MORTIIS/REINERT KIIL Short Film Available As Free Download

OSLO, Norway - "Vardøger," the short film set to Mortiis' "Geisteskrank," has been made available as a free download and can be downloaded via www.mortiis.com.

The film, directed by noted Norwegian "shock" filmmaker Reinert Kiil is a mind-blowing visual to accompany Mortiis' track, recorded during the same sessions that yielded Mortiis' latest work, "The Great Deceiver."

"There's this (un)quiet desperation in the mini that Reinert created," Mortiis said. "Something disgusting and forbidden - his personal demons, apparently. I can relate to that, the grit and the decadence. It was a huge part of my life for a long time, as well...that collection of demons and the various ways in which they manifest themselves. With me it was music and lyrics, with Reinert it's the visual."

The film debuted at the BUT film festival in Breda, The Netherlands, on September 8 along Kiil's full-length films, "Hora" and "Inside the Whore."

Kiil began toying around with filmmaking as an adolescent. The director has now gained notoriety as Norway's only Grindhouse filmmaker. Kiil's work with Mortiis is his first musical collaboration. Both parties were intrigued by the idea of delving into the other's artform, but both were waiting to find that kindred soul to capture a shared essence. Mortiis and Kiil found that in each other.

"The music is sonically fused with a glimpse of his soul - or crazed mind or whatever it might be - and it is complete, a sordid success," Mortiis said. "The result is sleazy, strange, disturbing, and extremely violent."

MORTIIS/REINERT KIIL Short Film To Be Made Available For One Month Via Free Download

"Vardøger," the short film set to Mortiis' "Geisteskrank," will be made available as a free download beginning October 1 via www.mortiis.com.

The film, directed by noted Norwegian "shock" filmmaker Reinert Kiil is a mind-blowing visual to accompany Mortiis' track, recorded during the same sessions that yielded Mortiis' latest work, "The Great Deceiver."

"There's this (un)quiet desperation in the mini that Reinert created," Mortiis said. "Something disgusting and forbidden - his personal demons, apparently. I can relate to that, the grit and the decadence. It was a huge part of my life for a long time, as well...that collection of demons and the various ways in which they manifest themselves. With me it was music and lyrics, with Reinert it's the visual."

The film debuted at the BUT film festival in Breda, The Netherlands, on September 8 along Kiil'sfull-length films, "Hora" and "Inside the Whore."

Kiil began toying around with filmmaking as an adolescent. The director has now gained notoriety as Norway's only Grindhouse filmmaker.Kiil's work with Mortiis is his first musical collaboration. Both parties were intrigued by the idea of delving into the other's artform, but both were waiting to find that kindred soul to capture a shared essence. Mortiis and Kiil found that in each other.

"The music is sonically fused with a glimpse of his soul - or crazed mind or whatever it might be - and it is complete, a sordid success," Mortiis said. "The result is sleazy, strange, disturbing, and extremely violent."

The download will be available for free for one month only.

RELEASE DATES CONFIRMED FOR MORTIIS REISSUES

Ordo MCM has confirmed the release dates for this summer's reissue of Mortiis' classic "Era1" records "Ånden som Gjorde Opprør" and "Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent." "Ånden som Gjorde Opprør" is set for release on July 9, with "Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent" following on July 23.

The records will be released as exclusive limited vinyl additions, with 250 copies of each title on classic black vinyl and 250 on special swirl colored vinyl. "Vinyl is what I grew up with," Mortiis said. "It just seems more 'real' and tangible to me. It has more credibility somehow, like it's a real album whereas when CDs came out, it just seemed like this dead, soulless container for music." Mortiis himself was closely involved in all aspects of the project, from the artwork to choosing vinyl colors. Both releases will be issued with matte gatefold covers, featuring the artwork of Swedish artist John Bauer.

"When we reissued those two on CD a few years ago, as they'd been out of print for years, I decided to use Bauer for both," said Mortiis. "I still really love his art. It's very Scandinavian - dreamy, dense forest landscapes with all these mythological creatures our folklore is so full of. He really illustrated that in a way I personally found very 'fetching.' At the time I could look at his paintings for a long time and just let my imagination run wild."

Fans of Era1 Mortiis can also find a treasure trove of collectibles available for purchase at Mortiis' blog-sale at mortiisnews.com. The massive list of items continues on numerous pages, so be sure to click on "older posts" to view more items!

Italian-based Ordo MCM is a vinyl-only record label that was founded in 2003. The company's releases are available via its website, as well as through select mailorder/retail outlets.

 

MORTIIS: Vinyl Reissue Announced for "Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent"

The exploration of Mortiis' classic "Era1" recordings continues this summer with the re-release of his 1995 album, "Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent," by Italian label Ordo MCM on July 23.

"Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent" delves deeper into Mortiis' passion for creating dark, epic soundscapes, inspired by the unlikely combination of black metal, KISS/WASP, and Tolkien. "I always said those elements got thrown into a hotpot and out came Mortiis," he said.

