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Temenos (Alternative Mix)

by ATRAHORA

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1.
The Mistake of Creation 06:14
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We came from somebody's mind We're the crown of creation, his Magnum Opus We’ve forgotten his name – Deus Otiosus Making up new ones from time to time Of chaos he created this world We keep its seed inside Restoring the primordial order We sow it around We worship the heaven’s luminaries The forces of nature, our defeated brethren We, the children of gods In our veins runs their blood In the endless existential dance Our paths diverge, it seems evermore Time leaves its marks on us Decorating each one with his flaw Epoch will pass We’ll become stronger! Epochs will pass, we’ll become smarter We’ll master our brand new tools To overcome the distance between us To become the Masters of the Universe "Hunting [...] should be used not only against wild beasts but also against those humans who are naturally suited to be ruled but unwilling to be, on the supposition that this sort of warfare is by nature just." Aristotle, Politics. We’ll rush towards each other Through mountains and oceans we'll break Reveling in our power We’ll fix the Creators mistake Drinking blood and destroying worlds We aren't driven with desire to kill We’re creating a New Order According to our will
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The Source 04:40
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Awake! God came to me in my dream He told How wicked people became Heed! He'll wipe them all from the face of Earth But we shall survive... Since we are righteous among them We haven't invited the wrath of God The whole world soon will be covered with flood We should build an ark! He assigned mission to both of us We must re-create the human race When the Deed is done, when the Flood is gone... Pyrrha! It's the end of the Bronze Age! Our roots go deep into the past Not into the Moist Mother Earth God of the living, not of the dead Thou walkedst among us as a mortal man Innocently slaughtered, then returned We all must appear before thy court The Greatest man and a son of God Thy virtues will always inspire us Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done I exalt Thee... Osiris Our roots go deep into the past Not into the Moist Mother Earth In the chain of deaths and births We're neither last nor first There's a source of High Wisdom ahead Easily accessible to everyone who needs it You've got a choice: to block the path, To assign it, to drain it or pollute it with feces Hypocrites! Sharing shrines with enemies Steeped in self-deception War will last Until you find power To confess your misconception
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Dedication to Mnemosyne 04:38
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The world has changed The time of honor and pride Was left behind We have forgotten Our heroic past Our ancestors were The guardians of their land And we must Be worthy of it, Be worthy of their meritorious deeds, But we can only satisfy, Satisfy, satisfy, satisfy our needs! Defeating the enemy They drove him homeward The deed must be Completed He who lives by the sword, Dies by the sword! Ceterum censeo Carthaginem delendam esse! Unto enemy women – To be murdered or raped Unto their children – To be enslaved Those who'd been here before us Truly believed in their God (or Gods) They had an unwavering faith We must punish apostates For their souls to be saved Death for beliefs Is a supreme grace No matter if it's yours Or any other living being's To sit on throne Is a privilege of a chosen one This power is from God Serving people And ruling them At the same time The authority inflames Passions and minds It is inherited from your father If you’re his blue-eyed boy Or by slaying your brothers Also pretending to the throne
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Orison 05:46
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We’ve always been looking for knowledge And the price was too high The world around Was beautiful yet dangerous Nature’s poisoned gifts, Fangs of wild beasts, The lifetime isn’t enough To stop feeling like a stranger The best of us know that they know nothing Does the way have its end? Science is never enough, Myth is always a fairytale To learn from others’ mistakes Is a first rule to stay alive Otherwise you have a chance To become an example for smarter ones We don't keep memory of those Who sacrificed their lives at the altar of cognition But they should have done it Their mission justifies their death God forbid that we should repeat their fate Someone has to die for others to live And everything we know is a gift Unintentionally presented by them Should we feel sorry for those whom we use? How else can we learn to treat diseases? We did not want but we had to choose Their destiny and you should believe us The area of the unknown increases The more we know The circle is closed We had recognized it long ago Young Man! A torch in thy hand went out I understand: This means my time has come We’ve always been Paying for knowledge with lives... Receive this sacrifice And open my eyes at last
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The Negative Confession 04:56
