Divide and Dissolve
Unrelenting and dynamic, Australian act Divide and Dissolve create an avalanche of sound that combines the creeping dread of sludge metal, blasts of noise, and tension-building passages of avant-classical ambience. Their primarily instrumental sound was inspired by charged sociopolitical ideologies, and their 2020 album Gas Lit explored themes of dismantling white supremacy and oppressive power dynamics. 2023's Systemic was similarly created with intentions of opposing colonialism and working towards Black and Indigenous liberation. 2025's Insatiable is about choosing compassion over destruction.Divide and Dissolve was formed by drummer Sylvie Nehill and saxophonist/guitarist Takiaya Reed. Both players also use effects to manipulate their sound in a live setting. The band's self-issued first recordings surfaced shortly after they formed, and their full-length debut, Basic, was released by DERO Arcade in March 2017. Their drony, ambient metal sound was joined by the human voice only on Basic's final track, when spoken-word artist Minori Sanchiz-Fung recited a text they'd written over Divide and Dissolve's caustic outpourings. Basic was named Best Heavy Album at the Music Victoria Awards. Second album Abomination followed in 2018, and in 2020, the group released the two-song 7" TFW with Saddle Creek. In January 2021, Invada Records issued the band's third full-length, Gas Lit, with production help from Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson. Chelsea Wolfe and Moor Mother subsequently remixed songs from the album that were released on an EP as well as on a deluxe edition. Divide and Dissolve toured throughout Europe and North America in 2022, opening for Low in addition to headlining shows and festival appearances. Systemic, again produced by Nielson, was released in 2023, with Sanchiz-Fung returning on the track "Kingdom of Fear." Due to personal reasons, Nehill left the band around the time of the album's release. Insatiable, Divide and Dissolve's 2025 full-length, was primarily recorded by Reed, with Seth Cher, Scarlett Shreds, and Nicholas Wilbur contributing drums and percussion.
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Discografía
16 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Systemic
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Invada Records UK el 30 jun 2023
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Blood Quantum
Metal - Editado por INVADA Records el 11 abr 2023
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Mental Gymnastics (Moor Mother Remix)
Metal - Editado por INVADA Records el 29 sept 2021
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Gas Lit - 3 Part Remix
Metal - Editado por INVADA Records el 28 oct 2021
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Far From Ideal (Chelsea Wolfe Remix)
Metal - Editado por INVADA Records el 16 jun 2021
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Gas Lit (Expanded)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Invada Records UK el 29 ene 2021
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Monolithic
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Bella Union el 12 sept 2024
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We Are Really Worried About You
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por INVADA Records el 6 oct 2020
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Denial
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por INVADA Records el 17 nov 2020
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