The world today is one that’s more connected than ever. With the rise of online video correspondence, entire offices have been emptied out of employees in favor of moving their professional dwellings into their own home. For the synth stylings of SINES and their mastermind DJ, Portland-Based Jason Wann, it meant using this new method of remote work to create the first full-length album for his project, “Gravity.”
The intro to the title track has vocalist Kitty Richardson’s synth-laced voice entice the listener with its distorted charm. When the track hits its first chorus right before the 1-minute mark, the dance groove it lays down is hard to ignore. The soft synth sounds take a backseat to the powerful percussion before and after each chorus makes them swell with power to uplift the vocal performance. After the “Prelude,” “Gravity” is a fanciful track that will get anyone listening into a mood to move.
“We Become Electric” brings the listener in with spacey ambience and retro-future robotic voices. The intro is a slow burn, with spacey synths and Richardson’s ethereal voice delivering both serene notes and a dance with the robotic voices. It’s hard to not be hypnotized by the dry refrain of “science, love, technology” before it breaks into the poetic lyrics amidst the industrial synth beats it lays on. Lines such as “found faith in this technological, chronological state I’m in. I won’t resist the pathological, ideological world I’ve created” are delivered with a chilling indifference that juxtaposes itself with the harmonious vocal notes to create an enrapturing industrial aesthetic that accents itself with the spacey ethereal vibe it carries.
“Supernova” starts with an infectious beat that’s impossible to not move to. The heavy electro bass flanked by the vocals of Kitty Richardson creates a vibe that’s easy to groove to. The track keeps the mood upbeat, with the vocals bringing the track up to the stars where the flowing synths and poppin’ percussion creates a bright and triumphant vibe that sucks the listener in and never lets go until the end
The percussion pops among spacey synths in “Fatal Attraction,” with the ethereal vocals of Richardson evoking a much more somber and longing tone. While the music pops and is easy to groove to, the lyrics bring the emotional core front and center. Lines such as “bring me to life, help me find what I’m looking for. Bring me to life, help me find someone I can adore” and the following passage after that are moments that hit hard when heard among the ethereal and increasingly unruly synth beats that later stifle agonizing screams. It makes “Fatal Attraction” a stand-out track on the album that shouldn’t be missed.
“Gravity” is a dynamic and powerful musical experience. Full of punch, emotion and spacey synths, the album delivers a journey through the mind and heart of the artists. From start to finish, the ethereal adventure that “Gravity” puts you on is one that’s hard to put down. Tracks such as “Supernova” and “Self Obsessed” are impossible to not dance to upon first listen, while others such as”Fatal Attraction” offer a deeper and more emotional message. It makes “Gravity” have an undeniable pull that makes the album hard to put down until you’ve listened to it all.
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