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Judges: So let it be done! We are ready to listen. Remind you, mortal, entering this hall You're obliged to tell the truth. Be careful. We won't tolerate lies! Defendant: Hail, Usekh-nemmt, Who comest forth from Anu, I have not committed sin. Hail, Hept'khet, Who comest forth from Khcr-aha, I have not committed robbery with violence. Hail, Fenti, Who comest forth from Khemenu, I have not stolen. Hail, Am-khaibit, Who comest forth from Qemet, I have not slain men and women. Judges: The blood of thousands is on your hands There is no war without death, Did not you know? And what about the one you had slain To get power and the throne? Defendant: By the interests of my land I was guided, Not by my own And weren't that you Who appointed me as king To do your will on Earth? And for heaven's sake, How can I be judged By the court of the mortals? Judges: Enough! The court is the same for everyone Your iniquities challenge to gods Feeling the stench of your crimes Apophis is already waking up Tremble before his abysmal eyes You'll be swallowed by his horrible maw Prepare to meet what is worse than death Do you feel his breath...so cold? The law is above everything No matter who you are Get ready to pay for your sins Before the face of Gods Choir: The darkest hour is passing The sun will rise from the Great River The blue lotus flowers are closing Nothing has ever happened here Defendant: What kind of place is it, full of suffering? I don't remember myself...why am I here? The net of fear entangles me... I had a brother, I don't remember his name... Oh, these eyes... glowing in different colors Why do they look in different directions? Some creepy shadows are surrounding Don't let them touch me!..
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Forgotten God's Sanctuary 02:11
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Delphic Paean by Athenaios Athenaiou 1. Κέκλυθ᾽ Ἑλικῶνα βαθύδενδρον αἳ λάχετε, Διὸς ἐριβρόμου θύγατρες εὐώλενοι, μόλετε, συνόμαιμον ἵνα Φοῖβονὠιδαῖσι μέλψητε χρυσεοκόμαν, ὃς ἀνὰ δικόρυμβα Παρνασσίδος τᾶσδε πετέρας ἕδραν’ ἅμ’ ἀγακλυταῖς Δελφίσιν Κασταλίδος εὐΰδρου νάματ’ ἐπινίσεται, Δελφὸν ἀνὰ πρῶνα μαντεῖον ἐφέπων πάγον. 2. ἢν κλυτὰ μεγαλόπολις Ἀθθὶς, εὐχαῖσι φερόπλοιο ναίουσα Τριτωνίδος δάπεδον ἄθραυστον· ἁγίοις δὲ βωμοῖσιν Ἅφαῖστος αἴθει νέων μῆρα ταύρων· ὁμοῦ δέ νιν Ἄραψ ἀτμὸς ἐς Ὄλυμπον ἀνακίδναται· λιγὺ δὲ λωτὸς βρέμων αἰόλοις μ̣έλεσιν ὠιδαὰν κρέκει· χρυσέα δ’ ἀδύθρους κίθαρις ὕμνοισιν ἀναμέλπεται. 3. ὁ δὲ τεχνιτῶν πρόπας ἐσμὸς Ἀθθίδα λαχὼν ἀγλαίζει κλυτὸν παῖδα μεγάλου Διὸς, σοὶ γὰρ ἔπορ’ ἀκρονιφῆ τόνδε πάγον, ἄμβροτ’ ἀψευδέ’οὗ πᾶσι θνατοῖς προφαίνεις λόγια, τρίποδα μαντεῖον ὡς εἴλες, ὃν μέγας ἐφρούρει δράκων, ὅτε τέκος Γᾶς ἀπέστησας αἰόλον ἑλικτὰν φυάν, ἔσθ’ ὁ θὴρ πυκνὰ συρίγμαθ’ ἱεὶς ἀθώπευτ’ ἀπέπνευσ’ ὁμῶς· ὡς δὲ Γαλατᾶν ἄρης βάρβαρος, τάνδ᾽ ὃς επὶ γαῖαν ἐπέρασ’ ἀσέπτως χιόνος ὤλεθ᾽ ὑγραῖς χοαῖς.
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Herostratus Affair 06:24
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In those ancient times The forest was our house We were looking for a night shelter Under tree crowns In gurgling brooks and in rustling leaves We heard the voice of nymphs We were looking for signs in the flight of birds And felt equal to wild beasts In dwellings made with our hands And under artificial light Supernatural seems like our make-believe But we still are afraid of night With fire we come Dispelling darkness it sears Our deepest fears It illuminates our path It purifies and wipes away For enemies nothing remains Where we had been Therefore with fire we leave He that killeth an ox Is as if he slew a man Well, no, upon every beast of the Earth Shall be the fear of you and the dread Go ye into all the world And spread the good word About Father’s mercy to His beloved sons What a delight! God is with us! I stand still In the centre of the cycle of time Centuries Are passing me by I saw cities growing And been destroyed Empires been created And thrown into void I stand still Aghast with what I see Surrounded with hell-fire of the Siberian taiga My lungs arc bounded with soot It’s hard and painful to see The burning trees, Nests, horns, hair and hooves The wind raises ashes And fills my mouth Covers my head The haze covers my mind... The dust of my children burned alive! You’ve paid the highest price...
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Temenos 07:10
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Dissolve completely into Darkness, Which is thick and dense Sweep over the bends of rivers Over centuries-old boundless groves The Stone keeps the Primordial light From the Worlds very first days Bestowed upon us from above Hidden from view, unfathomable Carved by the wind in the rock Where no mortal has entered The temple shows a sacred unity Of alive and inanimate A groundwater source Clears with its single drop That whose thoughts are pure The sea is not enough for the rest of you And ways will be scary A silver cord will break The temple of immortals is open For the one who knows himself The words of the wise are like nails The sacred flame Does not grant eternity But shows the way A temple with no god, A body with no soul Oblivion as a symbol Abyss to fall into... Spewing dots of blood Drunken from deep wounds Rush away from here; I just got everything 1 ever needed There is nothing new below the sun In the Dark Air's spawning We can neither bring with us Nor take anything away Waters of forgetfulness bring you Not only to timeless silence; To Resurrection you're also Leaden by dying

