"Ichtyor Tides is a project steeped in the deeper histories of
industrial, noise, and experimental music, and while its first LP
combines elements of those in some new and stimulating fashions, its
pairing of them with sole member Nikola Akileus’ poetry is perhaps its
most striking characteristic. [...] It’s a perplexing and often inscrutable record which won’t be to
everyone’s taste, perhaps resembling some portions of the Nurse With
Wound catalog from time to time, but Mortisle Elytrion is a refreshing change from many of the conventions which have calcified around what were once far more experimental forms. [...] Where the listener chooses to place Mortisle Elytrion on the
sliding scale found between the noise and industrial traditions will
depend on individual histories with those genres, and how Ichtyor Tides
break from the expectations which come with records tagged by both of
those markers. There are enough musical ideas here to catch the fancy
of open-minded fans of either genre, all directed by the focus of
Akileus’ words."
