Synth Single Review: Dead Serious by Magic Sword
Review by Karl Magi
Magic Sword’s Dead Serious radiates victorious menace as it unfolds. The track begins as the intimidating bass rises and expands outward into echoing space. A rapidly exploding, bursting drum beat shatters as the colossal bass moves. Arpeggios with slicing edges trickle as the tremendously heaving low end presses on. Brass-like synth rises with triumphant strength, towering above the pulsing drums and dense bass.
Dark nobility pours from the brass section as arpeggios flicker past. The delicately shimmering notes rush as the slashing bass thunders and trumpeting notes call out and fade. The low end is ferocious as laser-like warning sounds leap in rhythmic motion, the drums and bass bursting with each quick pulse while the nervous arpeggios spin. Now the track glides into a segment in which a gently glimmering synth cries out with dramatic strength as a rising howl echoes.
The massive drums rebound while the dramatic, string-like flashes intertwine. I enjoy this track's weight and shadowy majesty as the brass section rises with victorious luminosity while the low end shatters below. I also want to comment on the artwork, which fits the track's theme well, but it’d be cool to see a collaboration with an artist. As the track draws to a close, elevated sounds scream and fragile notes trickle with crystalline light.
A quickly sweeping sound moves before a violin winds out, carrying a rapidly dancing, intense melody to commence Dead Serious (MALO Remix). The colossal bass is still apparent from the original, but now a full choir cries out with dramatic energy while the string section arcs with brilliance.
A rough-edged, towering and effulgent synth shines above the reverent choir as the violin continues to move in angular lines. Ferociously gleaming synth and a rapidly ramping-up, warning sound now move above the threatening bass that heaves with tectonic power as the drums collide.
Wind sweeps and the string section calls out with melancholy and grace while the violin continues to slice in sharp-edged lines.The massive weight of the orchestra cries out, creating cinematic drama that draws me in. Brassy notes move above the crushing bass weight and now the choir lets loose with a chanting pulse that matches the battering drums.
A tightly winding sound rockets forward as the apocalyptic choir screams a warning. Wobbling sounds move as the broken beats and ominous bass thunder. Unstoppable strength fills this remix as it hits hard and the strings add underlying warmth to the churning muscle around them. The track ends on a piano carrying a fragile melody out into silence.
