The Smell of Rain ( October 22nd, 2001 Catalog ID:

1.  Scar Trek / Parasite God  06:02    Show lyrics
2.  Flux / Mental Maelstrom  06:46    Show lyrics
3.  Spirit in a Vacuum  04:53    Show lyrics
4.  Monolith  03:59    Show lyrics
5.  You Put a Hex on Me  05:45    Show lyrics
6.  Everyone Leaves  06:41    Show lyrics
7.  Marshland  04:43    Show lyrics
8.  Antimental  06:17    Show lyrics
9.  Smell the Witch  05:43    Show lyrics

Band members
Mortiis  Synthesizer, Programming, Vocals (lead & backing)
Guest/Session
Chris A.  Guitars
Nicklas Trane  Bass (additional) (Track 8)
John Prozac  Programming (additional)
Johanna Wetter  Violin
Cecilia Lindgren  Violin
Åsa Anveden  Cello
Sarah Jezebel Deva  Vocals (soprano, alto, harmonies)
Alzahr  Bass
Martina Binder  Vocals (additional lead & alto)
Fredrik Bergström  Timpani, percussion
Mika Lindberg  Vocals (Alto)
Raptor  Vocals (Alto)
Suvi-Tuulia Virtanen  Vocals (alto)
Staffan Wieslander  Cello
Miscellaneous staff
Mortiis  Producer, Mixing, Art Direction
Rickard Bengtsson  Mixing, Mastering, Engineering
Erik Lundberg  Engineering (timpani, percussion)
Anna Kallberg  Photography
Johan Hammarman  Artwork, Art Direction, Logo
Alan Jaeger  Snake Logo
Conny Larsson  Engineering
Niklas Trané  Engineering 

The first non-ambient Mortiis album, and the only one in the darkwave/synthpop style.

Available as normal CD, CD+DVD (in Germany only) and 2xLP limited to 1000 copies.

Remastered version released in 2003 with bonus tracks:

10. Paranoid God Pt. 1 (The Iconoclast Mix) (07:00)
11. Marshland (The Excursion Mix) (04:40)
12. Monolithic Dub (07:44)
13. You Put Hex On Me (Tarmvred Remix) (03:51)

All music was written in its majority by Mortiis between 1999 and 2001.
All lyrics written by Mortiis between 1999 and 2001.
All songs published by Earache Songs (UK) ltd.

Recording information:

Conceived, written and recorded at:
Silver Dragon, Sweden
The Green Spider, Norway
The Dark, Dark Tunnel, Norway
 [bad word] On Earth, Gothenburg
Studio

Mixed and mastered at Studio.