Genre : Post-metal, Post-rock, Doom, Blackgaze
Released : April 15th, 2022
Label : Self-released / Trepanation Recordings
FFO : Russian Circles, Pelican, Kardashev
I was immediately excited to hear this project when Jason Roberts (Breaths) announced it during the interview I did with him back in February.
Although surprising, the joining of forces of two underground "post" acts Dimwind and Breaths makes perfect sense musically speaking and the guest addition of Chad Kapper's (Frontierer) signature intense vocals is the cherry on the cake!
For "Seasons", both bands unite to attract our attention on the essential topic that is the looming reality of the repercussions of climate change over the course of two fifteen minute tracks that embody this grim possibility of unavoidable doom while also showcasing the respective musical styles and particularities of the two artists.
Dimwind immediately set the tone by starting off "Window Passed" with samples of a speech forecasting how drastic changes in climate will lead to never-seen-before waves of migrating populations that will test the limits of our resources as well as the decision-making of our governments.
The track trudges along in somber melancholy and swampy heaviness, unfolding in true post-metal fashion until Breaths' track "When Soft Voices Die" comes blistering along at the midway point.
Breaths further develops upon this established atmosphere of overwhelming dread but instead of doing so within the spheres of post-metal; goes for a more black metal-inspired sound at a crossroads between doom, shoegaze and hardcore,while both Jason and Chad's voices bounce off of each other in a way that translates the real growing thematical urgency and distress into the music itself.
Overall, this is a really cool idea for a split EP which offers some great underground "post" music while also attracting the listener's attention on very important subject matter that rings truer than ever given the recent and ongoing worldwide events.
In a time where the fragility of the world as we know it becomes so apparent, this is the kind of music that becomes necessary.