Kariti Signs to Lay Bare Recordings; Dheghom Feb. 2 on Lay Bare Recordings; Teaser Posted
Kudos to Italian dark folk singer-songwriter Kariti — generally stylized lowercase: kariti — on signing to Lay Bare Recordings for the release of her second album, Dheghom, in Feb. 2024. The project debuted with 2020’s Covered Mirrors (review here) and produced the grim offshoot Néant with a self-titled EP, and some of the depth of arrangement brought to that outfit seems to have bled into Kariti as well.
I was fortunate enough to hear some demos earlier this year for songs that will presumably be on the record (one never knows until it shows up, and it’s early for that yet), and while Covered Mirrors was almost sneaky about how much was happening at any given point, there’s a bolder engagement with neo-folk and electronics alike, a bleak ambience rooted in human emotion. I’ve been looking forward to the finished product.
That it will arrive through the Netherlands’ Lay Bare Recordings is a boon for Dheghom, and I’ll hope to have more as we get closer to the release. For today, there’s a teaser below that hints at spaciousness to be manifest, and at 90 seconds is a little more substantial than ‘teaser’ generally indicates. I feel like usually they’re about a third as long, but here you get enough to actually dip your head in and immerse, if briefly.
Every little bit counts, right? I’m sure there will be another announcement with the album details, cover, probably a single and all that kind of normal got-a-record-coming stuff, but as Kariti heralds Dheghom — the name taken from the Mother Earth goddess of proto-Indo-European mythology — with this signing and the short clip, the message to keep an eye and/or ear out comes through clearly. Can do.
From the PR wire:
Dheghom will be released on February 2nd, 2024 on Lay Bare recordings, video by Damiano Tommasi.
Says Kariti: “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. i had to be patient and wait for a very long time to let it out, my appreciation to Désirée for doing this with me goes beyond any words.”
Says Désirée Hanssen of Lay Bare Recordings: “Hearing the voice of ekaterina from карити (kariti) made an instant connection with my heart and my skin. It was hard not to engage with her captivating blend of powerful vocals, engaging melodies, and evocative poems. kariti’s mix of intimate, stripped-down mourning folk songs with crisp sounding instruments and eerie harmonies creates a unique and emotional experience.
“The impact of kariti’s voice is evident, draws you as a listener into it and makes it easy to connect with the depth of her music and words. kariti’s resonant vocal tone adds a distinctive and profound quality to her music. It’s fascinating how a singer’s voice can shape the emotional experience of a song.
“Lay Bare Recordings is beyond thrilled to welcome kariti to the label and to collaborate on releasing her upcoming album. Incredibly exciting to walk the path of this rich and diverse musical experience together.”
Photo by Laura Sans Gassó.
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