Rigor Mortiss – Klechdy (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, Cinematographic, Experimental.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Polish formation Rigor Mortiss composed the music of this album for the film “Klechdy”. The movie was originally released in 2018 and was internationally acclaimed.
Content: From the very first notes you can easily recognize this album has been composed as a Soundtrack. The instrumental tracks are rather short, instrumentals (by the exception of the last song) and revealing dark atmospheres clearly appropriated for this kind of purpose. Rigor Mortiss mixes Industrial sound treatments and bombastic guitar and percussion –reminding me of The Swans, with some accordion sounds. The final cut is a mix of accordion creating a somewhat Folk touch together with a male rapper.
+ + + : The artwork of the album looks cool. Among the tracklist I’ve been especially fascinated and surprised by the last track. You don’t exactly expect a kind of accordion sound mixed with Rap vocals. It’s weird, but absolutely great!
– – – : This is the kind of music, which is hard to imagine without the images of the film.
Conclusion: Composing a Soundtrack often is like a dream coming true for artists. I’ve heard more exciting soundtracks, but it’s a pleasant listen.
Best songs: “I’ve Been Searching For Way Out”.
Rate: 6½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/RigorMortissOfficial
Label: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum
About Rigor Mortiss
Rigor Mortiss is a rock and industrial band formed in 1990 in Płock, Poland. Discogs lists Grzegorz Chudzik, Jacek Sokołowski, Małgorzata Florczak Tillbaka, Maciej Wasilewski and Maciej Stoliński as members.
The band issued a self-titled release in 1993. Requiem Records put out the CD and DVD set “Archive Series” in 2014 and the album “Brud” in 2015, the year the band also self-released a limited CDr edition of the same title. Zoharum issued the album “Wbrewny” on CD in 2019 and released “Klechdy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” as a limited CD mini-album on 31 August 2021.
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