Distorted, fast rippling pulses of tone rising and falling issue forth at the beginning of CoastalDives’ “Bloodline Through The Mirage” like something from the more industrial end of The Legendary Pink Dots. But streams of clear melody cut through that sonic fog after a minute or so like a lifeline of clarity through the haze to a zone of soporific drones that warp at the edges. Those guidance melodies arc into different shapes around you cleansing the grit of the earlier part of the song and replacing it with haunted fogs and spectral beacons to lead you further into the mysterious space that CoastalDives has crafted. In the last quarter of the song there’s a sense of being on the edges of that roiling cloud of melancholic haze that feels like it’s moving further away while you wake from what has felt like a mysterious dream all along into wakeful clarity and silence like Elena at the end of Beyond the Black Rainbow when she leaves the Arboria Institute free from years of experimentation,, the extended nightmare over. What did it all mean? Who can say but it is a listening experience that leaves your brain feeling better. Listen to “Bloodline Through The Mirage” on Spotify and follow CoastalDives at the links below. The song is the first single from the album Lineage due out in early 2024, mastered by composer Rafael Anton Irisarri of The Sight Below.
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