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Completely remixed in 2022. Full dynamic range audiophile mix (24 bit, 44,1 kHz, -16 LUFS)

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released March 25, 2023

Temenos has been recorded between March 2019 and February 2020
at our home studio (Aeolian Sounds), Pyatigorsk, Northern Caucasus, Russia.

Produced by Alextos & Yanis; mixed and mastered by Alextos in 2022.

Alextos — vocals, bass, fretless bass (3, 7), aulos (6), percussion (6);
Yanis — vocals, guitars, percussion (6), santoor (1, 5, 6), additional keyboards;
Alexander — keyboards;
Roman — guitars;
Genrih — drums & percussion.

Guests:
Konstantin Pogulyaev — violin (3), brass section (4);
A. D. (Nubiferous) — field recordings (6, 8), percussion (6);
Andrey Fenyov — RAV Vast (8);
Tatyana Georgiadi — back vocals (4, 5).

Artwork by Milena Kress (vk.com/milya_u), retouch by Leos Svart.

Thanks and hails to Apollo and Dionysus, our families and friends, Tatyana Georgiadi, Alla & Anastasia Bogayevskaya, Veronika Rusakova, Alina Koves, Ilya Perepelitsa, Dr. Gitarkin & Custom LTD (Pyatigorsk), Oksana Lebedeva, Ivan Lazichny, Mikhail 'Meatgrinder' Sirotyuk, Anatoly 'Feanor' Yurich, Adam Tsechoev, CANCROID, SILENT KINGDOM, NUBIFEROUS, PROGRESSIVE, Alextos' cats and Georgian wine.

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