Steve Von Till needs no introduction—his career has been spent pushing boundaries and exploring sounds, from Neurosis and Tribes of Neurot to his various solo explorations including Harvestman, his solo psych/ambient effort. He’s currently in the midst of a three-part album series called Triptych, with each release date selected to align with a full moon. Triptych: Part Two is slated for a July 21 release and Von Till has unveiled the latest piece of the album in the form of “Galvanized and Torn Open.”
The track is better described as an auditory exploration than a song with a traditional structure, driven by pulsing synthesizers and percussion by Dave French, who performs with Yob since 2023 and is also a member of Von Till’s live band.
Speaking about the track’s creation, Von Till writes to Decibel:
“This track was composed entirely around a very simple beat performed by Dave French and I on an old steel water tank that I had accidentally destroyed with my snow plow during the winter of 2019 / 2020. The following spring when rolling it to my truck to take to the scrapyard, I heard its rolling thunder and knew it was a piece of percussion magic. Shortly after, Dave came out to Idaho to visit for a while and we worked together to compose three pieces based on its various sounds. This second piece is centered around giving space to its thunderous low end. A few simple guitar and lines and synth harmonies help give it movement, accentuate its natural breath, and let it guide us on a sonic journey to a few different internal landscapes.”
With that bit of context in mind, check out “Galvanized and Torn Open,” which is accompanied with a visualizer by the Harvestman himself. You can check out the other released songs, as well as Triptych: Part One, and pre-order the album via Neurot Recordings here.
