Synth Single Review: “Liquid Soul” by Liquid1nc (remixed by Project K)

by Karl Magi

Project K’s remix of Liquid1nc’s “Liquid Soul” adds sharp edges, intense power and a floor-filling charge. The track opens with wobbling notes colliding against massive drums that batter with incredible force. Rogue FX’s voice echoes as a heavy, dancefloor-shaking bassline surges above the active percussion. Sharply angled, technological tones slash through the mix while the rhythm generates irresistible motion.

Vocals drift with distant sensuality as rich piano chords glow with phosphorescent warmth and the drums continue to heave. Expansive textures swell outward while a crunchy synth grinds beneath, contrasting with the smooth vocal line. Uplifting chords spill radiance into the music, the piano leaping with positive energy.

Strings gleam as a harder-edged pulse shifts with monumental strength. Rapidly ticking cymbals add metallic clarity while towering bass strikes hard. Rogue FX’s silky voice captures me with its emotion before the track dissolves into spreading textures over a rippling backdrop, fading into silence.

Synth Single Review: “I Miss You” by jacket.

by Karl Magi

jacket.’s “I Miss You” unfolds with fondness, ache and abiding love. Shadowy yet wistful tones echo into open space while massive bass rebounds and ticking percussion shapes the air. The background washes in lush sensation as a reverent female voice trembles with depth and affection. A lead synth spangles with dawn-like light, skipping through the track with a hurting melody that remains filled with love as it unfolds. A palpable sense of loss and longing permeates the music. 

Thunderous bass introduces a dancefloor pulse as cascading notes tumble and the backdrop slides like a lover’s fingers caressing skin. A distant tone hums with passion while wordless vocals drift and intertwining melodies radiate peace. Misty and tender, the female voice floats past as the beat drops away. Soon, a resonant rhythm returns, restoring motion as dancing notes merge remembrance with fervency, guiding the track to its graceful end.

Synth Single Review: “Echo Protocol” by SkelOne

by Karl Magi

SkelOne’s “Echo Protocol” is saturated with a dark technological aura. The track opens as slashing bass echoes into open space while a crisp cymbal clicks into the music and a snare begins to pound alongside a seething synth. Notes tumble and surge with foreboding as a rounded synth spins overhead and the grating low end charges forward with terrifying force. Mysterious tones revolve into the void while serrated bass slices through the mix.

Hammering drums drive onward with a fractured texture that lacerates the sound in harsh clarity. Lucent notes trickle above, sharply contrasting the raging textures below. I’m drawn to the velocity and intensity that permeates the track as a twirling arpeggio moves with machine-like precision. High notes ratchet up the tension, spinning relentlessly with undimmed power.

Computerized tones echo in sharply trembling, repetitive patterns while the drums tick forward and the fierce low end tears through with sawtoothed muscle. An accelerating figure whirls upward as stormy underpinnings rage beneath a percussive onslaught. Tension surges again when spinning tones cascade over one another and razor-edged bass lines cut deep. Finally, smoothly dancing notes rise and call out before the track closes.

Synth Single Review: “Wave Shred” by 𝙀𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚

by Karl Magi

𝙀𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚’s “Wave Shred” is dense with force and drama. The track comes to life as whispering notes swell and strength gathers around a thumping kick drum, the entire piece surging with power. A guitar cries out with turbocharged force and fiery light while huge underpinnings batter with immense weight. The guitar melody exudes worshipful strength as it calls above a razor-sharp low end. Drums form a sinewy beat while the bass moves with seismic force.

The drums drop away for a moment as the track crescendos with blistering muscle before a synth illuminates the music with reverential power above the crushing foundation below. Seething with intensity, the synths blur into brilliant luminosity while the underlayer becomes a tremendous heartbeat and radiant notes glisten overhead. Once again, the guitar howls, capturing me with striking energy.

The drums recede as immense bass smashes forward and the guitar burns. Arpeggios whirl assertively while the guitar cries with fierce conviction. The underpinnings form a tidal undulation as clean synth notes revolve. Effulgence spills through the music with indomitable nobility before the guitar bursts with plaintive expression and a colliding drumbeat slams ahead. Trembling tones shift alongside the guitar as it leaps out with blazing brilliance and the track finally slips into silence.