Skønhed, larm og ekstrem tyngde: Med massive mure af støj appellerer Divide and Dissolve til fans af sludge, doom og stoner metal, såvel som eksperimenterende navn som Moor Mother eller Swans. Duoen benytter sig af frekvenser så ekstreme, at du kan mærke næseborene blafre. Instrumentalmusikkens tyngde afspejler vægten af de fortællinger om undertrykkelse, som vi bærer med os ind i nutiden. Ryong & Eva Tind åbner aftenen med sammensmeltninger af musik og tekst.

Divide and Dissolve består af saxofonist og guitarist Takiaya Reed, som er af Cherokee og afrikansk-amerikansk afstamning, og percussionist Sylvie Nehill, som er af Maori og hvid australsk afstamning. De har udtalt, at de elsker at spille så højt, at væggene skælver, og loftsmalingen drysser ned i håret på publikum. Den kødelige og fysiske lydpåvirkning ryster publikum ud af en passiv betragterrolle.

NB: Deres livekonstellation består denne aften af Takiaya Reed, idet Sylvie Nehill af personlige årsager pt. ikke deltager i turneer.

Bandet blev dannet med en selverklæret intention om at skabe kraftfuld, omvæltende og bevægende musik, som hædrer deres forfædre og det land, de har beboet, at modsætte sig hvidt overherredømme, og arbejde imod en fremtid for sorte og oprindelige folk. Denne kunstneriske programerklæring kommer til udtryk med både humor og eftertænksomhed. I forbindelse med deres første udgivelse udsendte de en video, hvor de løber rundt med vandpistoler og skyder med tis på en statue af kolonisatoren Kaptajn Cook, hvilket skabte en del lokalt mediepostyr.

I 2021 udsendte de en ep med remixes af materialet fra “Gas Lit”, hvor deres musik blev bearbejdet af Moor Mother, Chelsea Wolfe og Bearcat. Som duo har de spillet support for Low på en længerevarende 2022-turne. Divide and Dissolves nye og fjerde album “Systemic” undersøger de undertrykkende systemer, som fastlåser os. Ligesom forgængeren “Gas Lit” er det nye album produceret af Ruban Neilson fra Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Deres livekonstellation består denne aften af Takiaya Reed, idet Sylvie Nehill af personlige årsager pt. Ikke deltager i turneer.

Ryong & Eva Tind
In 2022 Ryong & Eva Tind released ’The World is Yours’ on the label Yegorka. The record follows in the footsteps of Ryong’s previous release “Unbreakable Bonds”, which featured a text spoken by Eva Tind. On the release the two reunite to merge poetry, field recordings and music, offering a meditative and soulful listening experience suggestive of sonic and emotional continuance. The themes explore the complex ties of family, and the bond between mother and child. This will be the second time this material is performed live.’

In English
Few bands use their voice and platform quite as powerfully as Divide and Dissolve. Mirroring the brash, bone-crushing potency of their dynamic Drone and Doom music, the formidable Divide And Dissolve carry their fight and ancestors fight forward each and every day, using the power of their performances to draw attention to the ongoing battle against systemic oppression. Using extreme tooth-tingling frequencies, their music is designed to affect people’s bodies and challenge complacency. 

Divide and Dissolve are focused on Indigenous Sovereignty. Takiaya is Black and Cherokee, and Sylvie is Maori. As a duo they released two full length albums, Basic (2017) and Abomination(2018) through DERO Arcade before signing with Invada to release their widely acclaimed third album Gas Lit in 2021, which was hailed Mary Anne Hobbs’ Album of the Year. 

A Gas Lit remix EP was released in 2021, including reworkings of Divide and Dissolve’s music by Moor Mother, Chelsea Wolfe and Bearcat. Divide and Dissolve’s new and fourth album Systemic examines the systems that intrinsically bind us and calls for a system that facilitates life for everyone. It’s a message that fits with the band’s core intention: to make music that honours their ancestors and Indigenous land, to oppose white supremacy, and to work towards a future of Black and Indigenous liberation. Like its predecessor Gas Lit, Systemic was produced by Ruban Neilson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

Divide and Dissolve toured throughout North America and Europe in 2022 supporting Low and performing headline dates and festival appearances and have live shows and festival appearances planned in support of Systemic, including appearances at Supersonic Festival and End of the Road. At this time, due to personal reasons, Sylvie will be stepping back from her duties performing live with the band.

Ryong & Eva Tind
In 2022 Ryong & Eva Tind released ’The World is Yours’ on the label Yegorka. The record follows in the footsteps of Ryong’s previous release “Unbreakable Bonds”, which featured a text spoken by Eva Tind. On the release the two reunite to merge poetry, field recordings and music, offering a meditative and soulful listening experience suggestive of sonic and emotional continuance. The themes explore the complex ties of family, and the bond between mother and child. This will be the second time this material is performed live.’