Though the album's two tracks, "Reisene til grotter og Ødemarker" and "Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent," were recorded entirely using synths, the writing process behind the tracks was a much more organic experience.

"I wasn't using sequencers or any other means of recording parts and ideas as I went along, so everything was by ear and making notes," Mortiis said. "I'd come up with parts I liked, and keeping those in mind I'd come up with other parts that I thought would layer correctly on top. It was all about remembering things. I used a color-coding system when I wrote the music down. It wasn't sheet music or notations of any sort, just me writing down the name of the sound in blue, red, green, or whatever, and also the settings for each sound in brackets, like amount of reverb, release, decay, et cetera. I only really owned one synth, which was a cheap Roland JV30 - real entry level stuff, but it had some good sounds on it."

"Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent" will be distributed in the US by Hells Headbangers (www.hellsheadbangers.com) and 20 Buck Spin (www.20buckspin.com). The release will be available in Europe via the Ordo MCM website.

 

MORTIIS ANNOUNCES UK RETURN WITH COMBICHRIST

Following a wildly success European tour, Mortiis will once again team up with Combichrist for another round of dates in the UK this summer.

"We haven´t played the UK in a while, it feels great to finally be able to get back over there and meet some old friends and hopefully gain some new ones," said band namesake Mortiis.  "The European tour with Combichrist was a blast so we know this one will be too."

The Mortiis/Combichrist European tour took the two groups on a two month-long trek all throughout the continent.  During the tour, Mortiis offered fans a preview of the band's newest material, which is starkly heavier and more aggressive than past offerings. 

Prior to the European tour, Mortiis was focused preparing  their latest releases, the upcoming full-length "The Great Deceiver" and "Perfectly Defect," a free digital download unveiled October 10 at www.mortiis.com.  "

Tickets for the UK dates are available at http://eee-uk.net/eeetickets/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=mortiis.

UK dates for Mortiis and Combichrist:

 June 28  Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads

 June 29  Leamington Spa, UK @ The Assembly

 June 30  Manchester, UK @ Academy

 July 01  Glasgow, UK @ The Classic Grand

 July 02  Nottingham, UK @ Rock City

July 03  London, UK @ Koko

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MORTIIS READY TO HIT THE ROAD THIS WEEK

OSLO, Norway – After a month of prepping, Mortiis is ready to hit the road later this week for a full European tour with Combichrist.

"The new material rocks hard,” enthused Mortiis, namesake of the ever-evolving band.  “The old has been upgraded to the point where it stands well next to the new material.”

The new material will be drawn from the band’s latest release, “Perfectly Defect,” which was released last fall as a free digital download.  Mortiis will also showcase songs from the upcoming release, “The Great Deceiver.”

"Now we are also curious, nervous and excited about our fans, old and new, will take to it, " he added. "They spent a lot of energy in recent weeks to improve the quality of live sound and it will be very obvious. They think it will translate to the real performance of the band, too."

Mortiis & Combichrist European Tour

OSLO, Norway - Mortiis will return to the touring circuit this winter with a two-month, full European tour supporting evil-electro outfit Combichrist.

"In some fundamental ways, Combichrist and Mortiis are very different, but in other fundamental ways, we are very much the same," expl ained vocalist and namesake Mortiis. "At the end of the day, both bands have this 'f-you' attitude. It's expressed somewhat differently musically, but energy and attitude-wise we're carrying the same torch, so to speak. I think fans of both bands will pick up on that."

Mortiis took a break from touring while preparing their latest releases, the soon-to-emerge next album, "the Great Deceiver" and "Perfectly Defect," a totally free digital download. Unveiled October 10, "Perfectly Defect" is full-length, downloadable album available at www.mortiis.com. "Perfectly Defect" is the quintessential prelude to the world of "The Great Deceiver" - while the latter is heavier and darker, the former is varied, experimental, and largely instrumental. The bottom line is that "Perfectly Defect" leads into "The Great Deceiver" acting as a crucial stage in the evolution of Mortiis' music.

The group is anxious to get back on stage and is ready to unleash months of pent-up aggression during their live show. Fans can expect to hear tracks from "Perfectly Defect" and "The Great Deceiver," as well as some older songs with a different twist.

"We've seriously pimped up a selection of older songs that we'll be performing," Mortiis said. "So, across the board, it will be a new, and for lack of a better expression, very 'pimped up' bunch of songs!"

A tour with Combichrist was imminent. Aside from having a long acquaintance with Combichrist's founder and Norwegian-native Andy LaPlegua, drummer Joe Letz is an extended member of the Mortiis family. After connecting with Letz during Mortiis' US tour with the Genitorturers - Letz's former band - the drummer got involved with Mortiis on some of the recording of "The Great Deceiver."

"It was just a question of time until we'd go out on tour together again," Mortiis said. "Joe is still a part of this band, the way we all see it. We always have a great time when we're together and I think this is something everyone's been wanting to happen for a while now. So when the opportunity came about, we pretty much did what had to be done to make it happen."

