Synth Single Review: “Flakes’’ by Sonic Gap, Sine by Sine & Hycst

by Karl Magi

Sonic Gap, Sine by Sine & Hycst’s “Flakes” captures all the beauty of a winter festival. The track commences as a glockenspiel glitters with a melody that is wistful, dreamy and full of gentle affection. Rich bells echo in the background and a trembling, guitar-like synth strums with tenderness as the drums flourish and rippling tones create an undulating pattern. Iridescent notes glint like sunlight on fresh snow as the whistling lead synth carries a melody that wraps me up in loving sensations and the warmth of family and friends.

The drum beat is crisp and the softly levitating notes move with peaceful light. Broad sounds flare below to add weight while flickering tones glimmer. The main melody dances like tiny snowflakes falling from fluffy white clouds, forming a luminous carpet on the ground. The glockenspiel carries the melody with an emotion that deepens the music’s warming feelings. As the solid foundation collides, jingling bells add even more seasonal positivity while the melody glides like memories of holiday seasons past, remembering the snow as it falls with tentative fragility before silence settles in.