Seamlessly uniting aspects of house, dark pop and euphoric electro funk, Ziya delivers a timeless floor-filler of an anthem, with the fluid vocal resolves and deeply atmospheric EDM production of CRASHOUT.
Beginning with a carefully and skilfully panned ambiance and a relentless house rhythm that slowly but surely lures you in to the centre of the music, CRASHOUT features long-form vocal outpourings from leading artist Ziya, who offers a kind of alternative pop core to the conceptual and melodic intentions of the song.
As things build, the unity and playful connectivity between the voice and the soundscape moves from good to brilliant. The track drops in with a unique fusion of vocal and instrumental passion and power, distorted synth riffs and retro keys and effects taking things between and beyond the limits of a single genre.
It’s playful, carefree but also devotedly focused and intricate, and the track’s final third in particular welcomes an explosive change of direction towards tribal industial EDM that’s intoxciating to let rain down around you.
Promising a soundscape evolution that’s second to none in both its audience awareness and the sheer freedom and limitless creativity utilised along the way, CRASHOUT is one of the more interesting and expressive electronic pop and dance releases of the year so far. It’s an earworm, but dark and hypnotic – non-intrusive but calming, satisfying, then exhilarating as things progress.
All the while, Ziya injects an emotional curiosity and charm that keeps you listening, and which levels things out somewhat; in contrast with the unadulterated power and ferocity of the distorted drops.
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