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The Smell of Rain

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TypeStudio Full-length
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GenresDarkwave, Electropop
LabelsEarache Records
FormatCD, Digital, Vinyl (LP)
Length50:49
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The Smell of Rain Information

Track listing (Songs)

Title Length Rating Votes
1. Scar Trek / Parasite God 6:02 - 0
2. Flux / Mental Maelstrom 6:46 - 0
3. Spirit in a Vacuum 4:53 - 0
4. Monolith 3:59 - 0
5. You Put a Hex on Me 5:45 - 0
6. Everyone Leaves 6:41 - 0
7. Marshland 4:43 - 0
8. Antimental 6:17 - 0
9. Smell the Witch 5:43 - 0

Line-up (Members)

  • Mortiis : Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Programming, Songwriting, Lyrics

Guest / session musicians

  • Nicklas Trané : Bass (track 8)
  • John Prozac : Programming (additional)
  • Sarah Jezebel Deva : Vocals (soprano, alto, harmonies)
  • Alzahr : Bass
  • Martina Binder : Vocals (alto)
  • Fredrik Bergström : Timpani, Percussion
  • Mika Lindberg : Vocals (alto)
  • Raptor : Vocals (alto)
  • Suvi-Tuulia Virtanen : Vocals (alto)
  • Staffan Wieslander : Cello
  • Åsa Anveden : Cello
  • Cecilia Lindgren : Violin
  • Johanna Wetter : Violin
  • Chris A. : Guitars

Production staff / artist

  • Mortiis : Producer, Mixing Engineer, Art Direction
  • Rickard Bengtsson : Mixing, Mastering Engineer, Engineer
  • Erik Lundberg : Engineer (timpani, percussion)
  • Anna Kallberg : Photography
  • Johan Hammarman : Artwork, Art Direction, Logo
  • Alan Jaeger : Snake Logo
  • Conny Larsson : Engineer
  • Niklas Trané : Engineer
Additional notes
All music was written in its majority by Mortiis between 1999 and 2001.
All lyrics written by Mortiis between 1999 and 2001.

Conceived, written and recorded at:
Silver Dragon, Sweden
The Green Spider, Norway
The Dark, Dark Tunnel, Norway
Hell On Earth, Gothenburg
A Studio

Mixed and mastered at A Studio.

The first non-ambient Mortiis album, and the only one in the darkwave/synthpop style.

Available as normal CD, CD+DVD (in Germany only) and 2xLP limited to 1000 copies.

Mortiis Discography

Album title Type Released Rating Votes Reviews
(1994) Studio - 0 0
(1995) Studio - 0 0
(1995) Studio - 0 0
(1996) EP - 0 0
(1996) EP - 0 0
(1996) EP - 0 0
(1996) EP - 0 0
(1996) EP - 0 0
(1999) Studio - 0 0
(2001) Studio - 0 0
(2004) Studio - 0 0
(2010) Studio - 0 0
(2010) Live - 0 0