Respire - Debut

Labels: Zegema Beach Records

Formats: Tape/Digital

Release Date: 01 Oct 2018

Tracklist:

1. Aeterna

2. Nox

3. Lux

4. Nihil

5. Anthems For Falling Stars

Respire is a band/collective that I've admired for so long, ever since I first heard their music. In a similar way to my admiration for Infant Island I guess. This Zegema Beach Records compilation release, simply called Debut, was committed to tape in 2018 (the same year as both Denouement and Memorial (An Accompaniement)). It gathered together Respire's first ever recording, the four song Demonstration as well as the stand alone song 'Anthems For Falling Stars', with which it shares cover art. Sixty four copies were made with two different coloured/painted jcards. All are long sold out.

The one thing I immediately noticed when hitting play on this release is that each song gets longer after opener ‘Aeterna’. A small detail maybe but one that builds intrigue I think. Providing a glimpse into the beginnings of Respire, it’s very instrument heavy, containing brass alongside the bedrock of drums and guitars, accompanied by a French language sample (at least I think it’s a sample!). ‘Nox’ is where that mix of post-hardcore and black metal was first forged, in all it’s raw beauty. Some might say it was ahead of it’s time maybe, but the fusing of screamo with a more experimental/avant-garde approach set Respire apart at the time, as it still does.

Listening to ‘Lux’ becomes such a euphoric experience the longer it goes on. It’s once again a heavily instrumental song and it benefits from so much musical ingenuity. Finding the words to adequately describe it, especially as it appeared on the band’s first demo is hard. I currently sit in my front room surrounded by so many records, cd’s and tapes yet I’m completely transfixed, and in the moment thanks to this comp. That’s how it should be.

‘Nihil’ was the final song on Respire’s Demonstration and it’s where things get somewhat heavier. The cold harsh black metal influence is toned down though thanks to the soothing brass and gentle introspection that fluctuates throughout. I must also add that the use of glockenspiel, while less noticeable in this song, adds further warmth to the music. Utterly immersive, emotive brilliance. 

Debut ends with the longest song on the comp ‘Anthems For Falling Stars’, which was described by the band as an “off the floor demo of an abandoned song”. It sees Respire adding more spoken-word vocals to their music alongside their more customary blackened blueprint. It’s still melodic and orchestral, showing a very gradual change in sound if anything. 

Physical comp releases like this are more and more relevant now. Yes there’s an importance to having music online and readily available, but nothing can beat the feel or look of a release that’s been lovingly crafted by either band or label. I doubt this will ever get repressed so enjoy it in whatever way you choose. It’s fantastic, however you listen to it.

You can stream and purchase both Demonstration and 'Anthems For Falling Stars' digitally from Respire below:-

Debut is available to stream and purchase digitally from Zegema Beach Records below too:-

Respire - https://www.facebook.com/respirefamily

Zegema Beach Records - https://www.facebook.com/zegemabeachrecords

Respire - Denouement

Labels: Belle Époque Publishing/Dingleberry Records/Left Hand Label/Middle-Man Records/Narshardaa Records/Self-Released/Zegema Beach Records

Formats: Vinyl/CDr/Tape/Digital

Release Date: 01 May 2018

Tracklist:

1. Bound

2. Haunt

3. Shiver

4. Bloom

5. Catacombs

6. Virtue

7. A Heart Still Pines

8. Denouement

It's been a while since my last ZBR roster review (aside from the odd recent release), so I'm jumping back down the rabbit hole with Canadian band Respire and their 2018 full-length Denouement. Originally self-released by Respire on digital and CDr formats to coincide with the vinyl release from Dingleberry, Middle-Man, Narshardaa and ZBR; it also saw later tape pressings from Belle Époque Publishing and Left Hand Label that same year (with LHL also releasing an instrumental accompaniment tape called Memorial at the same time). In terms of album timelines, it sits between Gravity And Grace and Black Line for those unfamiliar. Respire blends post-hardcore, post-metal, shoegaze, black metal and more together with help from countless talented friends/musicians.

Today has felt like a real breath of fresh air as the preceding days and previous week have been hard work-wise. Having the mental energy to write again is freeing and Respire are my inspiration. ‘Bound’ is the expansive, cathartic opener I was hoping for. A genuine mix of melody from multiple instruments, heaviness from blasting percussion and equally dissonant guitars, and raw emotion from on-point vocals. These seven+ minutes are instrumentally superb and you really get a sense of the whole Respire family when the clean singing fills the speakers. The welcoming Celtic influence added by the violin/viola playing will remind you of bands like Dawn Ray’d and Morrow, which is cool as well.

