Tonic Dream – Dark To Light

The track is adeptly put together; parts dropping out to make way for production flourishes so as to never leave the mix overcrowded. There is some inventive stuff going on here too, plenty of game-music-inspired spot FX drop in and out in the blink of an eye. It's always nice to see a producer coming up with a cool idea, and then having the confidence to only use it once on a track. This keeps things fresh and interesting throughout.

On this same theme of musical progression, Deathrage holds back on the vocal here until 1:50 – more than half way through a track that is only 3:15 long. This is another nice touch. By the time the vocal kicks in, you aren't expecting to hear one; it wrong-foots you as a listener and hooks you in to the track.

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