KARITI Covered Mirrors CD 2020

Covered Mirrors

CD

'Covered Mirrors' is the debut of карити (kariti) - ('mourn the dead' in church Slavonic, an antique Slavic liturgical language) - a Russian-born artist based in Italy, and represents a cathartic peregrination through bereavement.
Years of exploring diverse genres and forms of art, music and literature inspired k. to finally write music for many poems piled up over the years and record ‘Covered Mirrors’ in summer of 2019.
This record is recommended to those who enjoy the music of Marissa Nadler, David Tibet, Scott Kelly, Chelsea Wolfe, Nick Cave and other artists exploring dark, sombre atmospheres with profound lyrical content.
It was recorded and mixed on an old secluded countryside property by Lorenzo Della Rovere, (acoustic guitar on ‘The Baptism of a Witch’, slide guitar on ‘Sky Burial’) and mastered by Lorenzo Stecconi (Ufomammut, Zu, Grime).
The record features a contribution from Marco (Grime) who plays electric guitar on 'Sky Burial' and 'Anna: Requiem do Death'. Music for 'The Baptism of a Witch' is inspired by an antique Russian folk song about reincarnation 'Razlilas rechka bystraya'. Lyrics for 'Anna' are based on a loose translation of Anna Akhmatova's poem 'Requiem: to Death'. All songs are written, performed and produced by k. Intro features a mix of traditional Russian funeral singing.