The Smell of Rain ( October 22nd, 2001 Catalog ID: MOSH248CD Label: Earache Records Format: CD
1. Scar Trek / Parasite God 06:02 Show lyrics 2. Flux / Mental Maelstrom 06:46 Show lyrics 3. Spirit in a Vacuum 04:53 Show lyrics 4. Monolith 03:59 Show lyrics 5. You Put a Hex on Me 05:45 Show lyrics 6. Everyone Leaves 06:41 Show lyrics 7. Marshland 04:43 Show lyrics 8. Antimental 06:17 Show lyrics 9. Smell the Witch 05:43 Show lyrics
Band members Mortiis Synthesizer, Programming, Vocals (lead & backing) Guest/Session Chris A. Guitars Nicklas Trane Bass (additional) (Track 8) John Prozac Programming (additional) Johanna Wetter Violin Cecilia Lindgren Violin Åsa Anveden Cello Sarah Jezebel Deva Vocals (soprano, alto, harmonies) Alzahr Bass Martina Binder Vocals (additional lead & alto) Fredrik Bergström Timpani, percussion Mika Lindberg Vocals (Alto) Raptor Vocals (Alto) Suvi-Tuulia Virtanen Vocals (alto) Staffan Wieslander Cello Miscellaneous staff Mortiis Producer, Mixing, Art Direction Rickard Bengtsson Mixing, Mastering, Engineering Erik Lundberg Engineering (timpani, percussion) Anna Kallberg Photography Johan Hammarman Artwork, Art Direction, Logo Alan Jaeger Snake Logo Conny Larsson Engineering Niklas Trané Engineering
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.
Remastered version released in 2003 with bonus tracks:
10. Paranoid God Pt. 1 (The Iconoclast Mix) (07:00) 11. Marshland (The Excursion Mix) (04:40) 12. Monolithic Dub (07:44) 13. You Put A Hex On Me (Tarmvred Remix) (03:51)
All music was written in its majority by Mortiis between 1999 and 2001. All lyrics written by Mortiis between 1999 and 2001. All songs published by Earache Songs (UK) ltd.
Recording information:
Conceived, written and recorded at: Silver Dragon, Sweden The Green Spider, Norway The Dark, Dark Tunnel, Norway Hell On Earth, Gothenburg A Studio