- The ever impressive Intrinsic Records return to the scene with another release from the duo of Matt Slater & Christian Lewis, known as Amalgam. This latest outing, The Sum of Your Fears, features Carmen on vocals and comes equipped with two contrasting reworks.
The first is the Original Mix which builds with some nice upbeat and quirky drum patterns. Calming effects soon enter the track giving it a nice flow, while the subtle vocals from Carmen soon make their appearance, accompanied by a nice delicate melody in the background. The track continues to flow nicely, only interrupted by a nice soothing breakdown midway that features a somewhat distorted guitar riff as well as some smooth atmospheric elements. A very nice production yet again by the Amalgam boys.
On the flip is the Tech Edit. The drums are reworked nicely, sounding a little more raw and quirky, but the track really kicks into life when the deep smooth baseline works a solid groove under the beats for the first half of the track. The second half takes a nice surprising turn as some sharp piano stabs give the track a nice uplifting edge. Another solid production.
Consistently good are the Intrinsic crew at the moment with releases that continue to impress. Two nice contrasting productions in this release, and another ‘hit’ rather then ‘miss’.