A Lot on My Crate

It’s the year 2009, and this track emulates someone just vibing in their car. That’s what I got from the sounds of this and the music video gives off that freeing feeling. It’s an electronic track that is considered synth wave, however it’s not overpowering or warm like those 80’s nostalgic tracks. The synthesizers in “Luv Deluxe” are mellow. It uses the same melodic passage loop and Cinnamon Chasers found a way to envelop this loop into comfort and solace. Light drum machine patterns and this distorted moaning that’s a weird, but welcoming trip. Albeit not dynamic, this groove sees you through beginning to end and does a smooth landing.

The moniker Cinnamon Chasers is held by one man, Russ Davies. While promoting an album, Sciences in an interview with The Synthesizer Sympathizer, Davies took us inside his mind palace and states his methods is being in a certain mood first. Mood dictates all his actions from there to melodies, bass passages, or vocals.

Mood is what dictates the steps of music in my opinion. It can put us in the direction of what we want or they may derail the trip and our mood will go into a detour. The purpose of music is to set the scene, the story, and how it evokes emotion. That’s what art is. It evokes emotion. The sound of “Lux Deluxe” puts me in a trance and at peace as my involuntary bobbing up and down is living proof. And I hope it serves the same for you.

You can purchase this song and album on Bandcamp. Their discography is available for streaming as well.

https://cinnamonchasers.bandcamp.com/album/a-million-miles-from-home