Katharsis - Czesław Niemen's concept album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

 released in 1976. Whole concept is about dead ends and traps on the road of expanding human civilization and space exploration. This album was recorded only by Czesław Niemen, without help of any other musician.

Track "Epitafium (Pamięci Piotra)" is dedicated to drummer Piotr Dziemski, who helped to record previous Niemen's album "Aerolit

Niemen Aerolit

Niemen Aerolit - Czesław Niemen's album recorded in 1975 with his new band "Aerolit".- Track listning :# "Cztery ściany świata" - 10:24 # "Pielgrzym" - 9:22 # "Kamyk" - 7:16...

" and died in 1975 .

Track listning

1. "Odkrycie nowej galaktyki" - 2:20
2. "Mleczna Droga" - 3:15
3. "Planeta Ziemia" - 6:45
4. "Fatum" - 2:23
5. "Pieczęć" - 2:51
6. "Z listu do M." - 4:45
7. "Próba ucieczki" - 2:46
8. "Katharsis" - 4:45
9. "Epitafium (Pamięci Piotra)" - 3:58
10. "Dorożką na Księżyc" - 5:21 (2003 CD reissue bonus)

Personnel

• Czesław Niemen - vocal, drums, guitar
  Guitar
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  , mellotron
  Mellotron
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  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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  , moog
  Moog synthesizer
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• All lyrics by Czesław Niemen.