Thoughts: Synthwave is a funny genre. It's so easy to sound completely generic and go by the wayside. This is the danger that Rise of Heroes flirts with, yet through excellent song writing and great pacing it manages to make standard synthwave sound engaging.
Each of the songs that M.Zi has composed is undoubtedly in the synthwave genre. They all have that 80's groove to them and all are so obviously synth based that there is literally no other genre that this could be a part of. Music like this is normally an easy pass for me, yet Rise of Heroes remains in my collection, why?
The key here is how well this music is written. The melodies are catchy and draw me in. They make me bob my head with the beat. The groove is also great, especially the lower register bass. It is the kind that makes my body shiver when it hits just right... and it's not overused which makes it all the more impactful when it is employed.
Rise of Heroes isn't a groundbreaking album, but it is an album that demands attention. Every genre has generic music that defies expectations by how well it's executed. M.Zi has created one such album for synthwave with Rise of Heroes.
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