We’re told that the Saudi band Dune first formed around 2004 but went on hiatus in 2007 before making a public release — “hiatus” being a word often used instead of “split up” when the passage of time leads to a subsequent resurrection.

And Dune did indeed revive (thankfully), releasing a single in 2022 (“Refuge“) and another in 2023 (“Reject“).  And then in May of this year they released their first EP, entitled Years of Chains, which includes those two singles and two more songs. It thus marks the 20th anniversary of their original formation.

Dune have explained that they wrote the songs on the EP years ago, but never got a chance to record them properly. After picking out these four tracks from their originals following their revival, they of course finally have recorded them, and we’re happy to help spread the word through our video premiere of “Sieve“, the EP’s opener. Continue reading »