Divide and Dissolve is an instrumental

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band based in

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, Australia. The band was founded by saxophonist and guitarist Takiaya Reed, who is of Tsalagi and

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heritage. From 2017 to 2022, its other member was percussionist Sylvie Nehill, who is of

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and White-Australian heritage. In 2018, the music video for "Resistance" was removed from

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after it was criticised by a number of politicians and media outlets. The video features the band spitting and spraying urine-coloured water on monuments of colonial figures like Captain James Cook and

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. The video was subsequently reinstated, and YouTube apologised for the removal, stating, "When it’s brought to our attention that a video has been removed mistakenly, we act quickly to reinstate it." Following two albums released by Australian record label Dero Arcade, the band's third album '' Gas Lit'' was released on vinyl and CD by English-based

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in 2021, after a digital release in 2020. The album was produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s

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. The band's fourth album, ''

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'', also produced by Nielson, was released in 2023. While the bands songs are primarily instrumental, their song titles are often highly political, and in interviews they have referenced their wish for their music to be "decolonising, decentralising, disestablishing, and destroying white supremacy."

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Music Victoria Awards

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References

External links

Official website
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