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Dheghom

By KARITI

 

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 cult Italian label Aural Music (Negură Bunget, Imperial Triumphant, Messa) and represents a ‘cathartic peregrination through bereavement’.

Marco, the leader of the heavy sludge outfit Grime contributes to some of the songs and often joins kariti for live performances. In September 2023, an industrial/trip-hop/shoegaze s/t EP was released under the moniker Néant - a collaboration between kariti and Void of the anonymous Parisian industrial sludge collective Non Serviam.

 

According to CVLT Nation ‘if Portishead, Spirit Possession, The Bug, and The Body decided to create music together — the outcome just might sound like this band’.

 

kariti’s next record will see the light on February 2, 2024 courtesy of the independent forward-thinking Dutch label Lay Bare Recordings (Frayle, Thief (ex-Botanist), Yawning Man), focussed on high-quality vinyl releases, and sees a notable development in sound, songwriting and instrumentation used: apart from electirc guitars it features various synthesizers, analogue piano, strings by Jon K (live Cough, Dorthia Cottrell), a song with drums and bass, multiple contributions of Marco (Grime, Simian Steel) on guitar/noise, and a haunting duet with Dorthia Cottrell (Windhand, solo).

 

kariti’s atmosferic mournful ‘ambient folk’ 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, shared the stage with Messa, Grift, Conny Ochs, Plum Green among others, and recently was invited by Brutus to open the Italian leg of their tour. her intense live shows have been described as liturgy-like and cathartic and the touring schedule for 2024 is in the works upon the release of Dheghom.

 

for fans of: Nico, Steve Von Till, Marissa Nadler, Jarboe, Wovenhand, Hexvessel

 

This album comes in:

150x heavy weight 'fog' colored vinyl, 100x heavy weight black. Including a small 8 pages booklet

 

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