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| Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 at The Crypt | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 44:01 | |||
| Label | Extreme | |||
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Stygian Vistas is an EP by Soma, released on July 1, 1997 through Extreme Records.
All music is composed by Pieter Bourke and David Thrussell.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stygian Vista" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "God Sends the Meat & the Devil Cooks (...And Cooks...And Cooks...)" | 6:21 |
| 3. | "Amphibious Premonitions Bureau" | 5:08 |
| 4. | "The Lost Mathematician" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "The Olmec Enigma" | 6:02 |
| 6. | "Stygian Vista" (Nonplace Urban Field mix) | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Risen from Argatha" (François Tétaz mix) | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Alchemical Nuptial" (Fetisch Park mix) | 7:56 |
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