Kariti betekent 'rouwen om de doden' in het Kerkslavisch. Met zo'n bandnaam weet je dat je geen vrolijke poprock moet verwachten. Wat je in de plaats krijgt, is echter stukken interessanter.
A Mare Called Night grijpt je vanaf de eerste noot bij de keel. Karati’s betoverende stem wordt bijgestaan door donkere ambient met folkinvloeden. Duistere lyrics en analoge synths dragen bij aan het bevreemdend sfeertje dat deze song uitwasemt. Drie minuten en 44 seconden zijn veel te kort voor dit prachtige, poëtische nummer.
Deze artieste blijft trouwens niet onopgemerkt: ze mocht het voorprogramma van Brutus verzorgen tijdens het Italiaanse deel van hun tour. Een naam om in de gaten te houden.
Dheghom verschijnt op 2 februari 2024 via Lay Bare Recordings.
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kariti (карити) is a Russian-born artist based in Italy. Her debut 'Covered Mirrors' was released in September 2020 by 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, Conny Ochs, among others and recently was 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 the 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.
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 bare.
