Mort Jardin

'Incidentals from The Dead Garden' LP released on 2nd August 2024. Audio links

Deliciously ill-conceived soundtrack to a pulp novel set in a location that the author may have once visited but never really saw.

International shipping, a war in the desert, religious icons, the heat, the cold.

"Feverish quality. Atmospheric and moving."

'Moody, fuzzy and aesthetic' Illustrate Magazine >>>

'An instrumental rock sound with charisma and stylishness lingers throughout' Obscure Sound >>>

'Ce projet est une exploration audacieuse de la musique comme moyen d’expression pure, dépouillée des contraintes de la narration verbale. Il invite l’auditeur à se perdre dans ses propres interprétations et à trouver une signification personnelle dans les sons et les ambiances soigneusement tissées par Mort Jardin.' extravafrench >>>

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The Punk Head

'Fragile' EP released on 31st January 2024. Audio links

Fragile / Cheap Basic Product / Boxes / Mid Morning Mind

Video for 'Fragile'

New album 'Delay Decay', out on 24/03/2023

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Torture, fear, terror, claustrophobia, suffocation, escape. A restless night with Mort Jardin.

Album art & lyric book in PDF. Free to download here.

“Mort Jardin keep evolving, whilst never discarding what they do best. Delay Decay fuses roadhouse blues and psychedelia with discordant yet masterfully structured soundscapes. It meanders pleasingly from poetic and dreamy to brutal and ice cool.” Joe Moorwood.

"Greater Manchester-based grunge outfit Mort Jardin have made their return with a brand new album “Delay Decay“! It sounds fantastic from the get-go, with gorgeous guitar tones throughout, a beautiful soundscape crafted on each track, and a symphony of vocals that really elevate the tracks. There’s beautiful guitar melodies throughout it all, especially in the breakdowns – creating a real eerie sense in the build-up back to the choruses. Well worth a listen for any fans of heavier music out there!" 'The Wrap' Bread Records

‘Psychedelic Noir Rock with influences from the past but with a modern futuristic vision’ edgarallanpoets.com

'Each track is iconic... revolutionizes rock with a dark but avant-garde style.... the perfect harmony between virtuosity and culture.' Iggy Magazine

'A symbiosis of the most disparate genres in highly cohesive propensities, but intoxicated by a smoky and underground atmosphere.' Music for All

'Bending the boundaries between genres, Delay Decay sees neo-psych swirling in the phantoms of jazz, swing and blues. Pieces and fragments of guitar dissolves into its impressionistic backdrop, composed of booming basslines and hypnotic drum loops. ' The Punkhead

'Mort’s musical sensibility shines through throughout the eight tracks in the album with his ability to create a cinematic realm of emotion and narration with each of his tracks and as a whole.... the tracks flow seamlessly from one to the next' Illustrate Magazine

Such an extraordinary palette of cool musical styles is united in one powerful tracklist' Indie Dock

'a thrilling ride from start to finish. With a unique blend of alternative rock, dark wave, and neo-psychedelia, Mort Jardin's sound is nothing short of captivating.' Elnews

'an unforgettable sound journey' Headbangers News

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The Other Side Reviews

Lost In The Nordics

Video for Mort Jardin's cover of Billy Idol's 'Eyes Without A Face '

Written by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens.

Video for 'Soaked in Fever ' from the new album 'Delay Decay'

“Tripped out but heavy. That’s how you create an atmosphere in a song. Big driving bass. The way the guitar doesn’t take over, just plays when it needs to. Brilliantly done."

Dr Bones and Mike Five, New Music Saturday

'Dead Season' LP released on 5th August 2022. Audio links

Album art & lyric book in PDF. Free to download here.

Video for 'Fall Backwards and Fly ' from the album 'Dead Season'.

“Great tune. Tripped out as normal. Love the vocals.”

“Quite a chilled, easy to listen to."

Dr Bones and Mike Five, New Music Saturday

'Lost Season' LP released on 5th May 2022. Audio links

Album art & lyric book in PDF. Free to download here.

"Chock-full of the grungey riffs that we’re so used to from them now, this sounds so lovely – there’s a lot of melodic elements within the album that really let it soar through the tracks, but still maintaining that distortion and feedback that really signifies their sound. The songwriting on this is superb too, with imagery that induces such lovely atmospheres alongside the use of instrumentation and melodies – it’s well worth a listen, especially for anyone who has a thing for 90’s alternative and grunge" Bread Records – The Wrap, May 2022

Video for 'Anniverse ' from the album 'Lost Season'.

"“That was a great tune. Folk acoustic – tripped out, so well done. Love the vocals. I just loved the different sounds in the production of the song. Really, really good.”

“I like what they did with the voice which isn’t a sound a human would normally make, they use it as an instrument almost. Underneath those verses, that’s some beautiful guitar picking." Dr Bones and Texmex Shaman New Music Saturday

Video for 'Ride Along This Lin e ' from 'Mort Noir'

'Mort Noir' LP released on 5th November 2021. Audio links

Album artwork & lyric book in PDF. Free to download here.

"Psych-rockers Mort Jardin have just released their brand new album “Mort Noir”! With dark, grungy riffs, walls of sound and distortion, and echos of delay and reverb it sounds fantastic. One for all the rockers out there, with some great production and dark, melancholy atmospheres. Another great release from them! Well worth checking out “Evidence”, one of our faves! " Bread Records – The Wrap, November 2021

Video for 'Evidence ' from the album 'Mort Noir'.

'Mort Jardin channeling his inner Iggy Pop on the vocals on this one, and that bass breakdown is awesome!' 'Ethereally Melodic.' Mike Five and Dr Bones, New Music Saturday.

Video for 'Tidal Waves' from the album 'Mort Noir'.

'Slow' six track EP by Mort Jardin released on 9th July 2021. Audio links

"Local psychedelic punks Mort Jardin are back with their brand new EP “Slow”! 22 minutes of luscious and dreamy guitar work, the songs will surely bring you into Mort Jardin’s world and entrance your senses for the duration of the EP. Definitely an EP to blast late at night, after a few whiskeys, allowing you to take in the full soundscape of their latest release." Bread Records – The Wrap, July 2021

Video for 'Iron Line ' from the 'Slow' EP.

'Episode What' LP released on 26th February 2021. Audio links

“Mort Jardin create a sense of pleasingly discordant tension. Intriguing vocals complement subtly dirty guitar licks and post punk bass lines. Psychedelic, in a bumpy return to earth kind of way, they bring to mind David Lynch indie-flick road trips and early Interpol. They’re not a band for beginners, testing expectations without trying too hard in the process.” Joe Moorwood

"I do like Mort Jardin and I think it would be pretty good to go and see them in a seedy, seedy rock club.'

Doc Mason's Radio Show

‘Episode What’ is a carefully crafted collection of tunes that hang together well: a guitar album characterised by an intense sound that doesn’t let much light inside. From the get-go the sound of distorted guitars and buried vocals provide Mort Jardin with a distinct musical identity for which the tags neo-psychedelia and post punk are pretty much on the money.” Colin Hall