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Still Life

By KARITI

KARITI • STILL LIFE
comes in 180g color-in-color vinyl • lyric insert • free download code

'an existential liturgy for the lost, the disillusioned and the questioning. these songs are the aftermath of being galvanized into a disillusioned reflection on human life and the way it is lived by most of us in the world in its current state'

You might enjoy this if you like Nico, Wovenhand, Soap&skin, Grouper, Scout Niblett, Julee Cruise.

kariti (карити) - 'to mourn the dead' in church Slavonic - is an emotional & creative outlet of ekaterina - a Russian-born poet and songwriter based in Italy. Her debut 'Covered Mirrors' was released in 2020 (Aural music) and represents a "cathartic peregrination through bereavement’. The sophomore record 'Dheghom' (Lay Bare recordings, 2024) saw a development in sound, songwriting and instrumentation played by ekaterina, adding key instruments to her previously main tool - guitar. Dheghom also features a few contributions by guest musicians and a haunting duet with Dorthia Cottrell (Windhand). Marco, the leader of the heavy sludge band Grime contributes to the tracks with additional guitars/drones/noise and often joins kariti for live performances. 

Starting to play live only in 2022, kariti toured multiple times in Europe and in the UK, sharing the stage with bands like Messa and Brutus and often performing in unique venues such as church ruins, chappels and cemeteries. Her intense live shows have been described as liturgy-like, enigmatic and cathartic. In September 2023, an industrial/ trip-hop/shoegaze s/t EP was released under the moniker Néant - a collaboration between ekaterina and Void of the 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’. Ekaterina is frequently asked to compose vocal lines, write lyrics and lend her voice to extreme bands, including 2024 releases by Bedsore (IT, 20 BUCK SPIN) and Limbes (FR, Frozen Records). In October 2024 a special performance took place - a live score for Robert Wiene’s 1924 Austrian silent horror classic ‘Orlac’s Hände’; commissioned by Trieste Science+Fiction Film Festival. kariti's new album is coming in November 2025 and will be followed by tours and festival appearances. 

Still Life is mastered by John 'Spud' Murphy, Kin Guerrilla Sound Studios in Dublin, Ireland. John is also known for his work with Lankum, among others.

RECORDING INFO:

all songs composed & performed by ekaterina
all instruments by ekaterina, additional guitar/noise/drone machine by marco matta
recorded by lorenzo della rovere in corno di rosazzo, italy
produced & mixed by lorenzo della rovere & ekaterina
mastered by john 'spud' murphy in guerrilla sound studios in dublin, ireland
cover art image by ashley tofu & laura sans gassò
layout, lettering & design by strxart

*KARITI BUNDLE* Still Life (vinyl) and Dheghom handnumbered CD with a 16p lyric/photographic booklet available as bundle!

 DHEGHOM, kariti’s second full-length released in 2024 on vinyl (SOLD OUT at Lay Bare Recordings) is released on CD as well - featuring an exclusive bonus track ‘Katie Cruel'*.

The album features the use of 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 guitars/noise, and a haunting duet with Dorthia Cottrell (Windhand). all songs are written by kariti*, produced by kariti and Lorenzo Della Rovere, recorded and mixed by Lorenzo Della Rovere in Italy in 2023, mastered by Lorenzo Stecconi. Strings and Dorthia's vocals recorded by Jon K. in USA in 2023, all photography by Laura Sans Gassó

*Katie Cruel is a traditional song arranged by kariti for Rhodes piano. 

The beautiful Dheghom album on vinyl is available at live shows and via kariti's bandcamp page: https://kariti.bandcamp.com/album/dheghom

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