Breaths is a Blackgaze/Doomgaze solo artist from the United States. On May 21st, 2022, Breaths released his independent second album, Isolera. It includes four (instrumental) movements, which would gratify fans of Dystopian film (instrumental) soundtracks.
Introduction:
Breaths, Isolera: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Melt Away
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Breaths and his album, Isolera.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features distortion of drone/post-rock riffs and dark ambient keys. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves omitting the vocals, to create an instrumental environment. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Involves replacing the drums with dark ambient keys and an atmospheric soundscape. Track four features a small drum segment.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: A cinematic and experimental instrumental movement of relaxation and a transfixing
As one finds the right moment and mood, to sit and relax with headphones (an enjoyable and experiencing way to listen to this magical fruit of Art), and let the music take the listener on a journey through four instrumental movements.
These four movements are different, and don’t sound the same -neither dull nor repetitive. Without hesitation, turn off all modern devices, and find that right moment to close those eyes and drift away into an unknown void of four various soundscapes/atmosphere.
At the same time, Breaths (again) has delivered and provided the listener’s ears with another great release – an experience like no other. This creates a cinematic and experimental instrumental movement of relaxation and a transfixing atmosphere soundscape piece of taking the listener to an unknown void or non-existent cosmos. As if the listener is wandering through the silent cosmos.
Each movement or segment of the music can vary and could shift in different directions, for the listener. For me, the music, shifted differently in the moods, sounds and atmospheres, at the same, I found the atmosphere of beauty and peacefulness, intense, and genuinely captivating.
Within the musical spectrum, this provides the listener with a movement and composition that combines ambient, drone, post-rock, doom gaze, and post-rock elements.
But also Isolera consists of an eerie and Sci-fi/cosmos soundscape, dense/distorted drone and dark-post-rock atmosphere. As well as having this ambient-heavy approach, the atmosphere with a darker and moodier feeling. With distorted/clean melodic/rhythmic riffs and drumbeat (like a heartbeat), an embodied atmosphere of delight and beauty can be found within the composition of the music.
Jason has made a musical soundscape that’s (which could be a soundtrack to the latest dystopian film) fresh, exciting, and appealing, which consists of extraordinary devilmanship. Suppose you, the listener, already have a taste for this music. In that case, you’ll love what Breath’s offers here … again from the moment of play and draws the listener deep within the music – not to be missed.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Movement IV. We want to give a shoutout to Breaths for letting us review his album, Isolera. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
The Last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Breaths and his album, Isolera.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, I’m always impressed by the sound, compositions, and production of Breaths’ devilmanship. This time around, as created some different, fresh and bold, but kept the black/doom gaze atmosphere/feel within the music, more of a framework.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
I’m not sure what to say about it. Jason always has a reason behind his artwork.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Breaths, and his album Isolera.
This concludes the Breaths, Isolera review.
Track-Listing:
- Movement I
- Movement II
- Movement III
- Movement IV
Breaths is:
- Jason Roberts – vocals, guitar, bass, programming, engineering/production, mixing, mastering
