Bishopskin, a collective from South London, has never held back from blurring the seams of our history, myths, and human feelings. Their new single, "Doggerland," transforms a submerged landscape into sound at once cinematic and ritualistic.
At just under six minutes, the piece unfolds slowly, as a mournful tide of guitars, strings, and woodwinds pulls you towards the mythic depths. The electric guitar and bass articulate a steady pulse, like footsteps on a mythic land that has been forgotten, while violin and cello breathe a liturgical weight into the sound waves. The tension between the pulsing electric accompaniment and the melodic instruments conjures a living arrangement, either primal or sacred.
Tiger's bass voice grounds "Doggerland," bearing gravitas as the rhythmic instigator, while Tati Gutteridge's backing vocals ebb and flow across an imaginary sea, softening, lifting, and sprouting light against the density. The interplay between voice and instruments creates tension and releases tension, shadow and flame, grounding and floating.
"Doggerland" is the warm embrace of the English folk sensibility and the ignorant collapse of post-rock landscapes. The spaciousness of the song allows for thought, yet it communicates intensity as if the congregation was carried inside the song. "Doggerland" is a song for the ages, a knowing song that remembers more than we could forget.
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