Synth Single Review: “Mass Relay” by Coleurs & Anechoid

by Karl Magi

Coleurs & Anechoid’s “Mass Relay” intermingles dynamism and emotional depth. The track begins with brooding bass surging beneath a melody that levitates with ghostly melancholy, echoing into openness. Colossal drums collide as the main melody washes spectrally, gliding like mist above the guiding rhythm. 

The lead synth drifts with haunting smoothness, carrying a melody deep with loss and disconnection. As the percussion briefly fades, the melody floats in the void before a ticking percussive element creates shape. Wind exhales and the underpinnings rush forward with a steady heartbeat while glistening tones hover and brush past. The contrast between the music’s delicate melancholy and its heavy underlayer creates fascinating dynamics. 

As the percussion drops away, massive bass opens wide space while floating tones move past like tatters of fog. Ringing, string-light notes cry out with pained sensation before the drums burst back with widely vibrating force. The foundational throb feels unstoppable as the lead synth breathes out mournful emotion, full of contemplative hurt. Percussive underpinnings press forward while the fragile, tenuous melody leaves impressions of desolation and meditation.