Synth Single Review: “Breathing Room” by Wellside & Afterift

by Karl Magi

Wellside & Afterift’s “Breathing Room” opens to broad vistas as it unfolds. The track begins as lacy sounds glitter in the distance and the music exhales peacefully. A melody slips past on butterfly wings as the pulsing underpinnings grow in strength.

After a speeding rush, the track spins into whirling motion before hollow drums rebound. A vibrating synth moves tentatively and delicately as the low end locks into a heartbeat. Sun-dappled notes tremble together, dynamic yet gentle, while pipe-like sounds breathe out and thick bass guides the music.

As jumping notes dance together, spectral sounds vibrate with misty lightness, creating an ear-pleasing contrast. Breezy textures generate expansive impressions, spreading through space with a fresh feeling. Beneath it all, an undeniable pulse shapes the levitating notes as they trail through with limpid ease, floating me along. Computerized, fluting tones drift with dense bass before silence falls.