#AlbumReview: His Last Winter – Dissolution
Artist: His Last Winter
Title: Dissolution
Label: Amek Collective
Release date: June 15th, 2026
Country: Bulgaria
Format reviewed: High-quality digital recording
#AlbumReview: His Last Winter – Dissolution via Amek Collective by Pegah
His Last Winter, the solo project of Bulgarian artist Asen Santev, released the new album “Dissolution” via Amek Collective. This album contains five connected tracks, as each composition flows seamlessly into the next, with the end of one becoming the beginning of the next. The album title itselfcarries the dual notions of disappearance and transformation. Yet dissolution does not necessarily imply destruction. When something dissolves, its original form disappears, while its substance may persist as part of something else. In this sense, “Dissolution” can also suggest transition and transformation—the loss of one form and its absorption into a greater whole.
The album, with its drony atmosphere, opens like a long, dark corridor, where the only sound is the echo of your own existence reverberating through the silence. Here, the concept of “Waiting” remains uncertain; it could be the anticipation of something about to happen, someone yet to come, or simply a change whose nature remains unknown. The next piece, “For the Emptiness”, marks the longest track on the album. It unfolds through a steady soundscape that seems to embody a void—an empty space waiting to be filled. It feels like a state between waiting and becoming where the old form has already begun to dissolve, yet the new one has not fully emerged.
As the album moves forward, a noticeable change begins to emerge in both the soundscape and atmosphere. “To Become” feels less static, as a subtle melody gradually surfaces, suggesting the completion of the process of formation. “Permanent” brings this transformation to its final stage, with its harsher soundscape creating the impression that everything is finally falling into place and taking on a definite form.
The final track, “22-XII-22”, refers to the concept of a profound spiritual awakening and the bridging of duality. Within the context of the album, this duality can be interpreted as existence and disappearance—two opposing states that ultimately become part of the same process. By the end of this journey, “Dissolution” leaves us with the thought that perhaps nothing truly disappears; it simply loses its familiar form to become part of something new. 8/10
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