‘Haunt’ creeps up on you with a less urgent sound initially before the majesty of Respire’s black metal and orchestral might come together to raise the heartbeat a few notches. It’s ending is abrupt end leads straight into ‘Shiver’, which is the most obvious ode to black metal on Denouement so far. Obviously, that’s not the only facet to Respire’s sound but it is more prevalent here in parts. When it settles, classical symphony-like instrumentation takes hold and creates a totally different atmosphere altogether. 

As ‘Bloom’ plays, the pattern of songs getting shorter in length continues. Song lengths ultimately mean very little when you’re truly immersed in an album and the sheer beauty of this song proves that point. Again melody is king and it leads you serenely into the second-half of the album. Screamo/emo makes ‘Catacombs’ a totally different proposition but one that’s absolutely fine. It shows Respire’s ability to be sensitive and write with even more variation than they already have on this album so far. The way they up the tempo before a crescendo of black metal and post-metal guitars close it out works brilliantly too.

The sample that opens ‘Virtue’ is somewhat unnerving and while that feeling doesn’t translate in the music that follows, it resonates in your head. From that initial place of darkness light grows, becoming more visible and sensory as the all encompassing instrumental layers build. From the sublime to the dramatic, ‘A Heart That Pines’ is a short blast of energy that’s given no room to explode. You’ll understand why when you hear it. Ending with the title track ‘Denouement’. the soothingly delivered Saxophone takes centre stage amidst an instrumental song that closes out an album that should be heralded as the GOAT. 

I don’t know what else to say about this. I’m sure that many people who read this will already be familiar with Denouement but if not, you’re missing out. It’s so hard to keep up with the myriad of releases being thrust into your ears every day now, but there’s nothing wrong with taking some time out to appreciate what’s come before. This is a banger and it will forever be one.

You can stream and purchase the album digitally from Respire below:-

Respire - https://www.facebook.com/respirefamily

Physical copies can still be purchased from the labels below:-

Left Hand Label - https://dogknightsproductions.com/collections/left-hand-label

Middle-Man Records - https://middlemanrecords.storenvy.com

Narshardaa Records - https://narshardaa.bigcartel.com

Dingleberry Records - https://www.facebook.com/Dingleberryrecordsanddistribution

Left Hand Label - https://www.facebook.com/lefthandlabel

Middle-Man Records - https://www.facebook.com/middlemanrecords

Narshardaa Records - https://www.facebook.com/Narshardaarecords

Zegema Beach Records - https://www.facebook.com/zegemabeachrecords

Respire - Gravity And Grace

Labels: Dingleberry Records/Middle-Man Records/Narshardaa Records/Ozona Records/Parking Lot Records/Zegema Beach Records

Formats: Vinyl/Tape/Digital

Release Date: 30 Mar 2016

Tracklist:

1. Pitter Patter

2. Ascent

3. Eternal Light

4. Waltz

5. Gravity And Grace

6. Eternal Nothing

7. Evening. Melancholy I

8. Evening. Melancholy II

9. Evening. Melancholy III

Canadian post-rock/screamo band Respire was a band I came to know about through Left Hand Label. I own tape copies of both Denouement and Memorial (An Accompaniment) yet I'm a bit out of touch with their earlier material. Gravity And Grace was their first full-length, which came out two years after their demo. It was released on both vinyl and tape via the labels mentioned above and this evening, it forms the next part of my ZBR roster review series.

The day job is strangely calm at the moment. Calmness is good and it’s magnified on Gravity And Grace opener ‘Pitter Patter’, which gives an early glimpse into the full orchestral beauty that Respire possesses to this day. Musically clear and captivating. ‘Ascent’ follows on with immediate continuation. This time, Respire’s post-metal takes a fuller form with blackened blasts, vocals and riffs that appear buried during the verses before coming alive in the instrumental sections. Off-kilter, at times Avantgarde maybe but so emotive too.

I really like how Respire’s approach isn’t to go for the jugular. While they may be screamo-adjacent, they’re not the type of band to hit top emoviolence-gear and instead they’re more progressive, perhaps? Even if I was way off there, ‘Eternal Light’ makes for the perfect song that definitely does it’s title justice. The combination of strings and brass is not what you might expect, but it works so well. The patient build-up of the guitars and percussion is sensitive to what Respire creates here, allowing time for thought and genuine appreciation. The multi vocal chorus towards the end makes it all the more worthwhile as well.

