Style: Dungeon synth, dark dungeon music
Primary Emotions/Themes: The most cohesive and focused work of this dynamic duo
Thoughts: If there is one criticism to be levied upon Depressive Silence it's that they are a bit haphazard in their creating of songs. It could be better suited for them to create ten to fifteen shorter songs than the longer songs that they create. The results could be seen as a bit mixed and overlong. All of that criticism goes out the window however with the third entry into their short discography: Mourning.
Where the music in I and II show a lack of focus sometimes, III shows the band really getting all of their ideas penned down within a singular track. They are leaning more into the atmosphere that they explored briefly in II and are creating more cohesive songs on top of that. The resultant album is what many people consider the highlight of their discography.
These five songs are again a bit shorter than the first two entries, and that is perhaps their greatest strength. They still progress from theme to theme like the first two albums do, but the manner in which they do so is so much more fluid than the first two albums could even dream of achieving.
These melodies fit together. These songs are actually songs, journeys, compositions... you name it. They are cohesive and they are well executed. All of the lack of polish (and some of the rawness of the music as well) is gone here.... for better or worse.
Here's the thing. I love the first two entries into the discography, they are passionate and mistake ridden and they are sometimes a bit difficult to listen to. All of that is a plus for me. I love music that comes straight from a place of love. I feel that just a tad bit of that is lost here, but in it's place we have some truly wonderful dark dungeon music.
Like all things the music must evolve. This is the evolution that Depressive Silence chose. The wonderful thing is though that I have those earlier albums on vinyl as well... so if I want a more raw and eccentric listen I'll put those on. If I want the more focused version of the project this is the entry that hits the turntable. Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing.
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