Synth Single Review: “Persevere” by Novaclypse & Shred Krueger

by Karl Magi

Novaclypse & Shred Krueger’s “Persevere” creates a balance of incandescence and weight. The track comes into being as ghostly tones flicker out into the void, gaining strength in a crescendo as chains rattle and metallic sounds shift. Churning bass is accented by a xylophone, adding organic luminosity and an echoing synth twinkles with the xylophone’s bright chips of light. After a voiceover, the heavily rebounding rhythm has an unsettled quality while lucid tones trip uneasily.

The main melody creates diamond-edged energy while coiling arpeggios and ringing notes interlock. The music has a tidal sweep as gossamer notes drift and Shred Krueger’s guitar entangles with a precise yet laid-back flow. Shred Krueger’s guitar solo unfolds, starting out with a calm smoothness that quickly becomes intricate power, climbing with radiance spilling out from the strings. The drum beat punches forward as the complex solo vaults, creating action and dynamic strength before slowly rippling out into silence.