Cyberwalker - Another World

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Cyberwalker’s Another World is a beautifully layered and intricately woven synth journey. The music is heartfelt, serene and full of emotional strength as it unfolds. The artist has a superb ear for synth combinations, melody and the imagination to create engaging imagery. The end result is an album that transports me to its creator’s auditory world and immerses me in it as we travel together.

A standout feature of Another World is the way in which Cyberwalker skillfully takes the sonic threads of each synth sound and spins them into a fabric of serenity, tinged with darkness and shot through with hope. Each individual sound seems carefully chosen and the way in which each sound interacts adds another level of depth and emotion. Taken together, all of these elements coalesce into a cohesive and ear-pleasing album.

Another superb aspect of Another World is its melodic component. Cyberwalker has written melodies that touch my heart and carry me to new horizons. He explores everything from celebratory joy to melancholy contemplation through his melodic writing. Once again, the way in which the melodies interact with the intricately intertwining synths deepens the sensation of traveling through auditory landscapes that evolve and reveal new vistas as they unfold.

Throughout Another World, Cyberwalker helps me paint mental imagery with his musical creation. He combines all of his skill and his ear for sonic beauty to draw and contour the world that he reveals through the music. I find myself enjoying every bit of the adventure I take with the artist as he guides me to the next musical moment and the next stunning image.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Natural Science” comes into being as distantly echoing notes drift and rain falls, while a caressing synth roams with soothing softness. Tremendously deep bass reverberates as the percussion taps widely and tiny lights flicker from the synth.

Now the bass is a steady, muscled pulse as a meditative synth flows with deep peace. As the giant drums hit hard, diaphanous sounds trail with muffled luminosity. An elevated, diamond-sharp synth sparkles with sunlight as a sweeping sound drifts like a breeze through the desert.

The drums are a heartbeat as a coruscating synth carries a tenderly touching melodic line and the bass is all luxurious richness. A synth levitates with a mournful touch and a hopeful glow as the bass continues to undulate. The drums flourish and a trembling, misty synth carries a yearning melody, reaching out to lightly touch my emotions and pull me in.

An effulgent synth glitters with soothing luminosity while the low end throbs like the heart in my chest. A lucent synth exudes clear light as the percussion drifts away and the dense bass moves. The elevated synth slides out in long lines, filling the music with glow. The drums pound again as birds sing and a calming synth sails like a spring breeze before the track ends on reverberating, metallic notes.

A smoothly floating synth spins in galactic motion, infused with trembling delicacy to open “Infinite Journey.” The synth slips silkily as a solid bass pulse continues to throb evenly and the kick drum adds form.

Twirling arpeggios exude transporting, mellow emotion as the drums and bass continue to pulse. Sharp notes cut with extended motion as the relaxed arpeggios float out below. A nasal-sounding synth exhales before bright notes flicker and shine with burnished light above the low end’s continual throbbing.

A glimmering synth carries the melody, wafting me along above the low end. Slowly and tangling, mournful notes continue to hover as the arpeggios swirl with lightly touching feelings. The drums and bass continue their heartbeat as the brilliant synth adds an element of uplift to the softness around it.

The cleanly cutting notes continue to leap through as the drums pulsate heavily. The massive bass continues to drive as the intermingling, thoughtful notes are divided by the glistening melodic pattern and the arpeggios are unstoppable. As the track ends, the notes fade into smooth silence.

“The Place I Belong (Night Ride Edit)” opens with bass that rumbles heavily as floating notes slip like spectral mists. The intimidating bass pulse is thick as cosmic notes unfurl above it. Tightly shining synth levitates before the drums smack in and the giant bass oscillates, while portentous, slicing synth pulses add angular strength.

Smoothly interlocking, burnished synth floats past with a more peaceful sensation to contrast with the heaving weight beneath. A string-like synth carries a mournful melodic line as hollow bells ring and the bass rises like a dangerous tide.

Glittering notes intermingle and the track shifts. The bass becomes an urgent pulsation as the synth moves like a sweeping wind. The drums add a ticking, metronomic beat as the radiant synth drifts with a roaming melody, evoking a nighttime journey down an empty highway.

The drums are the passing yellow lines and the melody tells me a story of a lonely journey to self-discovery. I am moved by the emotional nature of the melody as the colossal bass throbs. The low end fiercely drives on as the lacerating synth moves past and the track ends with crushing weight.

Clear, penetrating light radiates from the lead synth as a distantly shaping beat comes in to kick off “Cruise Waves.” In the background, synth rises like an orange sun and adds flaring notes that glint like dappled water as the solid drums and bass pulsate. As the bass becomes massive, lightly glittering synth exudes gentle light with a hint of brief shadow for a moment. The bass continues to undulate as the gossamer synth drifts with oceanic grace.

Intensely radiant sounds glitter as the gigantic low end takes form. I am enamored of the way in which this track reflects aquatic peace and a tinge of more contemplative feeling as it unfolds. The bass rumbles while smoothly interlocking synth slips like waves under the hull of a sailboat. I picture slipping through the water with the soft sounds of wind and the rigging, the white yacht cutting through the water. The bass moves like upwelling currents and the smoothly gliding melody fades into silence.

“Lost in Dreams” begins as giant bass slowly pulses while a vastly sweeping synth drifts in laid-back motion. Metallic sounds flash past and the drums form a chilled-out beat above the huge low end. Bright notes slip past with easy grace as the drums rebound. Gleaming sounds extend in long lines, unfurling with smooth delicacy above the pounding drums.

The bass is lush and heavy as a laser-like sound briefly flits past. Colossal chords rise with sunlight as an open-sounding synth breezes past and the drums fade. The way in which the song evokes the sense of ethereal emotion in a dream state calls to me and gives me a sense of satisfaction and calm.

There’s a crescendo as the thunderous drums move beneath the gossamer glide of the elevated synth and the bass becomes a dense well. Angular notes jump with radiance as they slice into the music and the swirling background intermingles with the hugely pulsating bass. Tranquility permeates the music as more intensely radiant notes tremble and the laser-like sound is joined by thumping drums.

Metallic ringing floats past as the unstoppable drum and bass pulse moves on and the background remains misty and peaceful. A bright sound pierces the synth clouds and silence falls.

Broadly drifting, brilliant synth cascades in luscious motion to start off “You Are Not Alone.” A pervasive sense of tranquility is joined by bass that rises in dense clouds, as sharp-edged notes cut through. The combination of massive power and gentleness is one that I find deeply pleasing.

The drums smack with a granite solidity as the bass undulates and tender sounds float past. A feeling of serenity fills the melody as it slips easily by, moving in misty tendrils guided by the drumbeat and thick bass.

Revolving arpeggios spill out effulgent light as a pulsing note pattern twirls around itself and the bass becomes a physical force beneath it. The fiercely bright notes that cascade bring a feeling of crystalline uplift to the music, as the interlocking synth and heavy bass fill the background.

A delicate melodic line shines out and lends another element of positivity to the track. All of the synth layers combine to create huge power and auditory fascination. Calm and drama coexist well on this track.

The drums and bass form the pounding heartbeat once again as the synth rolls over itself, tidal and tranquil, before the track comes to an end.

Conclusion

Another World is an album full of superb synth combinations, exquisite melodic moments and an atmosphere that drenches everything in Cyberwalker’s unique sound. If there were ever an album that could transport me to a new place, I think this one would be it.