If ‘Eternal Light’ left you in a state of serenity then ‘Waltz’ will snap you out of that state very quickly. It’s more immediate in harshness yet it retains a great balance between that and melody. If you’re familiar with the anarchist black metal of Dawn Ray’d then you’ll find a similar bedfellow in Respire here for sure. The album’s title track ‘Gravity And Grace’ could be seen as an instrumental interlude when held up against the rest of the songs that surround it, but it’s so much more. It demonstrates both the beauty and honesty that makes up the band’s sound.

You’re led into the album’s second half proper by ‘Eternal Nothing’, with stirring trumpet tones taking centre stage. You get a fuller appreciation of the many layers that go into making these songs throughout it’s near ten-minute playing time. It carries much more black metal influence in between the introspective sections. Definitely a stand out track for me. The final three songs on Gravity And Grace are a trilogy, beginning with ‘Evening. Melancholy I’, which unlike those before it features clean vocals. They’re very effective at changing the mood of the record and give it a new dimension amongst the backdrop created by the rest of the band. 

‘Evening. Melancholy II’ goes by all too quickly. It’s shorter than it’s predecessor and while it feels like Respire are winding down somewhat, it’s still a beautiful song complete with more clean singing. ‘Evening. Melancholy III’ closes everything out with luscious guitar melodies, choral vocals and subtle feedback. It’s a gentile way to part. Gravity And Grace is never too far away if you need something to lean on, to cleanse and to inspire you. An early impression of the band Respire has become but in it’s own right, a masterpiece.

You can stream the album via bandcamp below, where it's available to buy on vinyl (only 5 copies remain) and on digital formats directly from Respire:-

Respire - https://www.facebook.com/respirefamily

Copies can still be purchased from the labels below:-

Middle-Man Records - https://middlemanrecords.storenvy.com/

Narshardaa Records - https://narshardaa.bigcartel.com/

Zegema Beach Records CAN/INTL - http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/

Dingleberry Records - https://www.facebook.com/Dingleberry-records-and-distribution

Middle-Man Records - https://www.facebook.com/middlemanrecords

Narshardaa Records - https://www.facebook.com/Narshardaa-Records

Ozona Records - https://ozona.bandcamp.com

Parking Lot Records - https://www.facebook.com/parkinglotrecords

Zegema Beach Records - https://www.facebook.com/zegemabeachrecords

Respire - Interview + Black Line Review

2020 has been a hard year for many reasons, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. This feature focuses on both the hardships and the positive events that have shaped the year for Canadian band Respire. I caught up with them recently to ask some questions about their (very) new album Black Line and some of things that happened prior to it's release, as well as about their experiences during the year and what their plans may be for next year.

TNIO: It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a difficult year, especially with gigs and tours being put on hold due to the global pandemic. In what ways did it affect you as a band and how have you coped during this time?

Respire: We have actually been quite lucky as a band during the covid pandemic. We started production of this record in December 2019, and wrapped up the last of the tracking in early March 2020, right as things began to fall apart. We managed to go through the mixing process (which is usually pretty time-intensive for us) remotely. We were also thinking about touring Europe in summer 2020, but decided in early 2020 that we wouldn’t be able to complete the record in time, so decided not to go ahead with those plans.

We’ve also been lucky enough to mostly remain employed and/or have access to government support. We feel for all those who have had a much worse experience during this pandemic - those who have lost their jobs are struggling to afford essentials, frontline workers who are risking their lives for low wages, and those who have experienced personal tragedy.

In the space of what felt like a week earlier in the year, you announced that you had signed to release your new album ‘Black Line’ with Holy Roar Records, then for much publicised reasons you announced you were splitting with the label. What was that time like for you and were you worried about the album’s release?

It was a very strange time. We wanted this record to have wider reach upon release, so we were excited to join a label with such an incredible roster of bands and (what we thought was) a great reputation. Though the planning had been in-the-works for a while, once we announced our signing it was only a matter of days before everything broke. We were definitely riding a high until it all fell apart very quickly. 

