Written by Sarah McRuvie
This album is (honestly) a little bit terrifying. In order to be prepared for The Synthetic Dream Foundation you have to get into a fantasy frame of mind and think of scoring a deep underworld in a gaming adventure. Yet, even in this mindset, this music can only be described as a warped Evanescence drowned in 80s nostalgia.
The electronic drumkit and synthesised sounds underneath some classical vocals create the feeling of a cheesy power ballad. It is a lot to digest for an average musical palette; even for the extremely open-minded out there.
When you analyse the sound carefully, there is nothing original happening and there are standard 80s musical forms being used with repeated synth patterns, sustained synths and horn countermelodies, with the drumbeat driving the song. The vocals themselves are pretty average and overall the sound is pretty ugly on the ears.
The Synthetic Dream Foundation seem to offer an album that is purely a statement of personal expression and sadly, nothing else.
