Tracklist

1-I	Katharsis	6:29
1-II	Ordeal In Chapel	5:46
1-III	Ascension De Profundis	6:49
1-IV	Mourning	4:32
1-V	Mesmerized In Sorrow	5:34
1-VI	Cenotaphium	8:09
1-VII	Synopsis	5:57
1-VIII	Anathema / Apotheosis	4:29
1-IX	Penumbra	7:10
2-I	Cantharsis	3:00
2-II	Chalixtins	5:26
2-III	Decalogue	6:08
2-IV	Out Of The Depths...	5:31
2-V	Enshrouding	6:21
2-VI	Inquest	3:21
2-VII	In Extremis	5:27
2-VIII	Decay II	6:43
2-IX	Dissection III	7:09
2-X	The Revival	6:10
2-XI	Decay I	7:53
2-XII	Katharsis (Early Version)	6:29
2-XIII	Penumbra (Alternative End Part)	3:25

Credits

• Composed By – Peter Andersson
• Painting – Caspar David Friedrich

Notes

Comes in a 6-panel Digipak.
Front cover title says: Prospectus I by raison d'être

Composed by Peter Andersson in 1992-1993.
Restored, re-recorded and mixed in 2012.

Original painting 'The Abbey in the Oak Wood' (1808-1810) by Caspar David Friedrich.

Disc I: original tracks released on 'prospectus I' CD by Cold Meat Industry (CMI.18) in 1993.
Disc II: original track I released on 'Sakral Wounds' video VHS cassette by B.o.C.a.-tapes (B.o.C.a.t.-023) in 1994.
Disc II: original track II released on '1654 - The Cave I' CD-compilation by Hands (D001) in 1994.
Disc II: original track III released on 'From Sickness to Death' cassette-compilation by Slaughter Prd. (T.03) in 1993.
Disc II: original track IV released on 'Mors Ultima Linia Rerum' cassette-compilation by Maldoror Tapes (MT15) in 1994.
Disc II: original track V-XIII (demos) released on 'Lost Fragments' 2CD by Cold Meat Industry (CMI.109) in 2002.
Disc II: tracks I-IV (updated mixes from 1997) also appear on 'Collective Archives' 2CD released by Cold Meat Industry (CMI.68) in 1999.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (CD1): OECD 173 RAISON D'ETRE - Prospectus I CD1
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): OECD 173 RAISON D'ETRE - Prospectus I CD2
• Other (SID Mastering Code CD1&2): IFPI LZ59

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CMI.18	raison d'être	Prospectus I ‎(CD, Album)	Cold Meat Industry	CMI.18	Sweden	1993
CMI.18	raison d'être	Prospectus I ‎(Cass, Promo)	Cold Meat Industry	CMI.18	Sweden	1993
none	raison d'être	Prospectus I (Redux) ‎(17xFile, FLAC)	Not On Label (raison d'être Self-released)	none	2013
RAVEN 23	raison d'être	Prospectus I ‎(Cass, Ltd, Num, RM, C60)	Ravenheart	RAVEN 23	Czech Republic	2005
CMI.18	raison d'être	Prospectus I ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Cold Meat Industry	CMI.18	Sweden	1993