\V/ Music Electronica - Afterlife
Dance/Electronica, Soundtrack
Singapore
Overall Impression: Pulse-pounding synth, sonically dark undertones, and a hard-hitting production ensure "Afterlife" grabs its listeners with its continually intriguing creative themes and sprawling soundscapes. \V/ serves up an industrial-edged slice of compelling electronica that provides both an abundance of exciting auditory stimulation and compelling musical creativity
Strongest Point(s): The sheer amount of diverse sounds and creative concepts on offer is staggering and the way these have been both layered and arranged makes for a continually captivating listening experience. The breadth of tonally diverse synth layers and contrasting stylistic flourishes inject the arrangement with a feeling of both hypnotic allurement and mesmerizing excitement, \V/ has clearly spent considerable time ensuring his arrangement always feels as if it's forever evolving, both texturally and thematically. "Afterlife" takes listeners through a number of distinct musical shades, whether it'd be the industrial rock-inspired foundation that serves as the song's main backbone or the more retro-inclined flashes of synth-driven hooks, \V/ paints a strikingly vivid picture that is a joy to get swept up in.
Target Audience Appeal: This will undoubtedly appeal to fans of atmosphere-inducing industrial electronica.
Artist target suggestions: Covenant, Icon Of Coil, Ashbury Heights, Project Pitchfork, Seabound, Colony 5, Depeche Mode, Infected Mushroom, Thermostatic, Deadmau5
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About the Reviewer:
Andre Avanessian is a freelance session musician, composer, and sound engineer based in the U.K. Having studied music production and composition at a degree level, he has taken his passion for all things audio-related to a level that has allowed him to become both a competent musician and performer. Being a self-confessed "Guitar Nerd" Andre has been continually studying the guitar, as well as teaching it, helping students both learn the instrument, develop their songwriting, and how to become proficient in home recording.