Album Notes

Seems like every musician in Athens is in multiple bands, so why should Jet by Day be any different? Jet by Day mainstays Tom Naumann and Mason Brown get their jones to "do something different" by moonlighting in C'est Mortel, a post-rock/prog-rock project that also includes Athens area musicians Devin Brown, Brett Griffin, and David Specht.

Formed in 2000, C'est Mortel composes and perform epic compositions which render obsolete the context in which others use the term. C'est Mortel's M.O. is to write 30-40 minute mostly-instrumental compositions, which are made up of multiple suites or theme changes that are simultaneously part-Slint and part-Kyuss, Each "song" is labeled as a "set" by the band, which is an indicator that the "sets" are really meant to be heard and performed live.

C'est Mortel's live show typically consists of one of their sets, performed in its entirety. Since the band has a number of sets on tap, fans are often treated to an entire show they've never heard before.

C'est Mortel's debut release features two of their sets, the 32-minute "Your Misfortune Is Our Mirth" and the 39-minute "Magnum Opus." Both tracks exhibit C'est Mortel's trademark of long instruments with unique themes within the set. Each set is meant to be listened to in its entirety; however, C'est Mortel accommodates our remote control society by subdividing each set into tracks to mark identifiable beginnings and ends of themes.

C'est Mortel was recorded by Matt Goldman at Glow in the Dark Studios in Atlanta, and was released by Two Sheds in September 2002.