From the beginning of this whole fiasco, we realized we were not the true victims of these circumstances. We were determined to do what’s right and try to push for a productive resolution, primarily for the victims, but also the bands under the label roster. We made a plan to demand accountability, but when that failed, we ultimately decided to step away. It was a very confusing and troubling couple of weeks. It was important for us to send the right message to our fans and new listeners, that we wouldn’t be complicit in this form of abuse and silencing. We decided immediately to halt the release of the record, to make sure we weren’t distracting from the situation with self-serving news and promo.

Not long after, you found a new home thanks to some familiar faces in the newly formed Church Road Records, who released ‘Black Line’ on vinyl (which is now onto it’s second pressing). There’s also been a subsequent tape pressing via Middle-Man Records and Zegema Beach Records. How does it feel now that ‘Black Line’ is out there and doing (really) well?

It feels great! We’re happy to work with Justine - she really was the day-to-day person we dealt with while on Holy Roar, and we knew she deserved to see this release through after all her hard work helping get it to production. We’re also happy to work with ZBR, MMR, and Narshardaa, who have been supporters and friends since the beginning of this band. It was important for us to make sure everyone could grow off this record, both for our new labels and our early supporters.

It’s always great to hear that our music is reaching new audiences and that people are excited for this record. We hope everyone is just as pleased with the final product as we are.

Following on from the previous question, given what you and society has had to deal with this year; what does the album and it’s content mean to you?

We wrote and recorded Black Line in a time of great anxiety for the future. It was 2019, well before the upheaval of 2020 would see the light of day, yet the sense of desperation, fear, pent-up anxiety and aggression was already thick in the air. Initially, when the lyrics of the album were being cemented, our attention was cast on the many uncontrolled fires devastating the world, from British Columbia in Canada to the historic bushfires of Australia. The backdrop of Black Line is the setting of these growing fires, a world where even with a climate catastrophe closer to home than ever before, our leaders continue to sow fear and division with a reactionary populist demagoguery, all for a desire to go back to some imaginary place of homogenous security. There is a great sense of loss and loss-to-come in our 21st century. As immigrants we have an acute understanding of loss, of how easily the things we are grown to rely on can be taken away from us. We wanted to use our history as a parallel, a point of reference for the future losses we all stand on the brink of suffering. Sadly, we know this has become even more relevant in 2020. It scares us at times, and worries us most of all, how prescient our message was in 2019.

t’s probably too early to ask and it’s no doubt very uncertain but what plans (if any) do you have for 2021? With a potential vaccine nearing release and approval, hopes are that things will begin to return to something near normal and gigs/festivals may be allowed to happen again. I bet you all can’t wait to get back out there?

We’d love to tour in 2021. We’re long overdue on a promise to our European friends for another visit. We’d also love to go back to Mexico, and visiting Japan and SE Asia have also been on our radar for a while. Of course, at some point we’ll have to overcome the logistical and bureaucratic hurdles to visit our neighbours to the south as well. There are a lot of places we have yet to visit, and a lot of fans we have yet to meet. We hope to be able to change this in the near future.

Planning anything during this pandemic has really been fool’s gold, so we’re going to wait and see how 2021 starts to shake out before we start booking anything in earnest. In the meanwhile, we’ve been working on new music, and hope to record again sometime in 2021. Hopefully we’ll get to play the songs off Black Line live before the next record is out!

Labels: Church Road Records/Middle-Man Records/Narshardaa Records/Zegema Beach Records

Formats: Vinyl/CD/Tape/Digital

Release Date: 04 Dec 2020

Tracklist:

1. Blight

2. Tempest

3. Cicatrice

4. Lost Virtue

5. Kindling

6. Embers To End

7. Flicker And Faint

8. To Our Dead Friends

9. Catacombs Part II

We all exist with hope in our hearts but sometimes life and it’s events try to quash that hope. We’re a social species and we thrive on interaction (for the most part), which is why this year has been tougher for us all. Respire’s decision to release their latest album towards the end of it seems like a master-stroke, even if not as originally planned. Their orchestral, post-rock/hardcore is a sound all of it’s own and while bands like We Came Out Like Tigers (RIP) and Dawn Ray’d have made use of strings within their music before, the flourishing sounds of violin and viola during opener ‘Blight’ point at something more rousing to come.

‘Tempest’ is Respire’s first song proper and with it you get the whole gamut, including black metal, hardcore, shoegaze and seemingly everything in between. It’s extreme yet melodic, with percussive blasts, heavy (sometimes violent) guitar work, the emotive screams of multiple voices and instrumental ambience that builds and holds drama at it’s core. The intensity of the full band experience is unmistakable on ‘Cicatrice’, which again goes in different directions with metallic hardcore riffs at one point and then the slow build of group vocals and orchestral melodies that lead to a plateau of extremity that’s angry yet controlled. The combination of musical elements really give the song a unique sound. 

