Sairen delivers a dazzling collision of light and shadow with new EP ‘Heavy Sparkle Never Fade’

With his newest collection ‘Heavy Sparkle Never Fade’, French composer and multi-instrumentalist Sairen delivers a masterclass in instrumental storytelling, one that blurs the lines between raw emotion and meticulous composition. Across four cinematic tracks, he crafts a world that feels both ancient and futuristic, where baroque grandeur meets post-rock ferocity and metal’s primal energy fuses with orchestral grace.

Each piece feels like the score to a film, one that exists somewhere between a cathedral and a storm. The guitars crash, the brass glows, and the organs hum with the quiet pulse of something divine. There’s weight in every crescendo, and purpose in every silence. It’s as though Sairen has taken the emotional intensity of romantic composition and reimagined it through the language of distortion and decay.

But what makes ‘Heavy Sparkle Never Fade’ truly compelling is its sense of movement. Each track unfolds like a journey through contrasting states of being; light versus shadow, clarity versus confusion, creation versus collapse. It’s deeply introspective yet undeniably physical. But beneath the heaviness lies melody that is delicate, deliberate, and hauntingly heartfelt.

Sairen’s ability to merge orchestral precision with rock’s rawness recalls the widescreen intensity of artists like Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Alcest, yet his work remains sculpted from instinct, mood, and disciplined chaos. You can sense that these compositions were born in feverish bursts of inspiration, as he once described, capturing emotion before logic could dilute it.

In all, ‘Heavy Sparkle Never Fade’ is a battle cry for beauty amidst noise, and proof that instrumental music can say everything without uttering a single word.