Wake Of Destruction - Run from Me

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First time around for Miami based 'one man synth-pop operation' Wake Of Destruction who made his presence known quickly in the Critics Corner forum of Soundclick with his reviews and comments. Always a good place to start I think. So, lessee, there are only two tracks so far on Soundclick, this being one of them. Both songs are part of a album project called Confessions of a Serial Seducer whose songs cover 'love, sex, betrayal, and devotion' (Ed: What? No food??). Run From Me being a song about a man changing (or being changed by) the love a woman holds for him....

Been there, saw the writing on the wall - along with the dinner...

Personally I love synth based pop as much as I loved the original 1980's electro-pop scene, and Wake Of Destruction could well be the logical lovechild of artists such as Howard Jones (who he kinda/sorta sounds like). Obviously too, this is a songwriter who takes the job seriously, painting pictures with his words that is as good written as sung. A bit of a mouthful though at six and a half minutes but nonetheless a very worthwhile listen, especially if you do like the original electro-pop sounds. Wake OD has obviously spent a lot of time listening to music of this type and either created it purposely or it soaked in so well its coming out in his own music.

Whichever, it works...

Something bothered me about the overall sound though, and kept on picking on me right through the review process. There is something quite harsh happening in certain of the louder sections, much more noticeable at very high volumes and particularly affecting the vocals. No one else but a bat-eared geek like me would even notice but it did spoil my enjoyment somewhat because - as many of you know - I like my music VERY loud. It's a small thing though, musically, lyrically and performance of Run From Me is right on the money and shows that we should expect big things from this quarter.

Highly Recommended Electro-pop