[Review] Ingrid Smith (Eclipse) – ‘That’s Just Disturbing Me’ “a certain sense of organic realness.”

There’s some really interesting and creative production on this track. The wave-like sound of the beat opens up the piece in an intriguing manner, and the synth notes expressed alongside of this add an electronic element. Then, quite unexpectedly, the saxophone part comes into play – and this adds a very raw, seductive element, opening up the energy of the song and bringing about a certain sense of organic realness. All the while the leading artist provides these lyrics and this melody by means of a unique and characterful voice. There are notable different sections to the song and each part has strength and captivates you because there’s such a strong contrast between them. The music intensifies for the hook section, as does the vocal performance, and following the intimate and almost whispered nature of the verses, these moments hit with absolute impact.

The hook and indeed the title of the song come through as completely fresh, a new perspective, something unusual and greatly appealing. The heavy snippets of distortion that accompany the hook line, and the following vocal notes that echo it, enhance the overall effect intensely. It’s really a fantastic song, completely new sounding yet written with skill and creative brilliance. Often times you may get a song that is too experimental for its own good, and it comes at the cost of effective or memorable writing, but this is far from the case here. The sound is captivating and entertaining, the smoothness of it moves along in a cool and calm way, right up until the power of that hook section. The more you listen, the more these varying moments of sound show themselves, and you realise how complex and intricate the soundscape really is. It’s a great sound.

By Rebecca Cullen

Rebecca is a Musician and writer from Manchester, UK, with an MA in Song Writing