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Mortiis
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Vinnie Apicella
"Stargate,"
the last
Mortiis release from a couple years back gave a brief but convincing
glimpse that boundaries were about to be crossed, an extreme focus was
subject to change, to evolve, to expand within the limitless universe of
this art known as music. And Mortiis, an unlikely of performers,
heralded as one time leader of Black Metal dignitaries Emperor, to later
discover his calling as solo artist, takes further steps into the psyche
of dramatization with a major departure that defies expectation. And now
that the necessary quantifier is out of the way, let's examine "The
Smell Of Rain" a little more closely. Firstly, the ambient textures
that
first weaved their way, at least more prominently in his first
installment, have been expounded upon, greatly, and the metamorphosis
begins, "The Smell Of Rain" a personally introspective journey
into
fascination and the dark, where eminently shadowy images step forward,
and judged solely unto itself, is an advanced piece of work that should
surprise many not only for its changing musical forays, but for its
depth of talent and skill. You don't expect to see this grotesque figure
whose long held the helm of Black Metal superiority not only dabble but
completely dominate a classically dark wave style drawn from Gothic
related and EBM elements, and yet that's exactly what he's done. When
you think of groups like Bauhaus, Clan of Xymox, Project Pitchfork, or
Nine Inch Nails, you'll now think of Mortiis, long a follower and
admirer it would appear, of this elemental style bore of underground
ambitions, and the dark, puzzling, daunting, haunting, and disturbing
glimpses, handsomely conceived and invariably catchy in spurts, of what
should one day become a monumental piece to an admirable career.
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