Synth Single Review: “Genlock” by DAC82

by Karl Magi

DAC82’s “Genlock” begins with droplets of synth sparkling across an expanding base that wobbles before arpeggios grow with compelling strength and a rhythmic pulse underlays the twisting arcs of sound. Drama grows with a wave of glassy fragments and propulsive beats towering while chiming notes flit with a fragile smoothness across a canvas of solid bass and guiding percussion.

Each musical element paints images of dimensions full of luminosity and complexity, places in which one's mind can run free. Exhaling synth sighs as deeper notes tremble and the steady foundation shapes the track as sounds bend and shiver with otherworldly sensations.

Shadows unwind in the distance as I travel on a tide of crystal shards over this detailed musical landscape. Arpeggios rotate as razor-sharp motion balances an elevated filigree and a darker, more string-like sound vibrates with a melodic pattern evoking momentary danger before silence falls.