Broken Videos - Memories Of Tomorrow

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Broken Videos’ Memories Of Tomorrow captures all of the emotion and melancholy of memory through intricately layered synth sounds and beautifully composed melodies. There's a yearning yet hopeful feeling that permeates this album as it unfolds. Broken Videos capture complicated feelings in their instrumental synth music in a way that draws me in.

Memories Of Tomorrow is an example of the way in which all of the rich variety of synthesized sounds can be harnessed to express emotion. The interactions between the different tones and timbres create feeling and beautiful imagery as they unfold. The sonic layering’s lush complexity is an element that I find intensely engaging in each track of this album.

I'm in love with well-composed melodies and Memories Of Tomorrow is filled to the brim with them. Broken Videos are able to harness emotion and convey it through their melodic writing in a way that has enormous appeal for me. I'm impressed by their skill at reaching into my heart and extracting the emotion within it through melody.

This album also attracts me because of the atmospheric quality within the music. I deeply appreciate the way in which each track generates diverse feelings and moods in me. Without any vocals or lyrics, Broken Videos are able to evoke the whole range of different states and environments through music alone.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Broken Videos” comes to life as tensely trembling, metallic synth moves with a swirling background. Solid bass rumbles as medium-low, rough-edged synth carries a light, melodic note pattern above rapidly twirling, ringing chimes and pounding bass. Higher, trumpeting notes flare in as the drums and bass pulsate.

The resonant lead synth carries a wandering pattern above the tightly structured arpeggios. Roughly glowing notes pulse steadily as higher, more radiant synth calls out with a wonderfully majestic feeling. The bass’ heavy heartbeat throbs and tense arpeggios add nervousness as chimes ring out before silence falls.

Drums create a steady heartbeat and widely sweeping arpeggios slip through the music as “A.I. Awakening” starts. The arpeggios grow in volume as luminescent notes spin through and the drums and bass create motion. A bass oscillation adds propulsion as brilliantly glowing chimes ring out carrying an elegiac, peaceful melody.

Twinkling notes flit through the background as ringing, metallic synth trips through the music and the arpeggios swirl out, galactic arms swinging through space. The steady low end pulse keeps flowing out with even motion as arpeggios spin. The way in which the chiming melody calls out draws me in with its wistful emotion.

Now bass pulses in throbbing motion and metallic notes unfurl with glistening light. Drums flourish and the undulating bass and twirling arpeggios come together to shape the music. The track launches forward with energetic strength, as radiant and tender chimes move over top of the drums and bass before silence falls.

“A New View” begins as driving percussion pushes into the music and fragile chimes with rounded tones ring out. In the background, softly glistening notes climb. After the chimes ring out, a warmly singing synth carries a melody rich with tender emotion and a sense of potential.

Widely caressing notes sing behind it as the enfolding, trumpeting synth carries the encouraging melody as soft edged chimes flicker through. I can't help but love the melody’s heartwarming quality, creating a childlike sense of future possibilities. Underneath all of the other musical elements, the drums and bass add shape.

Flickering, string-like synth twines through the music while brightly shimmering notes fill my heart with gentle emotion. Medium-low, reverberating synth dances along with chiming notes that blossom with solar light. The track ends as the main melody fades out.

Rapidly splashing, woodsy notes move along with flaring, round sounding chords to start “Memories Of Tomorrow.” Rapidly twinkling notes tumble through the music as powerful, sharp-edged chords cut in. Frolicking synth descends as the drums flourish.

Xylophone-like sounds move past before climbing notes add pleasing, positive emotion. The heavily pulsating, dark bass contrasts with the xylophone as it creates dynamic motion. There's a quick rush of glittering notes before a medium-low synth swirls. Slightly muffled background chords flare into full life and reach a crescendo.

The rippling main melody spins out through the music, keeping the track flowing forward. Solid, punchy drums push the music forward as brassy notes ring out above them as the bass creates a rich well. After a crescendo, the xylophone trembles into silence.

