This entry covers a music album. For the entry about the scent observed when it rains go to Petrichor

Petrichor

Petrichor is the scent of rain on dry earth. The word is constructed from Greek, petra, meaning stone + ichor, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology....

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The Smell of Rain is the name of an album released by solo artist Mortiis

Mortiis

Mortiis is a band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', which is the pronunciation used by the band. However, Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story...

 in 2001.

The initial CD press run for Germany contained a bonus DVD including the 'Parasite God' video. The LP was a double gatefold with a 12" lyric insert. A remastered version was released later, as Mortiis requested. It contained four remixed songs. Initial attempts at getting the CD booklet printed as transparent layers of art and text was turned down by the label, several times. Though this was done for the next album (The Grudge

The Grudge (album)

The Grudge is an album released by Mortiis. It was recorded at Silvertone Studios in Fredrikstad, Norway in 2003-2004 and released in 2004.The artwork was done by Jean Sebastian Rossbach of the Design.-Track listing:...

) as a "Strictly Ltd Edition 'Decadent' PVC Sleeve".

The artwork was produced by Johan Hammarman.

Released in 2001 under the Earache label. This was the first album where Mortiis took the role as lead vocalist, which had previously been filled by Sarah Jezebel Deva

Sarah Jezebel Deva

Sarah Jane , better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is a British vocalist. She was the female vocalist in Cradle of Filth for 14 years and also fronts her own band, Angtoria. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project. The debut album A Sign of Sublime was released in February...

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Mortiis looks back on this album, and is amazed at how 'gothic' it sounds - even though it wasn't intended. In the booklet, Mortiis is seen unmasked under the pseudonym of 'John Prozac'.

On the back of the album, there is a circle with symbols inside. This is a form of the 'Secret Seal of Solomon

Seal of Solomon

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Track listing

• All Songs Written By Mortiis.

1. "Scar Trek / Parasite God" – 6:02
2. "Flux / Mental Maelstrom" – 6:46
3. "Spirit in a Vacuum" – 4:53
4. "Monolith" – 3:59
5. "You Put a Hex on Me" – 5:45
6. "Everyone Leaves" – 6:41
7. "Marshland" – 4:43
8. "Antimental" – 6:17
9. "Smell the Witch" – 5:43

The following tracks were remixes available on a special remastered edition released in 2002:

1. "Paranoid God Pt.1 (the iconoclast mix)" – 7:00 - Brian Lustmord
   Lustmord
   Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982...
   
   
2. "Marshland (the excursion mix)" – 4:40 - Raven Fox
3. "Monolithic dub" – 7:44 - Brian Lustmord
   Lustmord
   Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982...
   
   
4. "You Put a Hex on Me" – 3:51 - Tarmvred

Personnel

• Mortiis: Lead Vocal, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synth Programming, Drum Programming
• Martina Binder: Additional Lead Vocal
• Sarah Jezebel Deva
  Sarah Jezebel Deva
  Sarah Jane , better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is a British vocalist. She was the female vocalist in Cradle of Filth for 14 years and also fronts her own band, Angtoria. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project. The debut album A Sign of Sublime was released in February...
  
  : Vocal Harmonies, Soprano
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
   Vocal
• Mika Lindberg, "Raptor", Suvi-Tuulia Virtanen: Alto
  Alto
  Alto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" in Italian, that has several possible interpretations.When designating instruments, "alto" frequently refers to a member of an instrumental family that has the second highest range, below that of the treble or soprano. Hence,...
  
   Vocals
• Chris A.: Guitars
• Alzahr: Bass
• Staffan Wieslander, Åsa Anveden: Cello
• Cecilia Lindgren, Johanna Wetter: Violin
• Frederik Bergstrom: Tympani, Percussion

Production

• Arranged, Produced, Recorded & Engineered By Mortiis
• Percussion Recorded & Engineered By Erik Lundberg
• Mixed By Rickard Bengtsson & Mortiis
• Mastered By Rickard Bengtsson

External links

• "The Smell Of Rain" at discogs