For many who lived through it, 2020 will forever be the year that time stopped. Especially for those who thrive in packed, sweaty environment – musicians, concertgoers, even humble record label operators – this led to some pretty fundamental changes in the way we spent our time. delving began as a studio project by Nick DiSalvo (better known as the frontman of Elder) which was long in the making but finally took off in those dreaded years where creativity was relegated exclusively to one’s own domain.

The debut album Hirschbrunnen was released in 2021 and comprised songs displaying a wide range of influences from psychedelic rock, early electronic music, 70’s prog as well as jazz and even ambient sounds – yet all with a distinct songwriting style that DiSalvo has come to be known for.

As the pandemic waned and music returned to stages, so did delving become a live band including Elder guitarist Michael Risberg, drummer Uno Bruniusson and bassist Ingwer Boysen. In the following years, a sophomore album was crafted, this time in between busy touring spurts while away with Elder. The result of this spontaneous on/off songwriting was 2024’s All Paths Diverge, which followed the ‘anything goes’ mentality of the project. Skewing further towards prog rock than psych but with even more synths and unpredictable elements, All Paths Diverge is a doubtless the most eclectic album DiSalvo has laid his hands on to date.

Updated July 28, 2025