UK-based duo Max Macready return with their latest transmission, โHolding Pattern,โ released September 22, 2025, via Diegesis Transmissions, a pulsing, cinematic synth-rock track that captures the tension between desire and hesitation. Known for crafting retro-futurist soundscapes that fuse synthwave, post-punk, and progressive rock, Max Macready (synths and bass) and Kurt Precinct (vocals and guitar) continue to push their sonic mythology forward. Their music feels like something beamed from an alternate dimension of analog nostalgia and cosmic broadcast, evoking the spectral glow of neon-lit spaceports and the haunted calm of deep space.
โโHolding Patternโ is about seeing all the right signals from both sides, knowing the connection is there but waiting endlessly for someone to move,โ says the duo. That tension pulses through every beat. The song opens with a sleek, cool confidence, steady synths glide under a thumping bassline, each note dripping with restrained urgency. The groove builds like the hum of an engine ready to launch, while the vocals enter low and breathy, half-whispered, half-taunting, like a cat circling its prey. Kurt Precinctโs delivery feels intimate but dangerous, his tone slinking through the mix with quiet menace.
As the song unfolds, the layers of synth and percussion grow more hypnotic, giving it a cinematic, noir-like edge reminiscent of John Carpenterโs dystopian soundtracks and The Policeโs rhythmic finesse. Just when the tension peaks, the bridge cracks open with a winding, swerving guitar solo that bends and coils like a laser cutting through fog. It feels both spontaneous and deliberate, like release after long restraint.
โHolding Patternโ is sleek, moody, and magnetic, a perfect slice of retro-futurist allure that captures Max Macreadyโs uncanny ability to make the distant feel dangerously close.
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Review by: Naomi Joan