Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Germind 'Synthesis' Review







Artist: Germind



Title: Synthesis



Label: Cosmicleaf



Released: 18th September









The latest single from German born but St. Petersburg based Germind . The advertising blurb states ‘Germind transforms his galaxy of sound synthesis to a downtempo psychill trance universe. Full of acid lines and deep space arps invite you in an endless twisting spiral dance under the stars’. Which I’m sure if your a regular reader of this blog sounds enticing.


This single goes against the grain, in the sense it doesn’t start with the title track. However, the intro to the piece entitled ‘Spiral Light’ is quite frankly superb. Lush deep synth voices rise out of fuzzy electrical noise and slowly drifts into a hypnotic blend of psychill and trance and acid and that flowery description of ‘an endless twisting spiral dance under the stars’ isn’t far wrong.


The next track ‘Fractuals of Being’ is more of a hypnotic plodder. Admittedly, it’s got all the right ingredients in the pan. However, it doesn’t deliver the dish as well as it’s precursor in my opinion. Maybe on another day I’d feel differently or with further listens it may grow on me.


Last up is the title track ‘Synthesis’ and again it’s a bit of a plodder. The difference between this and the last track is there is a heavy 303 influence to the piece. In the right mood this is definitely music to let you mind get lost in and perhaps this single would have worked better building up to the opening piece, as opposed to working downwards and finishing here?


Reviewed by Woodzee


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