Season 2 launch: 21st March

Hi, folks,

We had a whole raft of updates planned for you this week, and then global events overtook us - we really hope you’re all keeping safe right now.

Our first update, to come right to the point, is our official summary for Season 2 of The Silt Verses:

Three long months have passed since the so-called ‘Bellwethers Abomination’, and the attack on Greater Glottage Radio by the prophet Sid Wright - and factions across the continent are still scrabbling to interpret these events to their advantage.

In the north, an ambitious politician hires a pair of ruthless god-hunters to track down the Parish of Tide of Flesh.

On the river’s edge, Katabasian Mason welcomes in a new flock of young disciples - but is unpleasantly surprised by an unexpected return.

Tensions continue to escalate between the government of the Peninsula and its old enemy, the Linger Straits. There are whispers that war, another great war, must surely be upon us.

Across the border, a prisoner comes home with a plan that could change everything.

A would-be messiah will learn the cost of leadership. An unlikely group of allies will take a stand against the embedded mechanisms of faith. And a lone exile will embark on a long journey back to the water.

These are the Silt Verses.

As the summary suggests, the season engages with jingoism, nationalism, and self-serving justifications for warfare.

We don’t think there’s anything specific in the story which could be interpreted as tastelessly mirroring or commenting on the horrific events taking place right now in Ukraine...but we also have to accept that some broad/universal parallels will inevitably be there.

We’re going to be sensible and sensitive, make prominent use of content warnings around the topic, and we’re very much prepared to take a pause and delay launch or rollout if we need to at any point.

We don’t want to pile on distress for people who may be having a tough time of it right now, especially our friends who might be affected by real-life events personally - that’s what comes first.

And just to use the space to highlight them, like a lot of people right now we’re making a couple of donations this month to some amazing and all-too relevant causes:

• The International Rescue Committee’s work to support families in Ukraine displaced by the Russian invasion
• TENT’s work to educate and support political action in the face of the horrendous anti-trans legislation being pushed through in Texas.

New logo and merch

We have a new Season 2 logo, created by designer James Harringman - it’s an explosive take on the original S1 logo, depicted as a stained-glass window mid-shatter.

We’ve added the logo to our Redbubble merch store, and you can also see it in all its pop-art glory below:

Season 2 schedule

We’ll be operating a fortnightly release schedule for the season, aiming for now to launch on 21st March.

But subject to everything falling into place, we’re hoping to go ahead and release Ep 1 on Patreon a week early.

That’s a little thank-you for you for your support, but it’s also a little bit selfish: we know the audio levelling in S1 was causing issues for some of you, so we’d love to hear from you if we’re getting the balance right in the first ep or if we need to make any more changes before the public launch. (Thank you, we really appreciate it!)

21st March: Episode 16. And The Current Flows Without End.

4th April: Episode 17

18th April: Episode 18

2nd May: Episode 19

16th May: Episode 20

30th May: Episode 21

13th June: Episode 22

Mid-season break

11th July: Episode 23

25th July: Episode 24

8th August: Episode 25

22nd August: Episode 26

5th September: Episode 27

19th September: Episode 28

10th October: Season finale.

Edit: If you read this post earlier, you're not forgetting something! We're adjusting the launch date to March 21st to give ourselves one final week to get ready. We still intend to get an early release out on Patreon a week ahead of the full launch. Full details to follow soon.

Season 1 recap - coming soon

Forgotten what happened in Season 1 of The Silt Verses? Not to worry.

Ahead of the new season’s launch, we’ll be putting out a quick, light-hearted recap of the events of our first season, starring our lead voice actors. Keep an eye out for it, as it’ll appear on Patreon first!

Take a visit to Pitt’s Collection

'The thrumming of wings and the clamour of needles…’

You’re cordially invited to an exhibition at Pitt’s Collection, London - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the forgotten works of mid-century abstract impressionist Astrid Duvall.

A number of Duvall’s works will be on display for the first time, including her final, inscrutable masterpiece - ‘So Long, Good Luck.’

Keep an eye out for more information soon…