COMBICHRIST + MORTIIS

Monsters on tour 2011:

20.01.2011 Sao Mamede, Guimarães, Portugal 

21.01.2011 Caracol, Madrid, Spain

22.01.2011 Salamandra 1, Barcelona, Spain

23.01.2011 Totem, Pamplona, Spain

25.01.2011 Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France 

26.01.2011 X-Tra Limmathaus, Zürich, Switzerland

27.01.2011 Tunnels, Milan, Italy 

28.01.2011 Alpheus, Rome, Italy 

29.01.2011 Velvet, Rimini, Italy 

01.02.2011 Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France 

02.02.2011 Le Divan du Monde, Paris, France 

03.02.2011 Trix, Antwerp, Belgium 

04.02.2011 Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands 

05.02.2011 Essigfabrik-PLUSWELT-Festival, Köln (Cologne), Germany

06.02.2011 Tivoli, Bremen, Germany 

08.02.2011 Posten, Odense, Denmark 

09.02.2011 Forbrændingen, Albertslund (Kopenhagen), Denmark 

11.02.2011 Sticky Fingers, Göteborg, Sweden

12.02.2011 Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway 

13.02.2011 Kägelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden

15.02.2011 Yo-Talo, Tampere, Finland

16.02.2011 On the Rocks, Helsinki, Finland

18.02.2011 Kosmonaut, St. Petersburg, Russia

19.02.2011 Tochka, Moscow, Russia

20.02.2011 Tele Club, Ekaterinburg, Russia

22.02.2011 Riga Melna Piektdina, Riga, Latvia 

24.02.2011 Ucho, Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland

25.02.2011 Berlin Columbia Club, Berlin, Germany 

26.02.2011 Bunker/Strasse E, Dresden, Germany 

01.03.2011 Silver Church Club, Bukarest, Romania

02.03.2011 RBF, Sofia, Bulgaria 

03.03.2011 Mylos Club, Salonica (Thessaloniki), Greece 

04.03.2011 SKC, Belgrade, Serbia 

05.03.2011 Boogaloo, Zagreb, Croatia 

06.03.2011 Szene Wien, Wien/Vienna, Austria 

07.03.2011 A 38, Budapest, Hungary 

09.03.2011 Backstage, München, Germany

10.03.2011 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany 

11.03.2011 Meier Music Hall-Festival of Darkness, Braunschweig, Germany 

12.03.2011 Universal dog-Dark Dance Treffen, Lahr, Germany

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Mortiis "Perfectly Defect" : Perfectly Free

OSLO, Norway – Mortiis returns to satiate fans’ desire for new music this October 10 with “Perfectly Defect,” a completely free, full-length, downloadable album.

“Putting ‘Perfectly Defect’ out as a free download was a decision we made after some consideration,” said the band’s namesake Mortiis. “The new model of the music business is important to keep in mind; there´s a new mentality out there in terms of how people acquire their music now. For better or worse, music seems to have become a medium a lot of people aren´t prepared to pay for in the old fashioned way. So, we paid to record it out of our own pockets ‘cos we thought it would be a really cool gift to our fans that have been waiting around for ages for something new to come out.”

Mortiis has spent much of the past couple years writing and recording “The Great Deceiver,” the long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s full-length “The Grudge” and the 2007 remix album, “Some Kind of Heroin.” “Perfectly Defect” is the quintessential prelude to the world of “The Great Deceiver” – while the latter is heavier and darker, the former is varied, experimental, and largely instrumental. The bottom line is that “Perfectly Defect” leads into “The Great Deceiver” acting as a crucial stage in the evolution of Mortiis’ music.

“When we were writing and working on ‘The Great Deceiver’, we were coming up with all sorts of inspired stuff, a really varied collection of music,” Mortiis offered. “Some of it was far too varied and experimental to be included in such an angry, dark album as ‘The Great Deceiver’ so we created a brand new album that is the introductory element to the more intricate world of ‘The Great Deceiver.’”

“I think we really captured a cool vibe here,” Mortiis enthused. “It’s not easy marrying anger with melody, but I believe we did it. The songs on ‘Perfectly Defect’ were created across a period of time, and I believe it shows in terms of what inspired these songs. They’re rather soundtrack-y in a dark and sometimes bombastic way.”

With the concept of digital distribution came a new empowerment for Mortiis – one where the artist controls his own artistic destiny.

“After our record deal finally expired, I had developed a profound aversion to the very idea of letting other people control my art, my lifework,” he said. “So, again, the idea of the new technology really did grow on me. We dealt with some really evil stuff in the industry. Nothing shocking in terms of industry practice, but at a human level, it was a living nightmare. It reached a point where we fired everyone around us except for the handful of people we knew we could trust. It was a big move, but had to be done in order to survive. It was like rewinding the clock back to the start and beginning with a clean slate. We started working on a ton of new music right then. With the advent of modern technology, we realized we could do a lot of stuff without the often self-serving, meddling record labels. No record label would ever have let us put out an album for free, with the option to donate if the fans wanted to.”

The album will be available at www.mortiis.com beginning on October 10. There is no cost for the download, but donations to cover the cost of recording may be made through the website.

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