“Radio Days” opens as softly swelling, sunny synth glows along with solidly throbbing drums and bass. Now the chimes ring out behind a widely gleaming synth, carrying a melody rich with summer feeling. Trickling notes descend into a tranquil melody, nostalgic and tinged with aching emotion.

Smoothly tumbling synth spins through the music as the drums and bass throb and a twisting, nasal sound rings out. I am warmed and touched by the melody's reflection on days gone by. Quickly sparkling synth twirls past as open-voiced, gentle notes spin in the distance.

Xylophone-like notes mingle with glistening chimes before the main melody calls out again, full of wistful feelings and hopeful tenderness. The drums keep pulsing, mixing with the chimes as the main melody closes the song out.

Breathy, galactic notes move behind a quickly pulsating, taut synth to open “The Golden Hour.” Solid drums and bass shape the music as brilliantly shimmering synth sings out in an ethereal melody. In the distance, interwoven notes trip past with a string-like sound. Uniquely reverberating synth trips as luminous notes call out.

Expansive, flanging notes flow before the drums and bass add form. The main melody drifts with gently melancholy emotion, creating an orange sunset radiance. Tripping, intertwining notes descend as unctuous bass complements flaring chimes and caressing synth.

The track's gentle sunset light fills me with relaxed joy. Tumbling synth drops through the music in an entangling pattern. Chimes sparkle as they carry a melody with a laid-back quality to it before the music ends on rippling notes.

“Drive The Stars” begins with a quick drum flourish before lightly glowing notes float out with a softly touching feeling. There's a relaxed quality to them above the propulsive low end. After shining notes descend, the dreamy melody calls out on a radiant synth with a nasal sound.

The drums and bass undulate as a tightly wound synth skips past. The main melody cries out with yearning emotion, bringing me a sense of contented warmth. The soft-edged, effulgent lead synth deepens the sense of wonder exuded by the main melody.

Chimes ring with delicate illumination as the drums and bass press the music forward. The track slips into a segment in which airy sounds float above rapidly trickling, starry notes and warmer, round-toned synth.

The drum beat launches again, adding a sense of journeying excitement, as the main melody sings out affection and nostalgia. The track ends on shimmering notes dancing out with the flaring synth and pulsing drums.

Gossamer synth flickers along with pink clouds and guiding drums to commence “The Last Ride.” A laser-like sound briefly shifts before a glockenspiel carries a tender melody above the pulsing drums and bass. Lustrous synth carries a melody mingling melancholy and caring.

The glockenspiel trembles with fragile light as quickly trickling arpeggios softly move in the distance. Medium-high, glimmering synth calls out with longing to deepen the melody’s emotional qualities. Flitting notes slowly cascade in the background as a broadly luminous synth calls out.

Bright arpeggios rapidly curl through the music before the drums punch in with more power. Glockenspiel infuses the music with a charming lightness that I find appealing. Nasal-sounding synth calls out with sympathetic feeling as the low end presses forward. Arpeggios scintillate as the gently caressing glockenspiel carries the song to an end.

Conclusion

Memories Of Tomorrow takes listeners on an emotive, touching synth journey as it evolves. I am drawn to the richness, depth and complexity of the music and the emotional core of the album.

HeartBeatHero - Timeless

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

HeartBeatHero’s Timeless paints beautiful, emotionally engaging imagery with well-crafted melodies and intriguingly layered synth sounds. I am struck by the way in which HeartbeatHero skillfully uses synthesized soundscapes to convey deeply personal, emotional content. I enjoy all of the richness and depth that this album radiates as it unfolds.

One of the most engaging parts of Timeless is the melodic writing on the album. There is an evocative quality to the melodies which HeartBeatHero has crafted. I find myself touched and affected by the emotional depth of the melodic content on this album. The melodies engage me and compel me as they evolve throughout the music.

Timeless also features HeartBeatHero’s creative and painterly use of synths. I enjoy the variety of tonal and textural combinations that he uses in his music. I also appreciate the way in which HeartBeatHero is able to further convey feelings using his synth palette. He chooses the right sounds to capture the emotions he's going for in his tracks.