As urgent and up-tempo as Black Line is, there’s still room for something more introspective and it comes in the form of ‘Lost Virtue’. Very much containing the visceral response of crust and anti-fascist music at it’s roots, this song grows in layers and textures as the spoken-word passages get faster, alongside the percussion and strings. Around the midway point saxophone joins in and signals the band’s explosion into blackened music once again. It’s kind of like two songs in one but there’s no escaping how engaging it is. From rallying, to angry, to cathartic. ‘Kindling’ provides some respite from the dissonance with bird-song and more genteel orchestral sounds that  are so well performed. All of the musicians within Respire know how to play and this whole album has been crafted with so much care and attention to detail. 

The second half of Black Line begins with the bleakness of ‘Embers To End’, which is made up of disparate screams, low growls and a heavy off-kilter display of musicianship, again majoring on black metal yet somehow ending up with an uplifting overtone thanks to the employment of more saxophone melodies, trumpet, strings and synths. Sometimes my ears fail me when trying to decipher the tones of certain instruments, so if my descriptions are wrong then I apologise. That aside, those instruments and effects really compliment then entire album instead of overpowering it. This is still very much a heavy record though. After that rollercoaster, ‘Flicker And Faint’ is a surprise thanks to it’s clean singing and stripped back make-up at first. It’s definitely more of a shoegaze song this time, but it doesn’t meander along like some do. There’s a purpose within the song just as there is with Respire. That purpose is beautiful and comforting.

From there you’re greeted by the punk-like rhythms and old-school emo/screamo of ‘To Our Dead Friends’. It’s a brief song compared to those that it follows but it’s impact is still the same. It starts off upbeat and then slows down as it progresses, becoming more heart-wrenching as it goes. So good! Album closer ‘Catacombs Part II’ comes around all too quickly and it’s mid-tempo approach seems right when bringing the record to it’s conclusion. Obviously, that’s not my only observation about it but it seems as though it’s here for Respire to rest and reflect, as much as it is for the listener. There’s no unexpected turns in the road at this point and you’re left with their best. Heart-on-the-sleeve music, sometimes emotionally frail yet mentally strong, with a message of hope and togetherness (at least to these ears anyway). I’ve gone on for far too long here, so all I’ll say in closing is give this your full attention if you haven’t already. It deserves it.

You can stream and purchase Black Line on all formats below:-

Respire - https://www.facebook.com/respirefamily/

You can also by physical copies from the labels below:-

Church Road Records - https://churchroadrecords.bandcamp.com/merch

Middle-Man Records - https://middlemanrecords.storenvy.com

Narshardaa Records - https://narshardaa.bigcartel.com/

Zegema Beach Records - http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/

Church Road Records - https://www.facebook.com/churchroadrecords/

Middle-Man Records - https://www.facebook.com/middlemanrecords/

Narshardaa Records - https://www.facebook.com/Narshardaa-Records

Zegema Beach Records - https://www.facebook.com/zegemabeachrecords/

10 Questions: Respire

These interview features are starting to pick up a bit of pace. This instalment features Toronto (Can) based post-hardcore band Respire, as they release their latest record "Dénouement". I won't give too much away in the opening paragraph. My thanks go to Rohan and Respire for taking the time to answer my questions.

Who is in the band and where are you from?

Respire are from Toronto, Canada. Our current family is Ben Oliver (bass), Travis Dupuis (drums), Darren Scarfo (guitar), Egin Kongoli (guitar, vocals), Rohan Lilauwala (guitar, vocals), and Eslin McKay (violin, viola). We’re a collective in spirit and in practice - we have an open-door policy for our extended family of talented friends and collaborators. That means sometimes we have six musicians on stage, and sometimes there’s ten or more.

What is the history of Respire? When and how did you form?

Respire started in the bitter early months of 2013 when a few of us started writing songs in the basement of defunct punk house Skramden Yards. We quickly found a shared commitment to making music that was cathartic, honest, vulnerable, while also creatively and conceptually ambitious.

Have any of you played in previous bands and are you in any other bands currently?

