Steve Von Till (Neurosis) Announces Sort-of New Solo Release, Debuts First Single

Look at that picture of Steve Von Till. Dude looks as sad as a white guy playing a Native American in a PSA about litter. Guess the past year hasn’t been any better for him than for the rest of us.

The photo pairs fittingly with Von Till’s new single, “The Emptiness Swallows Us All.” It’s a gorgeous, deeply melancholy-sounding piece of work and a far cry from the sound for which Neurosis are generally known.

Thing is, you’ve actually kinda-sorta heard this already: “Emptiness” is an instrumental version of “Dream of Trees,” a track from Von Till’s 2020 release, No Wilderness Deep Enough. In fact, Von Till just announced a new album, A Deep Voiceless Wilderness, which will collect instrumental iterations of ALL the songs from No Wilderness Deep Enough.

According to a press release, this was “the original intent behind” Wilderness all along. Von Till explains:

“This is how I originally heard this piece of music. Without the voice as an anchor or earthbound narrative, these pieces have a broader wingspan. They become something else entirely and unfold in a more expansive way. The depth of the synths, juxtaposed with the strings and French horn, have space to develop and allow the listener to imagine their own story.” 

Get swallowed by “The Emptiness Swallows Us All” below (along with “Dream of Trees,” in case you’re curious). A Deep Voiceless Wilderness comes out April 30 on Neurot; pre-order it here.

On top of the new-old album, Von Till has also announced the impending re-release of his first book of poetry, Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics, which he has “reimagined… in a new format, delivering an intimate and captivating reading of the collection with sound enhancements.”

Says Von Till:

 “Being a constant sound-seeker, I thought it would be more interesting to have some textures and treatments to break up the intimate voice recordings. The background sounds used on some of the tracks were pieces related to No Wilderness Deep Enough that were either not used or repurposed to interweave further connections between my artistic output at this time of my life.”

You can listen to a sample of the reimagined Harvestman at the bottom of this post, and pre-order it here.