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Ever since he left the Norwegian black metal act Emperor in their early days Mortiis has been one of the leading acts on the darkwave scene and he has released lots of albums under different names. The most prominent of his projects is simply entitled Mortiis and yet again he has been able to compose a new great piece of dark musical art. This is purely electronic music that is very similar to modern Samael but with a lot more techno influences than black metal. What I like most about the British Earache Records is that they are not as narrow-minded as most other labels are when signing new bands. Mortiis would never have had a place at a label like Nuclear Blast or Century Media, at least not as they are working now. However I'm glad that every label is not working the same way because there is only one Mortiis in the world and that is enough for me because he is doing a great job. His lyrics may be out of this world but he is still the No 1 darkwave artist at the moment and with the help of the beautiful voice of Sarah Jezebel Devah yet another great album has been conceived. This is only for the open-minded but it is for you that I am writing this zine. I would have loved for this album to be more powerful and symphonic but Mortiis is the boss...

Song listing:

1. Star Trek / Parasite God
2. Flux / Mental Maelstrom
3. Spirit In A Vacuum
4. Monolith
5. You Put A Hex On Me
6. Everyone Leaves
7. Marshland
8. Antimental
9. Smell The Witch

Playing time: 50.56


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Mortiis - The Smell Of Rain Earache, 2001 8.5/10 Vincent Eldefors Ever since he left the Norwegian black metal act Emperor in their early days Mortiis has been one of the leading acts on the darkwave scene and he has released lots of albums under different names. The most prominent of his projects is simply entitled Mortiis and yet again he has been able to compose a new great piece of dark musical art. This is purely electronic music that is very similar to modern Samael but with a lot more techno influences than black metal. What I like most about the British Earache Records is that they are not as narrow-minded as most other labels are when signing new bands. Mortiis would never have had a place at a label like Nuclear Blast or Century Media, at least not as they are working now. However I'm glad that every label is not working the same way because there is only one Mortiis in the world and that is enough for me because he is doing a great job. His lyrics may be out of this world but he is still the No 1 darkwave artist at the moment and with the help of the beautiful voice of Sarah Jezebel Devah yet another great album has been conceived. This is only for the open-minded but it is for you that I am writing this zine. I would have loved for this album to be more powerful and symphonic but Mortiis is the boss... Song listing: 1. Star Trek / Parasite God 2. Flux / Mental Maelstrom 3. Spirit In A Vacuum 4. Monolith 5. You Put A Hex On Me 6. Everyone Leaves 7. Marshland 8. Antimental 9. Smell The Witch Playing time: 50.56









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