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Katharsis
Studio album by Czesław Niemen
Released	1976
Genre	Progressive electronic, experimental rock, minimal synth
Length	33:48 39:09 (CD Reissue)
Label	Polskie Nagrania Muza (LP)
Czesław Niemen chronology
Niemen Aerolit (1975) Katharsis (1976) Idée Fixe (1978)

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Katharsis is an album by Czesław Niemen released in 1976. It is a concept album about dead ends and traps on the road of expanding human civilization and space exploration. Niemen worked on the recording alone, without help from other musicians.

The track "Epitafium (Pamięci Piotra)" is dedicated to drummer Piotr Dziemski, who helped to record Niemen's previous album "Aerolit" and who had died in 1975.

Track listing

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, synthesizers, mellotron 400, clavinet D6, 12-string guitar, synthetic percussion, cymbals, tape effects, flute
• All lyrics by Czesław Niemen.

References

1. "Teraz Rock | jedyne pismo rockowe w Polsce". Terazrock.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-06-16.

• Czesław Niemen albums
• 1976 albums
• Electronic albums by Polish artists
• 1970s concept albums