Synth Single Review: “Shimmer” by Skylane Drive

by Karl Magi

Skylane Drive’s “Shimmer” knots and unknots with prismatic tones echoing into a vast soundstage as the trembling patterns imbue the music with hypnotic radiance as the steady drum beat creates another layer of progress and energy. Wind slips past as the uneven synth pulse creates a computerized warning signal while the undulating underpinning adds urgency before the drums produce motion.

A bending synth with a delicate sheen carries a melody invoking travel through celestial realms as the low end contributes insistent weight. A feeling of lightness permeates the slipping tones that exude starlight while the continually revolving, supporting pattern is trance inducing.

Percussion drops away as the music glides before returning with a sharp counterpoint to the tranquil background synth. As a vaulting pattern spins, percussion adds repetitive motion, like a pulsar signal. The main melody returns, unfurling like clouds of cosmic dust, while the background shines like far distant galaxies before the track closes out with a windy sweep.