June 15 2016

Music Review for Tetrykx – Ghetto Life

The piano highlighted in this track from the start gives it an immediate feeling of a sort of raw, disjointed, jazz-like, musical artistry. You get that piano rhythm in your mind straight away, and it stays with you throughout the track. The vocal is unusually placed within the mix, in that it’s not the kind of thing often heard – the use of reverb is quite unique in this setting, this genre, but it sounds great.

The music has a great vibe to it, at times it sounds like a combination of a few different tracks, a live sounding sort of effect, like a live mix, or a festival track. Once you start really listening, you get to notice how beautiful some of the lines are. “There’s a way out.. Hard work and education is the key.. You must be determined..” There’s a lot of positivity in there, a lot of good messages, plus a great sounding melody in that essential hook – it grabs you and keeps your attention. The whole track is quite unique really, at first it feels like a summer mix, a good vibes piece of music, but once you really get involved and listen intently – there’s a lot about it that is fresh, good hearted, and utterly quite important when it comes to music as a messenger.

The lead vocal has a well rounded and warm sound to it, in terms of tone, and the relaxed nature of the performance – there are some moments of real passion, but it’s not screamed at you, it’s presented through the music. Towards the end of the track the mix sounds a little manic, it builds to a climax, then the spoken word style vocal comes back in – there’s a strange sort of futuristic vibe to it at this point, which takes it from being a nostalgic summer track, to a brand new piece of art and entertainment, with meaning, and depth. It’s the kind of artist I’m sure many, many people would show up to for a live show, again that festival feeling; definitely a set to draw attention and draw a crowd.