Personally, I’m a big believer in the positive side-effects of doom. Not the global deluge of asinine end-times shenanigans. I’m talking about the genre ‘doom’, as in ‘doom metal’, a label slapped on most forms of slowly, deeply rippling sound waves emanating from electronically reinforced string instruments. Positioning yourself directly into the path of these waves can be a healing experience. Case in point: Divide and Dissolve, who are explicitly harnessing the power of heavy doom riffs and cymbal crashes to oppose colonialism and white supremacy. The band was founded by Takiaya Reed and Sylvie Nehill. One of them is Black & Cherokee and the other is Māori. Neither one of is particularly fond of metal, which historically hasn’t been the most inclusive space in music. They just make heavy, instrumental stuff without compromise and they are soon claiming space by releasing their second album ‘Insatiable’ on Bella Union Records. The video for the first single ‘Provenance’ shows us an elegant, intentional, beautiful dance by Aspara Rose & Noémie Milagros. 

From the press release:

"The album title Insatiable, came to Takiaya in a dream. She had a vision of a better world, one that gelled seamlessly with the optimism of her take on heavy music: 'I saw and have felt the impact of people committing great acts of harm, causing pain in a never ending cycle. I have also seen and felt the strength and power of people committing great acts of love,' she says. For Takiaya, this is what it means to be “insatiable”; it’s the way we choose either a path of destruction or one of compassion, and experience it to its fullest. 'It’s an album about love, and it feels important to experience this, now more than ever.’”  

Directed by Chichi Castillo