Mortal was a functional entity in the early 90's. They broke up and went on to create music under the name Fold Zandura. Mortal is back and they have signed with Tooth and Nail to release "Nu-En-Jin."
Mortal is back after an extended hiatus. If you were expecting something similar to Fold Zandura (Mortal's side project) then you've got the wrong idea. Nu-En-Jin is much more industrial and techno based. There's no guitar but instead, complex sounds and melodies. As you would expect there's a lot of electronica but this is teamed up with piano, drums and vocals that come in and out of the music at will. Not as rock based as some previous Mortal material, Nu-En-Jin is all about the dance. My favorite songs were "Floranclaude" which is kind of a slower number and "Mujo." The whole album is a good listen. Uplifting, energizing, and reflective all at once.
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Other coverage for this album
Art for the Ears 2002Reviewed by Marco PovervestMortal's new musical engine is a radical return to the roots. Lusis, their first album came out ten years ago and Nu-En-Jin sounds like doing it all over again. Evidence of this are two classic tracks from Lusis that were remixed, modernized. Here are those dance beats and distorted voices and samples again. It's different to the stuff that Gyro and Jerome did with Fold Zandura. Back in 1992 it…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Tony LaFianzaJyro Xhan and Jerome Fontamillas first appeared about a decade ago when they made up the new industrial music team of Mortal introducing most of Christian music to the industrial scene and sound. Since then, fans kept in touch with these two through more than a few musical incarnations, together and separately. They have sung and continue to sing ballads, praise music, dance music, and pop rock…Similar sounding releases
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