PT-18 Merkury - Mori Otis
It is our deep pleasure to announce the coming of an exclusive cassette edition of Merkury’s “Mori Otis,” a frigid whirlwind of raw, icy black metal cosmiche by the artist responsible for such touchstone atmospheric/ambient projects as Boreal, Spektral Hatchery, Twilight Falls, and Starless Domain. In its 24-minute runtime, we are taken on a voidgazing journey through a dark abyss of horrific beauty, borne by dense synthetic pulsings to a cataclysmic eruption of gelid blasting with papery tremolo melodies and distant invocations. With deference to the captivatingly primitive sound of classic Darkthrone records, Merkury builds an impressive audio journey that evokes a startling depth around familiar treble-destroyed thrumming, bolstered by a mature melodic sense and warm analog keyboard work; an idiosyncratic coalescence that is truly captivating.
Listeners of Paysage d’Hiver, Darkspace, Arkhtinn, and Aureole will surely find enthrallment in their listenings of “Mori Otis.”
We are offering a limited edition of 50 silver-on-black pro cassettes with printed j-cards, housed in hand-stitched grey felt outer sleeves, to be shipped on 3-3-20.
Digital & 3" CD editions available direct from the artist at:
mercurymerkury.bandcamp.com/album/mori-otis
"In my opinion Merkury are a very great sounding atmospheric ambient black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep." - OCCULT BLACK METAL ZINE
"Merkury creates an ice cold sinister but also spacey 90s black metal atmosphere on Mori Otis . An interesting and thematic cassette with an original approach. The album takes the listener on a somewhat alienating and monotonous cosmic journey, with a superlative creativity displayed." - ZWARE METALEN
released March 3, 2020