EARLY MORTIIS RECORDS REISSUED BY PROJEKT RECORDS

Two of Mortiis' early out-of-print solo recordings, "Ånden som gjorde Opprør" and "Keiser av en dimensjon Ukjent," have been reissued by America's premiere darkwave label Projekt Records.

Originally released in the mid-'90s, the records offer a glimpse into the beginning of the Mortiis path, which has since morphed into an aggressive style with a full band. Each record consists of two musical pieces, at the time dubbed "dark dungeon music." These long, thoughtful pieces present a regal yet ancient mood; as if the soundtrack for ancient castles filled with forlorn kings looking out upon their lost kingdoms. Words are spoken in Norwegian, drifting into the background ambience.

"Musically this is miles away from what we do today as a band, but I still think of these albums as two great snapshots of what Mortiis was all about back in the mid-'90s," said Mortiis.

Each release has updated artwork and is in digipak format. "I think the artwork on these reissues probably mirror the atmospheres on those albums a lot better than the original artwork," Mortiis said. "The 'Ånden...' artwork was heavily changed for the reissue version but the 'Keiser...' art was pretty much left intact. They look really uniform now, which I'm pleased with because in terms of sonics, they're sort of sister albums."

Mortiis is presently writing and recording new material for a 2007 release.

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