Style: Synthwave
Primary Emotions/Themes: A bit of a transition album from Lukhash's dubstep work into synthwave
Thoughts: I've been following Lukhash for many years. The first exposure I had to their music was with Digital Memories which featured more of a dubstep and chiptune approach than Transient Offworld does. Lukhash has never been one to stay in one style for too long however, so when I heard that they had moved into synthwave I was intrigued but not entirely shocked.
I picked up the album without listening to it, and I think that may have been a bit of a mistake. While there is some decent music here, Lukhash is clearly trying to figure out their style within the synthwave realm. A lot of the songs on here feel incomplete, like they are missing just one more thing to take the song to the level of quality that I would expect from Lukhash.
It's not that they are bad per say, just... generic? I think generic is the word I'm looking for. None of the songs on here really grab me, none of them reach out through my speakers, grab me by the collar and demand that I listen. They are... fine for what they are, but I want more than fine with my music.
I think Lukhash needs one more album in this style to truly bloom into something special. Maybe working in some of the previous chip tunes/dubstep style with the new synthwave would benefit them greatly. I don't know what it is, but I do know that Transient Offworld is not what I'm looking for from this artist.
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