
A cinematic descent into isolation, blending pressurized electronic atmospheres with explosive alt-metal crescendos and a hauntingly glitchy, submerged finale.
August 29, 2019 · Fearless Records
Diving Bell is a masterclass in atmospheric tension, functioning as a sonic representation of the crushing pressure found in deep-sea isolation. It begins with a delicate, almost fragile electronic pulse and piano melody that evokes the sensation of floating just beneath the surface. As the track progresses, Starset layers in their signature cinematic strings and heavy, down-tuned guitar riffs, creating a sense of inevitable descent. The production is dense and polished, yet it allows for moments of raw emotional vulnerability that feel startlingly intimate amidst the grand, cosmic scale of the arrangement.
How does DIVING BELL sound next to the rest of Starset's catalogue?
Underwater saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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