Luke Tangerine is back with another fine piece of sonic artistry that will unquestionably appeal to anyone looking for catchy, memorable, engaging music. Arriving after “Synthedelic,” his collaboration album with Robson Darker, this new single brings another collaboration that further elevates Luke Tangerine as a highly skilled songwriter, musician, and producer. This time, this prolific artist has teamed up with Kate Pending, a multi-talented artist Kate Pending, who released her debut full-length album “Pigmented Reality” this year. Together, they bring “ICU,” an incredible collision between innovative ideas, retro ambiances, and exceptional musicianship. For those who somehow missed my previous writings about this incredible artist. Luke Tangerine is a prolific German producer who mainly explores synth music. He continuously pushes the envelope in so many directions, so his music is always fresh, unique, innovative, versatile, exciting, and entertaining. He explores all spheres of synth music, so don’t be surprised if you stumble upon some synth pop, synth wave, and synth rock along the way. For this particular piece, he embraces all these aesthetics but also dives deep into electronic music aesthetics by including some of the finest elements borrowed from deep house, house, future house, EDM, electronica, etc. It’s needless to say he nailed it once again, as this composition wraps around your listening apparatus right from the start and refuses to let go long after the song ends.
From the onset, you’ll notice how Kate Pending’s magnificent vocal performance commands attention and guides the listening apparatus. Her passionate, sincere, confident, emotive, powerful vocal harmonies decorate everything Luke Tangerine intended to achieve with his latest piece of sonic artistry. The impressive vocal range seamlessly balances low, mid, and high notes with precision and finesse, emphasizing all the segments and instrumentations. Her masterful control over these harmonies is more than impressive, it elevates all those sections to new heights while spicing each orchestration and beat. In the meantime, Luke Tangerine showcases his mind-blowing songwriting, composing, arranging, and producing abilities. There’s more than a good reason why he’s one of the greatest contemporary synth artists on the German scene, and he demonstrates all those qualities in this track. The synths reign supreme with all those layers mingling all around. These orchestral collisions continuously fight for dominance while simultaneously delivering a premium listening experience to anyone even remotely interested in synth and electronic music. You’ll notice a comprehensive collection of leads, themes, melodies, harmonies, accentuations, ambiances, and other sonic delicacies during each segment, creating a perfect backdrop for Kate Pending’s vocals to shine upon. Together, these layers create a lush atmosphere where calm, soothing, relaxing, ethereal, otherworldly instrumentations grab you by the collar and refuse to let go long after this song ends. Despite being synthetic, these orchestrations have that almost organic feel. They resonate with many orchestral, natural characteristics that unquestionably appeal to the listening apparatus. This unique quality proves that Luke Tangerine thoroughly plans his pieces of sonic artistry by creating a platform where even those listeners who are not primarily interested in electronic and synth music still feel comfortable with this song.
Beneath all these expertly assembled and flawlessly performed high-ends lays a robust, strong, heavy, powerful low-end core. These equally intricate basslines perfectly suit the drive of this composition. You’ll notice how Luke Tangerine implemented them beneath all those themes, melodies, harmonies, and other sonic delicacies, but they still roar in the mix, offering more groove, depth, and clarity. These bass lines are rich, dense, luxuriant, and heavy, contributing more power to this track. Of course, “ICU” wouldn’t sound this good without a propelling rhythmic structure. You’ll hear how an entire amalgam of electronic beats, breaks, fills, accentuations, and other percussive acrobatics keeps all those synth instrumentations in line while dictating groove and pace. These rhythmic patterns give house, EDM, and electronica vibes to the primary synth core, making “ICU” even more entertaining. This dedication to the craft goes beyond anything you’ll hear on the contemporary synth scene, proving that Luke Tangerine thinks outside the box while writing, composing, arranging, recording, and producing his music. His music breaks all the rules and shapeshifts the boundaries of so many music genres at once while delivering one of the finest sonic experiences to the table. Whether he explores synth or electronic music, his tracks always sound exciting, innovative, and unique. “ICU” is a masterpiece, a one-of-a-kind sonic experience where brilliant ideas, impressive orchestrations, and the desire to craft catchy songs collide harmoniously. If there’s a song that vividly showcases the brilliance of an artist, then “ICU” expertly reflects Luke Tangerine’s creative genius. The song is available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it!
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