The immediate vibe of the album screams: PLAY ME AT NIGHT! The tones are subdued and pulsating and resonate a dark tone... all things that make me think of night time immediately. As the first song develops some bright and sparkly tones develop and fade in: the sun is setting and stars are coming out to play for the evening's dance.
As the album continues it fully embraces the music of the night feel. The music itself is mostly played in a slower dungeon synth style, but the instruments and sometimes percussion are much more of a synthwave origin. I didn't realize it at first when I was spinning this last night, but it's obvious right away that this is not normal dungeon synth. It took me a full listen to put my finger on what the main difference was.
Subsequent listeners have yielded a more in depth experience, I'm enjoying the music for what it is instead of being distracted by trying to figure out what the hell was off about the music. I've got to say though, this is a really sweet combo. It's like John Carpenter was making dungeon synth.
After the first track setting the tone of a night driven album, the rest of the album falls in line quite well. Some tracks are quite a bit darker... more brooding, than others - but that fear of the unknown comes with the night as well. Others embrace the majesty of the moon and the night sky.
Whatever the interpretation is of the many facets of the night there is not a single bad track on the album. I need to give it more time, but this thing could easily shoot up quickly in my regularly revisited dungeon synth albums. The fact that is has a side of synthwave is even better.
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