Style: Synthwave
Primary Emotions/Themes: Urban life, lawlessness, science fiction, retrofuturism
Thoughts: Very few albums sound exactly like their cover. Fewer yet channel the same energy as the cover as well as Judicator does.
Judicator is synthwave. It's not just that it's part of the genre of synthwave, it is the absolute essence of synthwave. It embodies everything that I love about the genre, meets every single expectation I have when I listen to it.
Take science fiction, mix it with a healthy dose of 80's anime, and add in a touch of retrofuturism and you get Judicator. It feels like the soundtrack to just about any 80's futuristic anime that deal with mecha or cyborgs. It's straight forward, well executed synthetic music who's primary purpose is to drive everything forward. It eliminates anything in it's path when challenged. Exactly like the cover would predict.
The music has two sides: a lighter, more airy/ambient side with smooth beats and pleasant melodies. The other side can get downright filthy, and these are my favorite parts. The melodies are still catchy but when the bass comes in it tears right through the air and straight into your gut. This effect hits primal emotions in me and brings out about every base emotion I'm capable of.
Judicator was one of my first synthwave albums, and I hit the jackpot with it. I didn't know it at the time but this would eventually become one of my favorite synthwave albums. I still hold it up as a prime example of what the genre is years later, and will continue to do so for years to come.
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