After 15 years of providing EDM tracks for the masses, Matt Darey finally releases his debut album entitled Blossom and Decay. The album features 17 new and old tracks.
The album kicks off with the title track ‘Blossom and Decay.’ This track features amazing guitar strings before mixing in the stunning vocals of Cath Porter and then adding some dubstep-electro bass. He change things up with ‘Hold Your Breath’, a mellow-relaxing track with progressive beats and the haunting vocals of Leah. He continues our journey to the past with the melodic progressive track ‘Chasing the Sun’, a track he collaborated with Aeron Aether that features break beats and amazing vocals by Ridgewalkers.
The first remixed track comes into play in ‘I Still Remember’. The original version of this track is quite melodramatic but MuseArtic change the pace adding faster progressive beats and rhythms while keeping intact the haunting voice of Kate Louise Smith. Aelyn’s heavenly voice graces us in ‘Follow You’, a Stan Kolev collaborated track filled with trance melodies and amazing guitar string break. Then in comes ‘Too Far’ featuring the voice of Erica Driscoll. This track got the typical Nocturnal beats in between amazing guitar strings and melodic bass.
The next three tracks are remixes. Colorless did a great job in remixing ‘Still Waters’ infusing progressive beats with amazing guitar riffs and Smith’s voice. Matt Darey turns back the clock with Luiz B remix of ‘Lost At Sea,’ slowing things down with a laid-back vibe mixing in the great voice of Ashley Tomberlin. Aether comes back, this time as a remixer, with 'Red Is Rising' infusing dubstep breaks into a trance track resulting into a harmonious track.
Matt Darey continues with ‘Into The Blue’, a track with flowing beats and rhythmic break beats and features the voice of Tiff Lacey. Before dropping in probably one of the best remixes of his track, the Aurosonic remix of ‘See The Sun’ with Smith. This track was voted one of the most popular tracks in 2009 and you can clearly see why with its amazing beats and melodies and stunning vocals. This track would surely be a classic in the future. Turning back the clock again with the Josh Gabriel remix of ‘Black Flowers.’ This progressive track is filled with great beats and the amazing lyrics and vocals provided by Kirsty Thirsk.
Next up are two new tracks. ‘Altitude’, a track he collaborated with Kolev which features the voice of Polina Hubavenska and stunning guitar strings. Next is 'Hold On', a solo track by Matt Darey with progressive beats and melodies that would surely be a hit on the dance floor. Bringing back another classic is the Taurus & Vaggeli remix of ‘Black Canyon’ which speeds things up with progressive beats and haunting voice of Smith. Then comes in ‘Reality Bites’ a track with Sir Adrian providing vocals and Sebastian Krieg adding stronger beats and rhythms before ending the album with the Aurosonic remix of ‘Crown Of Thorns,’ a track that features the voice of Smith and filled with guitar riffs and piano keys giving it a more Balearic feel.
I have no qualms that this album will be one of the tops of 2012. I just wish that Matt Darey will have an un-remixed edition of the tracks for the next album.
10/10
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