Synth EP Review: “Replicants” by Toxxic Project
Toxxic Project’s “Replicants” elicits images of a shadow-filled world of malevolent technology as it unfolds. It interweaves synths that create atmosphere and energy as they shape the EP.
“Upcoming Signal” comes into being as slowly shifting, portentous sounds move with hollow, ghostly noises swept by an empty wind. The tones growl with barely contained menace as the heavily slamming rhythm advances. Open-voiced, spinning arpeggios float like galaxies wheeling above while the drums throb irresistibly.
Glittering sounds shine like distant stars as the arpeggios twirl. A choral synth adds reverence, contrasting with the forceful drums. The beat accelerates into a pounding pulse while elevated synth adds a worshipful, haunting quality. Xylophone-like notes gleam with cold starlight as tremulous, computerized sounds vibrate around them.
The unrelenting underpinnings convey vastness, carrying me through open space. Growling low frequencies roll beneath hypnotic arpeggios while the choir calls out with delicacy and loss. Tension grows as crushing bass hammers and whispering tones hover, fragile highs mixing with immense low-end power to carry the track to its conclusion.
As a wind sweeps through, a terrified pulse rushes in to open “Replicants.” Intense nervousness pours from the track as a whispering voice moves beneath thundering drums. Radiant notes trumpet with menacing majesty while the bass surges with barely contained rage. The main melody shimmers with spectral grace, crying out above the horror rumbling below.
Uneven beats and metallic sounds chirr alongside reverent choral tones. Lacerating notes cut as the bass snarls and shatters before locking into a pounding heartbeat. Raised chords flash with sinister brightness while the churning underpinnings heave forward. Brassy tones gleam with distant, haunted hunger as the bass continues to growl, ever-present evil moving through the music until whispers dissolve into silence.
