Synth Single Review: “Rise and Fall (Skylane Drive Remix)” by Sandor Gavin, Neon Shards, Skylane Drive & Lucián

by Karl Magi

Sandor Gavin, Neon Shards, Skylane Drive & Lucián’s “Rise and Fall (Skylane Drive Remix)” creates deep gentleness balanced by percussive energy. The remix starts as Neon Shards plays a guitar melody that is full of intense melancholy and tenderness before a swiftly trembling rhythm moves in below it. Lucián’s voice is creamy and breath-warmed while the guitar slips around it with a caressing sensation.

Rushing underpinnings create new energy in the music as Lucián’s touching vocals capture my feelings and the pulsing low end adds form. Neon Shards’s guitar moves with expressive, emotional force while the drum beat drops away briefly before returning with a steadily guiding motion. 

Lucián carries the melody with conviction and softness while the bursting underlayer continues to rush past, contrasting with the immersive tenderness of the vocal performance. A synth gleams with sunrise colours and the remix comes to an end on Neon Shards’s effusive playing.