Style: Darksynth
Primary Emotions/Themes: Darksynth with dynamic beats and atmospheres
Thoughts: Dan Terminus has always been a bit of a mixed bag for me. His previous albums I always thought showed a ton of potential, but I thought they dragged on too long. By the end of the album I usually was more than ready for the album to be over That all changed with Last Call for All Passengers.
Something changed with this album. Instead of being too long I want more. Instead of the songs sounding too similar, the songs sound like they are all different parts of the whole. They all have their own character, but they are all drawn together by the aggressive production and excellent song writing.
The way these synths sound is downright menacing. There is a distortion to be found here that is rare outside of the metal genre. Listen to the main riff of Requiem and you'll know what I mean. This thing is downright filthy with the way that the bass and synths work together. Tie that together with the aggressive and interesting percussion and you got yourself one hell of a song.
It doesn't just end there though. Even the more traditional synthwave tracks like Ruins have an underlying darkness to them that gives them a deeper character than they would have if it were standard synthwave.
I'm not sure what Dan was drinking while he made this album, but I'll have what he's having. This is by far his best album and it's the only one of his that remains in my collection to this day. It doesn't matter the track, they all kick ass. This album is unknowingly one of the reasons why I'm going through my entire collection. I forgot I had this thing, and now I have another kick ass darksynth album to go to when I'm in the mood.
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