With โAlicanteโ, SHASAU transforms a pixelated micro-film into a dreamy emotional voyage. Released via OMNINORM Records, the single continues the namesake EPโs theme of nostalgia and delicate surrealism, turning a retro-game aesthetic into a touching, emotional cinematic piece.
The track opens in a haze as ambient textures slowly materialize while soft electronics scratch at the edges of silence. Warm synth swells move like sunlight underwater, spreading into a full-bodied soundscape while a deep bass pulse anchors the drift. Thereโs movement and memory here, as the music wanders like someone revisiting familiar places they can no longer quite hold onto.
As the arrangement lifts, shimmering tones flicker like pixel starlight, balancing melancholy and wonder that mirrors the visual story of companionship and imagination unfolding in the video. No vocals are needed, as every rise and fade in the track feels like a sentence left unspoken.
Where the imagery is playful and whimsical, the music carries a quiet ache. Together, they suggest that at the heart of Alicante, behind every digital world is someone longing, reminiscing, dreaming, and that the art we create always reflects the ghost of ourselves inside it.
Alicante is more than an electronic track. Itโs a floating memory you can replay, yet never fully recapture. Check out the music video on YouTube.
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Review by: Naomi Joan