I always appreciate it when artists share their thoughts and impressions of the world through music. HeartBeatHero opens up a pathway to understanding his emotions and feelings on this album. I find the way in which he uses his musical abilities to paint pictures of his worldview quite charming.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Timeless” comes to life as the evenly pulsing bass moves beneath brilliant notes flowing out. Snare drum bursts along with the steadily throbbing kick drum as radiant arpeggios spin. Softly glowing synth carries a melody bursting with hope and encouragement out above oscillating bass and shaping drums.

I enjoy the way in which the melody combines positive emotions with dreaminess. The bass continues to add shape and weight as slowly washing notes gleam delicately. A sharp-edged, luminous synth sings a touching melody, full of gentleness and aspiration.

The cutting notes are clean as they slip through the music. Echoing, clapping sounds ring out along with evenly pulsing drums as nasal-sounding, scintillating notes carry a triumphant melody above the shaping low end. The song slowly slips off into quiet as it ends.

Delicately wandering, digital-sounding notes float out into open space to start “Summer Heart 1984.” They grow in strength as chimes sparkle with metallic light to punctuate more rounded notes. The chimes glimmer as softly touching drums shape the music.

Ethereal notes drift through in the distance as the chimes echo with a tender melody and the drums and bass move the track forward. The melody's undeniable tenderness charms me.

Saxophone-like synth calls out a melancholy melody, full of dreamy ease. Nasal-sounding, digital notes repeat their caressing pattern as the drums add shape. The song slowly fades into quiet on the digital sounding notes and oscillating bass.

“Into Oblivion” opens as mysteriously drifting synth moves along with clapping throbbing percussion. Gigantic, rough edged bass rumbles out in bursts as the widely whirling arpeggios join a tense, elevated sound. Now the drums and bass slam in ferocious motion as glowing arpeggios swirl enigmatically.

I enjoy the sense of mystery that fills this music. Vocal synth carries a haunting melody as the drums and bass pound and a galactically swirling arpeggio spins out. The arpeggiating pattern has a ghostly, cosmic drift while the drums and bass slam. Vocal synth drifts downward in a spectral melodic pattern as the massive bass snarls.

Towering, smoothly sliding synth creates a gliding, melancholy note pattern in the distance. String-like notes intertwine and an orchestral synth slips through the music. An enigmatic arpeggio spins again and rising, luminous synth flashes as the drums accelerate. The track ends on raging, crushing low end power and a synth full of hollow loss.

Solidly throbbing bass forms a strong pulsation as mysterious, delicate synth swirls in the background along with a thudding kick drum to start “Stranger Things.” A fragile sonic flow softly slips past with an enigmatic quality as snare drum adds form. I enjoy the lurking hint of menace in the background of the track.

Gruffly gleaming synth undulates in a gently glowing and slightly haunting line as widely whirling arpeggios shine and drift past. Bass pulses and snare drum splashes while elevated, slipping synth suffuses the track in trailing illumination. A shimmering synth tenderly carries a melody with a feathery touch.

Elevated notes bend and cry out while drums and bass throb. Taut, ominous sounds twist as bass rumbles distantly while the low end drops away for a moment. Bass oscillates again and worried sounds cry out to add more ghostly feeling as the drums shape the music. Sweeping synth drops through the track as radiant, broad-sounding arpeggios whirl. The massive low end pushes on before silence falls on the music.

“Diamond Roads” commences as sharply crystalline synth intertwines and flows out into open space. There's a rough edge to the brightness as it rings out broadly. Bass undulates as the cleanly slicing notes drift out before the drums begin to throb in shaping motion. Medium-high, glowing synth drifts out before elevated, lambent notes carry a melody with a wistful, journeying feeling.

Brilliant synth sings out in a melody rich with encouragement as the drums flourish. The way in which the melody combines gentleness and positive emotion attracts me strongly. The drums and bass pulsate as distantly drifting panpipes wander with ethereal ease. The panpipes call out with tender delicacy above the heavily throbbing low end before enfolding synth glimmers out.

