Russian Chants «Parastas»

Russian Chants «Parastas» is an album by Russian composer Boris Feoktistov and American composer Bill Laswell. It was released in 1995 by Meldac.^[1] The album comprises ambient soundscapes created by Laswell structured around Russian orthodox liturgical chants authored by Boris Feoktistov.

Russian Chants «Parastas»
Remix album by Boris Feoktistov/Bill Laswell
Released	1995 (1995)
Recorded	Greenpoint Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Ambient
Length	49:53
Label	Meldac
Producer	Hisao Hirata
Bill Laswell chronology
Psychonavigation 2 (1995) Russian Chants «Parastas» (1995) Off World One (1996)

Track listing

All music is composed by Boris Feoktistov and Bill Laswell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cold Chamber" (The Great Litany/Alleluia, Tone 8 Troparion, The 1st, The 2nd/The Beginning: "Bless Be, O Lord", Troparion: "Give Repose, O Lord"/The Small Litany/"Repose, Our Saviour")	16:42
2.	"Four Sided Vortex" ("Repose, Our Saviour"/"The Only Immortal"/The Small Litany)	16:27
3.	"Relative Motion" ("I Cry And Sob"/"With the Spirits of the Just"/The Insistent Litany)	16:43

Personnel

Adapted from the Russian Chants «Parastas» liner notes.^[2]

Musicians

• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, drum programming, effects, mixing

Technical personnel

• Hisao Hirata – producer
• Akira Kitajima – cover art
• Layng Martine – assistant engineer
• Robert Musso – engineering, guitar
• Masayo Takise – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	1995	Meldac	CD	MECI 26001
Germany	1996	99	CD	LC 6383 2150