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DIVING BELL
Rock · 2019

DIVING BELL

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

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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.

Moments Worth Listening For
The transition at the bridge where the atmospheric synths are suddenly crushed by a wall of distorted guitars.
The final two minutes of the track where the music dissolves into a haunting, glitchy soundscape of sonar-like pings and static.
The way Dustin Bates' voice breaks into a raw, strained belt during the final chorus, emphasizing the diving bell metaphor.

How does DIVING BELL sound next to the rest of Starset's catalogue?

Underwater+4.0σ

Underwater saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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