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"Genocidal" is a wholly ambient piece. Layers over layers of ambience create a crystal clear, glacial atmosphere of loneliness and desolation. As a matter of fact, it is very similar to Raison d'Etre's earlier works. To give you a better picture, imagine yourself roaming an endless world of snow and ice (some Antarctic glacier, for example), completely lost in this barren realm, icy wind furiously blowing in your face and eerliy howling as the sun rapidly sets and the fullmoon rises. Then you hear some distant barking cries, like a wolfpack chasing a deer. But there are no wolves in this wasteland; there's no life at all. There's only you, tired and exhausted, slowly giving up the will to live. Then suddenly, in an instant, you stumble and fall, never to rise again, freezing alive. Definitely one of the best tunes this Swedish duo ever composed and nothing short of a masterpiece. "Biological Waste" is entirely different. It is a neoclassical piece with some ambient passages and a solemn and tragical atmosphere. The main melody is based on violins and brass, while timpani and crash cymbals serve to stress the most dramatic points. I'd describe it as what soldiers must feel when they march off into battle (from which they know they will never return), hailing their military leader who makes a heart-rending speech while women cry and bid farewell. To put it short, the mood is totally apocalyptic. But it is also filling with enthusiasm, giving one a certain future, even if it's