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Dark ambient act kariti has inked a deal with Lay Bare Recordings for the release of its upcoming sophomore album, Dheghom, due on 2 February 2024 on vinyl. A captivating lyric video for the first single, "A Mare Called Night", awaits you in the player below.
Lay Bare Recordings owner Désirée Hanssen comments: "Hearing the voice of Ekaterina from kariti made an instant connection with my heart and my skin. It was hard not to engage with her captivating blend of powerful vocals, engaging melodies, and evocative poems. kariti's mix of intimate, stripped-down mourning folk songs with crisp-sounding instruments and eerie harmonies creates a unique and emotional experience. The impact of kariti's voice is evident, draws you as a listener into it and makes it easy to connect with the depth of her music and words. kariti's resonant vocal tone adds a distinctive and profound quality to her music. It's fascinating how a singer's voice can shape the emotional experience of a song. Lay Bare Recordings is beyond thrilled to welcome kariti to the label and to collaborate on releasing her upcoming album. Incredibly exciting to walk the path of this rich and diverse musical experience together".
kariti states: "Dheghom is an attempt to write about some things I can't necessarily understand or even feel, but have a lot of feelings about, it is as eclectic musically as it is focalized in terms of lyrical themes and the meanings they bear. I had to be patient and wait for a very long time to let it out, my appreciation for Désirée goes beyond words. A few different labels could have become the home of Dheghom, but when Désirée of Lay Bare recordings got back to me, I instantly knew that was it. The way she spoke about it made me feel that she understood exactly what this record meant (to me) and that she would be as keen to work on it as a label can be. I am extremely happy and proud to collaborate with such a forward-thinking label driven by this powerhouse of a woman, who puts all her passion, enthusiasm and energy into helping underground artists to get their music heard and I cannot wait to see where this path takes us".
kariti (карити) - "to mourn the dead" in church Slavonic - is a Russian-born artist based in Italy. Her debut, Covered Mirrors, was released in September 2020 by the Italian cult label Aural Music (Negură Bunget, Imperial Triumphant, Messa). Marco of sludge outfit Grime contributes to some of kariti's songs with his guitars and often joins her for live performances. kariti's dark ambient music is recommended to those who enjoy dark explorations accompanied by the smell of burning wood and the moonlight reflecting off snow, delivered through profound lyrical content. kariti toured Europe several times and shared the stage with Messa, Grift, and Conny Ochs, among others and was recently invited to open the Italian leg of the tour of Brutus. Her intense live shows have been described as liturgy-like and cathartic.
Her sophomore album, Dheghom, sees a notable development in terms of kariti's sound, songwriting and use of instrumentation. It features various synthesizers, analogue piano, strings by Jon K (live Cough, Dorthia Cottrell), a song with drums and bass, multiple contributions by Grime's Marco on guitars/noise, and a haunting duet with Dorthia Cottrell of Windhand. Link
Dheghom tracklist:
01. As Within
02. A Mare Called Night
03. Son
04. Vilomah (feat. Dorthia Cottrell)
05. Reckoning
06. Metastasis
07. Sanctuary
08. River Of Red
09. Emerald Death
10. Toll
11. So Without
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