mp3 | 3:42 | |
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| Arbitaire Emotion.mp3 | 5:42 | |
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| The Maturation Of Nature.mp3 | 5:12 | |
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| Death Pit Of Ur.mp3 | 2:48 | |
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| Hell Is Trembling….mp3 | 5:52 | |
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| Le Temp Et L’espace.mp3 | 2:29 | |
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