Mortal (2)

Mortal were and still remain my favorite band. Fathom had just been released when I heard the band for the first time. The sound was addictive, creative and original. Immediately I found Lusis and cherished listening to it. Most people that I asked had not heard of Mortal. The reason I believe was (and as said by GemRain), they were so far ahead of the game. So many people did not get their approach to sound and passed them by for other bands that sounded all the same. Every album Mortal have made took the listener of a different space on the audio spectrum. They were not afraid to experiment or even change their sound all together. Even projects that they help produce I recognised their sound and can happily say that I loved the music even before I knew for definite that they were involved. It has been years since they released any new material and I sadly did not see them live. (Except for some poor quality handycam video). Luckily I had the chance to thank Jerome when Switchfoot toured Australia years ago. He seemed genuinely shocked when I listed of pretty much every major project he had worked on. I shook His hand and walked away. Such a great memory and let it be known that the music of Mortal shall live forever. Lastly, make sure to look up some of their side projects like Jyradelix, Lucena and Fold Zandura. You'll be glad you did.

This band, Mortal, was 10 years ahead of there time in 1992; that is when I purchased the album, Fathom. Ironically the album was produced by another of my favorite artists, Terry Scott Taylor, and that really brought tears to my eyes. I am delighted to own as much of their music as possible. I would say that they set the stage for a whole industry of new music.

Thanks Jyro and Jerome; Go for and produce!

GemRain Germain Braaten