| The Spiritual Bonding | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Length | 58:39 | |||
| Label | Extreme | |||
| Producer | Steve Roach | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Spiritual Bonding is an album by Vidna Obmana, released in 1994 through Extreme Records.
All tracks are written by Vidna Obmana.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Feather Cycle" | 11:22 |
| 2. | "Spatial Prophecy (Song of the Tribal)" | 11:05 |
| 3. | "Challenging Boundaries" | 5:27 |
| 4. | "The Spiritual Bonding" | 12:16 |
| 5. | "The Interior Journey" | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Earth Dangling" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "From the Stepping Stone" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "The Nebulous Pathway" | 5:42 |
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