The main melody floats like dandelion seeds on the wind, in contrast to the low ends' depth and power. Shining notes flash out, creating luscious illumination before nasal-sounding, cleanly calling synth adds an uplifting element to the music. Chiming notes flit past with a lightly touching motion, adding even more light to the proceedings.

Trembling synth vibrates out into space with a tenuous feeling as the drums and bass press on. The echoing synth glides smoothly through the music as the heartbeat below shapes it. The track ends on a shimmering synth as it brushes softly above the low end pulsation and flows into the main melody.

Cosmically wandering synth grows in volume as it entangles to open “Love For My Kids.” The drums rebound with an easygoing feeling as the bass slides out with luscious strength. Intensely luminous synth carries a melody deep with emotion and affection as luscious piano chords swell below.

The drums cascade as a choral synth adds a human element. The piano moves gently now, increasing in strength as it bursts with dynamic feeling. Piano notes tumble energetically in an ever rushing charge above heavily punching drums. Piano chords add power below the right hand’s intensely tangled motion.

The drums and bass add form to the music as piano dances. The main melody comes in again with touching feelings pouring from it, evoking strong emotion. Delicately shiny synth flickers out through the music along with the echoing choral notes. Scintillating notes flash out as a sharply cutting synth descends with active motion before the track comes to an end.

Conclusion

Timeless touches me and engages me with its mixture of emotional depth, melodic beauty and sonic lusciousness. I'm always impressed by music that tells such strong stories through instrumentals alone. I appreciate what HeartbeatHero has done on this album.

JESSY MACH - Asphalt Reapers

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

JESSY MACH’s Asphalt Reapers tells the story of the leader of a rebel group fighting back against the corruption and crime of a dystopian city. Jesse Mach effectively creates an atmosphere full of tension, darkness and moments of defiant hope. He is able to create a gripping level of emotional engagement in this album. Jesse Mach's guitar skills are second to none and his ability to layer synthesizer sounds creates richly detailed soundscapes.

I am especially attracted to the atmosphere that permeates Asphalt Reapers. Jesse Mach paints a picture of a broken, crime infested city and a man intent on pushing back the darkness. all of the various musical components on the album come together to draw me into the story which unfolds throughout. The music's cinematic quality is deeply enjoyable.

The guitar performances on Asphalt Reapers are excellent. I'm impressed by the way in which Jesse Mach can fill his guitar with so much emotional intensity. Of course, he can shred with the best the way in which he expresses himself with his instrument adds another layer to the music. Jesse Mach also uses his guitar to add rhythm and shape to the tracks.

Layers and layers of different synth tones and textures fill this album. The way in which Jesse Mach creates detail, emotion and ear grabbing sonic contrasts engages me even more with this music. Each time I listen to it, I gain new appreciation for the album.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Asphalt Reapers” comes into being as the narrator speaks about the Asphalt Reapers in the dark city. Aggressive notes slash into the music along with electric bass and slicing,dark synth. Brassy notes trumpet out with intense glow as the slap bass twangs and growling sounds shift far below. The drums flourish and now guitar lacerates the music as shadowed narration echoes out.

A rough-edged, trumpeting synth effectively creates victorious feelings before the music glides into a softly flowing segment as towering, rounded notes float past. Our narrator tells the story of the Asphalt Reapers fighting back against the city's corruption. Smoothly moving, entangling synth calls out as the pounding low end goes on along with the slap bass. A brass section sounds with dark triumph as the guitar cuts in again and the low end presses forward.

The narration continues and a threatening, nervous synth grows in energy as the bass intertwines. Jessy Mach’s churning electric guitar cries out, dramatic and full of fear, before flying into a solo that unfolds with wonderfully engaging motion and intricacy. The gigantic bass keeps throbbing as wild guitar tears into the music. The track ends on a charging, brilliant synth and twanging bass.

