“Abandoned CyberWorld” is the latest track by Luke Tangerine, a Frankfurt-based synth artist. It’s the third single that comes as an appropriate continuation of “Midlife Crisis. Again” and “I Adore You,” two compositions that Luke Tangerine released earlier this year as a follow-up to his full-length release “Interstellar Radio.” The artist keeps his activities as prolific as possible, without losing quality at all. “Abandoned CyberWorld” perfectly exemplifies his creativity and ability to push the boundaries of synth music. Although he mostly explores the fundamentals of synthwave, don’t be surprised if you stumble upon many other complementary music genres like synth-pop, leftfield, darkwave, new wave, and other subgenres of electronic music. Still, the most surprising fact about “Abandoned CyberWorld” is how Luke Tangerine combined all these elements into a unified piece of sonic artistry that will immediately grab your attention.
Luke Tangerine surprises with each new composition. That’s the case with “Abandoned CyberWorld,” which delivers one of the catchiest main themes you’ll ever hear in synth music. It’s one of those melodies that immediately gets into your ears and refuses to let go. Tangerine is a pro in assembling arpeggiated and sequenced themes and leads, so you’ll notice many more sonic delicacies along the way. Also, “Abandoned CyberWorld” seems more complex than his previous works thanks to many layers of cleverly arranged instrumentations. Besides themes and leads, you’ll notice how intricate chord progressions and ambient soundscapes serve as a perfect backdrop for the remainder of the instrumentations. There are also equally complex low-end notes lurking right beneath these layers, and they provide more than necessary heaviness, depth, and clarity. Luke Tangerine keeps the entire number at a moderate tempo, decorated with perfectly composed, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other rhythmic maneuvers.
Considering “Abandoned CyberWorld” is an instrumental song, you’ll not miss vocals at all, because his tremendous composing techniques offer a impressive collection of detailed instrumentations. It’s also nearly mindblowing how he pays respect to the late seventies to mid-eighties synthwave but still adds some modern techniques to his sound. Luke Tangerine proves once again he’s not joking around with his music. You’ll be surprised how much ideas and time he invested into every layer of this song, and when you think you heard everything, he still finds his ways to impress you even more. You should check out “Abandoned CyberWorld” because there are big chances you’ll include this song at the top of your synthwave playlist. Also, don’t forget to check out the remainder of his discography. The single is available on all streaming platforms.
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