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Cosmogonia

by Into The Abyss

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Anshar 02:08
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Alexandria 04:13
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Thorn Clad 09:32
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Malvasia 06:00
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Helionaut 05:25
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Lunar Drive 04:02
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Psychopompe 03:56
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Hermanubis 04:08
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Kishar 00:45

about

"... and so we entered
a twisted haunting labyrinth
of an unfamiliar jungle
of beautiful but vicious worlds,
from which many of us
never returned..."

credits

released October 9, 1998

INTO THE ABYSS are:

Janis Kalifatidis: vocals, guitar, mellotron
Jens Gellner: drums
Markus „Wum" Wymetalik: guitar
Mario Lang: bass
Susanne Reinhardt:violin

and friends:

Kuday Shahinalp: ney
Julyus Golombeck: oud
Marion Maul: flute, piano
Stelios Petrakis: Cretan lyra

Sampling and Programming by Janis Kalifatidis
All songs written by INTO THE ABYSS
Lyrics by Janis Kalifatidis

Recorded, mixed and mastered at HAZELWOOD STUDIOS, Frankfurt/Main between September and December 1997.
Engineered & produced by Jan Schönewolf, Gordon Friedrich and INTO THE ABYSS.
Cover painting "Our World" by Wolfgang Klähn, 1959/1962
Booklet painting „Earth Life - Light Giving" by Wolfgang Klähn, 1963/1965/1966
Used by kind permission of the artist.
Layout designed by Mario Lang and Andrea Schmidt.

This album wouldn't have been possible without the participation of the following:
Peter Weiss, Fritz Aly, Wolfgang Klähn, Thomas Gädeke, Uwe Then, Jens Vollhardt, Arne, Frank D'Angelo, Wolfgang Volk, Micky Wiesner, Andrea Schmidt, Jannis Giannakakis, Katerina Manoussaki, Christoforos Andrikopoulos, Vassilis Sakas, all at Hazelwood, Tobias Brisch, Wolfgang Gottlieb, Hannes Hafenbrack, Sascha and Steffen (Space House Studio), Bernd Zeissler, Volkan T., Roland J., Alma Wymetalik, and of course all contributing musicians.

Further thanks goes to all friends, bands and fanzines for their faith, energy and creative thoughts.

Originally released in 1998 by Alice in... / Fiery Serpent on CD, Digipak and DLP with Gatefold Cover.

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Into The Abyss Athens, Greece

The band took their name from a song by Sex Gang Children. Formed in Darmstadt/Germany, they've toured all over Europe, including 5 gigs at the London Marquee Club. They've also played with Crime & The City Solution, The Bevis Frond, Pink Turns Blue, and German Krautrock band Embryo.
Their style is a blend of post punk/gothic rock, progressive elements, ethnic hints, doom passages and psychedelia.
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