THE BEAST

[photo: Ferdinando Bassi]

Lay Bare Recordings are proud to have signed dark ambient act, kariti, for the release of her upcoming, new studio album titled Dheghom! kariti’s second full-length offering will be available as Vinyl on February 2, 2024; the album pre-sale has just started at: https://laybarerecordings.com/release/dheghom-by-kariti-lbr053. A lyric video for the first single, A Mare Called Night, is now premiering below!

"Hearing the voice of ekaterina from 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.” Lay Bare Recordings owner, Désirée Hanssen, comments. "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."

kariti states: "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 goes beyond words. A few different labels could have become the home of Dheghom, but when Désirée of Lay Bare recordings got back to me, I instantly knew that was it. The way she spoke about it made me feel that she understood exactly what this record meant (to me) and that she would be as keen to work on it as a label can be. I am extremely happy and proud to collaborate with such a forward-thinking label driven by this powerhouse of a woman, who puts all her passion, enthusiasm and energy into helping underground artists to get their music heard and I cannot wait to see where this path takes us.“

Dive deeper into kariti's captivating, dark sound and listen to the first single, A Mare Called Night, now streaming here: