| Cantus Umbrarum | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Dark ambient | |||
| Length | 67:57 | |||
| Label | Horizon | |||
| Producer | Lightwave | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Cantus Umbrarum is the fourth studio album by Lightwave, released in 2000 by Horizon Music.
All music is composed by Christoph Harbonnier and Christian Wittman
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Door" | 0:35 |
| 2. | "The Mirror of Shades" | 10:29 |
| 3. | "A Mineral Light in the Subterranean Sky" | 5:48 |
| 4. | "Into the Labyrinth" | 1:04 |
| 5. | "Such a Delicate Music in the Woods" | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Down Down Down" | 4:27 |
| 7. | "To the Deep" | 8:42 |
| 8. | "Waterfalls" | 1:41 |
| 9. | "The Deep Music of a Rolling World" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Drops & Life" | 1:21 |
| 11. | "Silent Souls" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Geological Memories" | 2:14 |
| 13. | "Farewell to Darkness" | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Erebus" | 8:13 |
| 15. | "Elysian Fields" | 10:05 |
Adapted from the Cantus Umbrarum liner notes. [2]
Lightwave
Additional musicians
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2000 | Horizon Music | CD | HM-1006 |
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