Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Napalm Death bassist and Dark Sky Burial founder Shane Embury about Dark Sky Burial’s new album, and last part of the Maze Quadrilogy, titled ‘Solve Et Coagula’, out now.
‘Solve Et Coagula’ (playlist below) is an atmospheric masterpiece that is a complete 180° from any prejudice or preconception you may have simply because of Shane’s continued tenure in Napalm Death. Dark Sky Burial is ongoing, in the way a series of books, or an expansive literary timeline that is ongoing and continuous. With no end in site ( well, maybe for the Maze Quadrilogy)and a beginning that is beautifully open to interpretation for any listener, Dark Sky Burial is a sonic universe one can get lost in. Electronic escapism. Free from the reigns of anything but itself and how you become affected by your listening experience.
In today’s exclusive interview, we talk with Shane about the methods, mind, and madness behind all things Dark Sky Burial, his thoughts on music, and what’s next in store for DSB, Napalm Death, and more.
About Dark Sky Burial
Marking the last part if the Maze Quadrilogy, ‘Solve Et Coagula’ represents what Shane Embury calls “signifying wholeness” that hides behind the purpose of its’ creator. ‘Solve Et Coagula ends a very experimental chapter for DSB’ – Embury continues: “But for endings are beginnings and another horizon is just around the Door if we all dare to enter”. Going through the angular landscapes and rough passages, Shane Embury, leads the listener through the world where pulse and your wide-fantasy are two main constants creating the outstanding echoes of what Dark Sky Burial is.
While questioning himself about the conceptual side of Dark Sky Burial’s series of releases, Shane explains the meaning of this series of releases: “Four is the number of wholeness…So maybe I am symbolizing my desire for personal wholeness through the album’s journey ? From prehistoric times, the number four was employed to signify what was solid, what could be touched and felt. Its relationship to the cross (four points) made it an outstanding symbol of wholeness and universality, a symbol which drew all to itself”. While most of project’s back-catalogue symbolizes a personal journey, ‘Solve Et Coagula’ became the most collaborative work for Dark Sky Burial featuring four tracks written in collaboration with Mirai Kawashima (Sigh) back in 2005.
“Composing for dark sky burial seems much more multi-dimensional” – explains Shame discussing a meditative journey opposed to the well-recognizable aggressivity of Napalm Death.
About Shane Embury
‘Life for anyone can be a struggle at times’ explains Shane Embury. An honored veteran of heavy music looks back at both sides of his artistic personality. On the one hand – Napalm Death, Brujeria, Tronos among other projects featuring Embury’s notable bass that became synonymous to the adjective “grinding”. On the other hand – Dark Sky Burial. Not just another project. But a different one. Coming through personal tragedies, Embury believes It all ignited a quest to find meaning and also rediscover just who he is.
Featured image by Gobhinder Jhitta.
LINKS:
https://www.darkskyburial.com/
https://www.instagram.com/darkskyburial/
https://darkskyburial.bandcamp.com/
https://extrinsic-recordings.bandcamp.com/
https://www.omerch.com/shop/shanesworld/shop/categories/dark-sky-burial