Intimidating bass and punching drums join into a powerful flow to open “Eye for an eye.” Radiant synth sings out with a triumphant melody as the drums and bass smoothly throb. Below the lighter elements, slashing weight shifts and distant sounds expand, adding a glowing component. The low end presses forward as oscillating bass wriggles and a luminous synth shines.

Delicate piano trickles out to touch the music with fragility above the expansive bass and ticking drums. Rough-edged, shining synth ripples through the music with a light touch, growing in power. The drums and bass pound while the winding, raised synth shifts in the music.

Ominous sensations pour from the low end as the music moves forward. Tightly gleaming synth flares out with bright light as the drums and bass push on. Drama fills the music as it surges forward and I enjoy the track's cinematic quality. Diamond light permeates the music before the track ends.

“Marie, Sarah and James” commences as a siren howls and towering bass flows beneath delicately drifting, soft-edged synth. Now the drums burst into a steady pulse while the siren keeps howling and the caressing bass glides. Drums continue bursting and the lightly circling arpeggios brush across the music with a calming feeling.

The guitar adds a chugging element and the synth reaches an intense crescendo. Rapidly intertwining notes add a sense of urgency and again the siren cries out above dense bass. Now the narrator reads a poignant letter to his family. In the distance, lightly touching synth flickers through the music as the drums and bass shape the music.

Jessy Mach’s guitar moves through the music with a tangling glow, adding to the track’s melancholy. Medium-high, piano-like synth adds a yearning quality while the powerful low end sweeps past. Sirens cry out again as the low end adds motion to the music. The lead synth bends and cries out with an emotive sensation pouring from it as drums and bass keep pulsating.

The narrator's letter expresses his love for his family and hopes that they can survive the nightmare surrounding them. he leaves each of them a message about how he feels and his affection for all of them. he expresses a wish to hold the ball one final time but says that “fate has other plans for me, I'm trapped in a fight I can't win."

Our storyteller speaks of being surrounded by people who lost their humanity, but in the face of that he refuses to be overtaken by fear. He states that he'll face his end bravely and knows that “my love for you will endure beyond this life.”

The narrator asked his family to remember him as he was not as he's become. he wants them to know that he “fought to my last breath for you, for our family, for everything we hold dear.”

Howling guitar and pounding drums open “Escape to survive.” Angular bass and smoothly bursting drums shape the music. The bass rushes on in the technological sounding tumble as the drums create a heartbeat underneath. Now sparkling synth creates dramatic tension as it twists above the low end’s relentless pulse.

Jessy Mach’s guitar cries out with twisting power, adding momentum as it intertwines. Angular bass presses forward as the guitar roars out with thundering strength. The whole track exudes energy and charges forward unrelentingly.

I enjoy the way in which the guitar wheels through the music with intricate engagement, climbing to the sky. The drums batter as the guitar slashes in between. A guitar solo soars upward with richly intermingling notes creating a need to keep moving with speed and urgency.

“Never Surrender” comes to life as drums flourish and dense bass oscillates with authority. Broadly bursting drums join the throbbing base and cosmic, hazy synth slides past. Medium-high, softly shining synth carries a hopeful melody, tinged with melancholy. The lead synth’s slight roughness emphasizes the melody’s mixed emotions.

I am drawn to the way in which Jessy Mach weaves together aspiration and yearning within this melody. Shimmering guitar intertwines with the glistening lead synth while the drums and bass push forward. softly rounded sounds move as drums flourish and an expansively gleaming synth carries the melody again.

The main melody embodies a sensation of struggling against the odds as it unfolds. Wind sweeps through and the music moves into a segment in which a lambent synth flows along with peaceful ease and bass forms a supporting well. The drums grow in power again before establishing the beat as the expanding, shining synth rises to full strength again.

Jessy Mach plays a solo bursting with expression and wide-ranging emotion. His guitar skills allow him to imbue the music with a plethora of feelings ranging from pain and sorrow to a sense of resolve. After the guitar winds down, the track ends on soothing synth flowing out into silence.

