Before the Coral Crumbles is the first full length album of Artemis and perfectly captures the width and diversity of Artemis’ sound. Tracks like Cauliflower and In Your Hands make up the meat and potatoes of the album, with heavy riffs, layered guitars, powerful vocals and the occasional odd time signature. Then in the second half of the album, Artemis surprises with different sounds and textures and even some guest appearances. In Cold Julius’ brother Olivier Kortekaas doubles the vocal melody the octave down and Fickle Mistress features Jan van Mulligen on Hammond Organ and Claudia Gonzalez-Diaz on Flute for a twelve-minute, 70-s inspired, 3-part psychedelic epic. The album concludes with an acoustic reflection on the topics discussed throughout the 10 tracks titled Walls/Anything That Goes. The title track “Coral” is the most vulnerable and emotional song of the record and has the greatest dynamic range. The lyrics reflect the overall theme of the album: the choice between vulnerable truth or keeping up appearance.

All the instruments - except for the drums - are recorded at Julius’ studio apartment in Amsterdam and produced by Kaan Yazici in Den Haag. It is the most professional production Artemis has had done so far and the start of a longer collaboration with Yazici.