''Russian Chants «Parastas»'' is an album by Russian composer Boris Feoktistov and American composer

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. The album comprises ambient soundscapes created by Laswell structured around Russian orthodox liturgical chants authored by Boris Feoktistov.

Track listing

Personnel

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, mixing ;Technical personnel *Hisao Hirata – producer *Akira Kitajima –

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*Layng Martine – assistant engineer *

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*Masayo Takise – mastering

Release history

References

External links

Parastas - Russian Chants
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