Hectically tumbling synth rushes into open “Glowgutter.” A synth forms a surging pulse along with intimidating drums hitting the music hard. Seething notes fall through the music to increase the intense propulsion. Ghostly, slowly gliding synth floats through above the throbbing drums and gigantic bass.

The way in which this track delivers an unbearable sensation of lurking evil pulls me into it. A broad-sounding, metallic synth flows out with a feeling of looming danger. Now bass cuts with razor edges as the drums keep pounding. In the distance, the tumbling, rounded synth descends again.

Spectrally gliding notes slip as the low end radiates deadly force. Tremendous bass rumbles in a steady heartbeat as twisted, growling noises shift. Flashing synth carries a deadly feeling through the track. Creaking notes cut into the music with serrated edges before the dark lead synth ends the track.

“Abyss” begins as Stygian bass expands beneath crystalline notes shimmering out into space. Tenderness touches the glistening synth as it flickers above the huge shadows heaving far below.

The melody is hopeful in spite of the great darkness below, ringing out to challenge it. The chimes have a piercing luminosity that cuts through the blackness. Warmly rippling arpeggios glide gently through the music in a superb contrast to the ominous bass as the track fades into silence.

Conclusion

Asphalt Reapers takes the listener on an emotive journey through one man's struggle against a city riven by crime and corruption. The way in which Jessy Mach draws me into the world he's created through music keeps me coming back for more.

Ferus Melek - Innocence

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Ferus Melek’s Innocence captures all of childhood’s adventure and joy in a lushly layered synth tapestry. It combines charming melodies with ear-catching synth sounds and fills them with emotion. This album’s evocative qualities call back times of playful excitement, filling me with a positive and uplifting nostalgia.

Innocence is full to the brim with melodies that create adventurous, positive and excited sensations. Ferus Melek writes melodies with an emotional core which draws me into them. I take pleasure in the way that Ferus Melek crafts ear-pleasing and heart touching tunes on this album. I enjoy the journey on which the varied melodies take me.

The way in which Ferus Melek combines and layers synth sounds on Innocence is another strong quality that attracts me to the album. He takes his synth palette and lays in a tapestry of tones, sonic colours and auditory textures to produce a rich and deep well of musical imagery. I find my ear is constantly engaged by the variety and depth of Ferus Melek’s synth choices.

This album also holds my attention because of the atmosphere it creates. I enjoy the way in which it helps me to remember all of the little pleasures of childhood, along with the newness and wonder that I experienced. This album is full of the best kind of nostalgia, pure and full of happiness, which engages me in the music.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Playful Adaptation” opens with bouncing, reverberating synth along with broadly sliding, rough-edged notes. The chiming, dancing lead synth arcs through the music in glistening lines as the drums and bass jump below. There's an endlessly swirling quality to the lambent main melody as it twirls through the music.

I feel a thrill of energy at my core as this track unfolds.The drums and bass are intensely propulsive and swelling, slicing synth leaps out with dynamic encouragement. The main melody shines with boisterous light as the low end’s driving pulsation goes on.

The lead synth has a relentlessly spinning motion as it curls through the track. There's also a triumphant feeling in the rising, bending synth that cries out with trumpeting positivity. The track erupts with strong energy that permeates all of its parts before leaping to an end on a scintillating tide.

Exhilarating, flying synth climbs through dancing arpeggios to start “XOXO Supreme Bully.” Piercing light fills the lead synth as it ripples through the music above the punching low end. Gruff, bright notes carry a melody bursting with adventure and excitement as they dance through the music. Victorious feeling pours from the lead synth as it illuminates the track.

The drums and bass have a jumping heartbeat that propels the music forward. Arpeggios shine with brilliant light as they sparkle out above the visceral drums and bass. A sense of success fills me as quick bursts of cutting notes flash through the music while the arpeggios arc. Every element of this track is full of barely contained energy.

