Solar Temple and Dead Neanderthals are both from the Netherlands. The former plays black metal, (and contains members of Fluisteraars and Dool), and the latter is an experimental act.
Embers Beget the Divine documents the live show that the two bands showcased at Roadburn Festival in 2022. Prior to this, they collaborated together for 3 months to create these 3 tracks – a mix of black metal, psychedelic rock, shoegaze, drone, and other elements.
Across 52 minutes Embers Beget the Divine provides us with an engrossing trip into mesmerising long-form composition. The three songs are designed to create an absorbing atmosphere that delivers an evocative mood-focused experience. The band members take their various musical influences and fuse them into music that’s very easy to just slip into. It feels warm and comforting, and is effortlessly appealing if you’re looking to put something on that you can just enjoyably retreat into.
Heavily ritualistic, this is music to enter a trance too. It’s hypnotic in the way it immerses, drawing out moods and ideas into sprawling soundscapes of texture and depth. The music is atmospheric and ethereal, and is layered with synths, melodic features, and expressive bass. There are vocals, but these act as just another layer of music, adding a further level to the performance.
Solar Temple and Dead Neanderthals have produced a very enjoyable collection of music on Embers Beget the Divine. I really enjoy getting lost in its walls of sound, and found that it provides me with the sort of immersive, emotive soundscapes that are very easy to just fall into.
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