開門暨抬頭歌 Blossom & Decay 精美亮絃引入,剎那間色澤變暗、Dubstep 緩緩擴展,絲線變閃電的音像鮮明;4 支先行單曲中 Hold Your Breath 為溫暖灘邊風,女聲神祕優雅保持距離感,不知是景色迷眩還是睜不開眼;I Still Remember 依然上空迴盪,但多了份光澤與個性,是好聽舒服的勸浩室,延續到 Follow You 吟唱甜美入駐,耳際無邊渲染再度召回金黃夢境;Hold On 的復古元素更是動人,不老舊卻回味無窮的熱場鋪陳,恰好的大空間群眾互動感,直接回歸熱舞年代!Chasing The Sun 再度與 Aeron Aether 合作,閃現機械效果與自成一格的背景絃樂讓它充滿實驗底蘊,到第三彈 Red Is Rising 就真是大翻玩了,氛圍交由低音部主導,去留變幻間體現詭譎情節,是風格混裝的漂亮範例!Lost At Sea 是 2010 年的原作新裝,Luiz B 把它混得彷彿南方海洋心曠神怡,弛放中還得見細細調校的溫柔拍點,即使躺著聽也不焦躁;Kate Louise Smith 另一主聲的 Black Canyon 滿滿前衛元素,科技氣旋不斷挑戰情緒,像野蠻情人般激烈糾結;Aurosonic 素來出手又潮又屌,See The Sun 穩定堆疊、小玩意配搭合理,如預期呈現可親樣貌,壓軸 Crown Of Thorns 則改以 Balearic 式調理,晶瑩鍵盤與撥弦在夏日音像中愜意遊走,思緒沈澱之餘也將對這趟旅程的創意會心一笑。
CD:
1. Matt Darey & Aeron Aether feat. Cath Porter - Blossom & Decay
2. Matt Darey feat. Leah - Hold Your
3. Matt Darey & Aeron Aether feat. Ridgewalkers - Chasing The
4. Matt Darey feat. Kate Louise Smith - I Still Remember (MuseArtic Album Version)
5. Matt Darey & Stan Kolev feat. Aelyn - Follow You
6. Matt Darey feat. Erica Driscoll - Too Far
7. Matt Darey feat. Kate Louise Smith - Still Waters (Colorless Album Version)
8. Matt Darey feat. Ashley Tomberlin - Lost At Sea (Luiz B Album Version)
9. Matt Darey feat. Kate Louise Smith - Red Is Rising (Aeron Aether Album Version)
10. Matt Darey & Aeron Aether feat. Tiff Lacey - Into The Blue
11. Matt Darey feat. Kate Louise Smith - See The Sun (Aurosonic Album Version)
12. Matt Darey feat. Kirsty Thirsk - Black Flowers (Josh Gabriel Album Version)
13. Matt Darey & Stan Kolev feat. Poli Hubavenska – Attitude
14. Matt Darey - Hold On
15. Matt Darey feat. Kate Louise Smith - Black Canyon (Taurus & Vaggeli Album Version)
16. Matt Darey feat. Sir Adrian - Reality Bites (Sebastian Krieg Album Version)
17. Matt Darey feat. Kate Louise Smith - Crown Of Thorns (Aurosonic Album Version)