We all met playing together in the Toronto DIY scene. Various combinations of us have played in bands like Foxmoulder, Tell-Tale Hearts, Quone, Araby, Ramon Gris, Delo Truda, Ruzan Orkestar, Homage, Marla Singer, and Tower of Silence. Egin currently plays drums in And Always, and a couple of us have other unnamed side projects in the works.

Who writes the lyrics/music? Is it collective? 

On Gravity and Grace, I think our songwriting process was conflict driven - we’d all have competing visions for the direction we wanted our songs to take, and the best or sometimes most convincing ideas would win out. On Dénouement we’ve adopted a far more collaborative songwriting approach. Many of the movements were often written together, in the same room. Sometimes someone may have brought a motif, sometimes it might have come together right there. The music of Respire builds ground up - we start with the bones and work from there. We take the time to score out our music so that we can share it with our contributors and make sure there is no unwanted dissonance. Often by the end of our writing process, whole new melodies emerge that become the focus, changing our initial idea of what the song might be.

The lyrics are often a separate endeavour altogether, taken on by Egin.

What subjects do you cover in your lyrics?

Dénouement only started coming into existence after our Europe tour, last July. As a composition, it is a direct reflection of where we were in our lives through the winter of 2017. On November 15th, 2017, Egin checked into an in-patient treatment facility for substance abuse. The following month in rehab really set the stage for where the majority of the lyrics in Dénouement were written - many of the lines come straight from the notebook they kept during their time. As a result, the lyrics are a reflection of early recovery - that first yearning for something better. A product of looking inwards, of radical honesty, radical vulnerability, of coming to terms and searching for closure. Above all else, Dénouement is a record about hope - about desperately wanting to believe that even through our traumas, the crushing burden of regret, shame, and self-hatred - there’s a light still fighting within us all.

Are there any bands that have influenced you?

Our influences are all over the place. We all grew up listening to 90s/00s screamo, which is the main common thread that binds us together, but we draw from genres as varied as post-rock, indie, metalcore, classical, black metal, shoegaze, and hardcore. Here’s a list of ten records that influenced the writing of Dénouement: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/respire-influences/

What are your favourite albums/EPs at the moment?

Some cool new stuff we’re playing at the moment includes Massa Nera, Shallov, Ostraca, Nevasca, Øjne, Ghost Spirit, Cassus, and Sans Visage.

What is your favourite gig/tour story?

After a show in Solingen, Germany, we decided we wanted to go swimming, and our friend Marta knew of a “pool” somewhere nearby. We hopped a fence, and ended up in carnival on the other side, which was confusing and surprising altogether. We rode a boat across a lake, posed for photos with some garden gnomes, and even rode in a carousel! That’s until we heard some angry yelling and barking, and ran out as fast as we could - only to realize that Rohan had left his bag behind. When we returned to retrieve our bag, we were confronted by a guy with a gigantic dog and a sword (yes, a sword). Luckily, Marta talked us out a sticky situation, and the guy was cool enough to invite us to indulge in our original purpose - to go swimming in their pool!

What is your local heavy/punk scene like and who should we check out (band-wise)?

Toronto is in what feels like the midst of a DIY renaissance at the moment and there’s lots of cool new bands popping up. Two members of our family, Egin and Rohan, currently run New Friends DIY with our good friends from local hardcore band Digest, Vanessa and Nicolas, in an effort to grow our little scene, bridge gaps with DIY communities around the world, and flourish an environment that can be seen as an alternative to the state of arts/culture in Toronto - something communal and shared, co-owned and co-operated - something worth fighting for. Our friends play in bands such as Digest, Life in Vacuum, Terry Green, Growing Fins, Tower of Silence, BOG, Lilim, Iris, Chris, Stresser, And Always and Nanette.  

What are your favourite tipples?

Our tastes range from PBR to craft IPAs. We’re all pretty excited about touring Europe again however, where we can drink lots of warm local lager, pfeffi, absinthe, and of course - Club Mate.

"Dénouement" is now available to stream and order on vinyl, tape or via digital download from Respire's bandcamp page below:-

Respire - https://www.facebook.com/respirefamily/

You can also pick it up from the labels that helped to release it below:-

Dingleberry Records And Distribution - https://www.facebook.com/Dingleberry-records-and-distribution

Middle-Man Records - http://middlemanrecords.storenvy.com/

Narshardaa Records - https://narshardaa.bigcartel.com/product/

Zegema Beach Records - http://zegemabeachrecords.storenvy.com/