The main melody cries out again on the rough-edged, trumpeting synth to fill the music with adventurous life. There's a pleasing sense of wonder in this music as it unfolds. The track ends on arpeggios endlessly climbing with dynamic positivity before the music ends.

“Hide Your Marks” commences as wobbling, mysterious synth oscillates and drums tap expectantly. The drums pulse unevenly and the base flows while twisting, medium-high synth carries a melody with a ghostly, wistful sensation emanating from it. I enjoy the melody’s uncertain quality, creating a slightly unsettled feeling.

Now the drums and bass explode as laser-like, intertwining synth slices into the music with dynamism and drama. Urgency permeates the music as the cutting synth adds dynamic life. Underneath the other musical elements, the drums rebound with increasing intensity. Slowly descending, shining notes drift above the continual low end pulse.

A radiant synth leaps out again to fill the music with a majestic sensation as the track drives on. Warmly lustrous chords swell behind the sharp-edged medium-high synth as it dances above the drums and bass. The main melody unfurls in a line of energizing, active notes that fill me with building tension.

Darker, descending synth moves with a more deliberate feeling, adding shadow to the proceedings. Ghostly notes drifting the distance as the low end propels the track. The music slips into the exciting main melody again, exuding feelings of success and drive. Luminance pours from the chords behind the leaping main synth. As the track comes to an end, more dark shadings are added before silence falls.

Nasal-sounding, wistful synth glides out while glowing chords move behind it to open ”Kids Put Posters on the Wall.” Bass growls and slowly pulsing drums move with colossal force. Muscled power fills the low end as it pushes forward. Now the gleaming synth carries a bursting melody, full of youthful hope and energy.

The bass forms a towering wall and the drums shape the music. The medium-high, nasal-sounding synth has a dreamy melancholy within it as it moves above the forceful low end. There's powerful weight and a trumpeting, blazing synth calls out with a melody climbing to the stars. Slap bass twangs through the music and rising notes add flashing illumination.

The slightly aching synth with its tightly pinched sound calls out while the drums add their own heartbeat. Cymbals clash and the bass growls before the trumpeting melody flies out again. The way in which the melody creates a sense of childlike adventure strongly attracts me. sharp-edged flaring chords ring out and the bass rumbles below. The song ends with a sense of aspiration and positivity.

“Qassa” comes to life with throbbing bass and gently gliding, softly caressing synth carrying a peaceful melody. Crisp drums add a snapping quality as the soft edged synth curls through the music with calm light. The low end has a steady heartbeat as the melody becomes an uplifting expression of strength.

Glowing synth moves before metallic, intertwining notes bounce out with singing life. The bass keeps throbbing onwards to add motion to the music while crystalline notes trickle through. The main melody flies out, shot through with hopeful energy as radiant notes shimmer. I enjoy the way this music is permeated by encouraging energy.

Now slicing notes wind through with flaring light as the angular bass throbs along with the pulsing drums. Flashing synth rings out in quick bursts and the twisting, digital sounding synth winds in and out. The song ends on the shining lead melody, lifting me to the skies as it calls out and orchestral strings dance past.

Intensely luminous synth bubbles out into the music as “The Last Quadrant” begins. The drums and bass form a steady heartbeat to add propulsion. There's a minor key quality in the notes that adds uncertainty to their brightness as the low end drives onwards.

Now the warmly swelling synth carries a melody bursting with positivity and dreams of galactic flight. I am so moved by the joy and hope filling this music as it unfolds. There's a powerful drive in the low end as the bending, gleaming synth echoes out. Shadowed arpeggios twirl in the background to create shape while roughly flaring notes dance through.

The percussion keeps pushing forward as the main melody cries out, rich with feelings of exploration and boundless horizons. A synth chorus fills the music with intense surges of life as it moves above the continually driving drums and bass. All of those youthful dreams that we held are expressed with tenderness here as the music unfolds.

Conclusion

Innocence carries me away to simpler, more peaceful and more adventurous times when the weight of the world hadn't pressed down on me yet. We all need that escape when the darkness of the world sometimes gets too much and this album provides it.