The song has more forward motion now as it drives on and that angular guitar melody fades to flashing string-like sounds and open space. Tense, tight pulses of shiny and metallic synth glide out through the track, moving under the expressive vocals. I enjoy the angular quality to the shining guitar melody that moves through the song. A warmer, richer flow of synth comes in with the sound of tubular bells and the lead synth has a triumphant quality to it. Raised synth bursts over top in glistening notes that carry a minor key pattern. Ghostly, elevated synths that drift out into space are joined by brittle metallic xylophone notes and a harsh, clashing beat as “Proto” starts. Now they cry out, “Mysteries escape and again, couldn’t I just speak aloud?” The feeling of incomprehension is clear as they say they can’t understand and add, “if it's something I can, could i hold it down? Their mind is racing with “wildly abandoned thoughts” but they still are forced to ask, “Why is this silence so loud when I can't seem to make a sound?” There is an internal struggle going on as the narrator feels tears on their face but asks, “What is this I am trying to feel?”
Our narrator begins by saying,” Can't seem to understand, there are mysteries all around.” They continue to question if it’s something that they could even change and if so “could I hold it down?” Like many of the tracks on this album, it has an open and spaced out feeling that adds to the overall impressions of alienation and struggle with inner complexity.Ī sense of questioning and seeking fills the lyrics of this song. An echoing, metallic circular sound is joined by high, howling synth. Over the beat, the synth drifts into medium-high, guitar-like waves. A synth with a ragged edge and a hard glitter flashes into the track and the beat has a smooth, full feeling. I enjoy how the robotic vocals effectively increase the sense of desolation the permeates this album.
“Wild Abandon” beings with oscillating synth waves floating out over the gently throbbing drums and Daniel Quasar has imbued their voice with a robotic distortion, creating an alien feeling. A quick line of glowing, cascading synth moves and wiggles above the track as it closes out. The beat drops out again and a sawtoothed synth cuts in and fades before the beat re-establishes itself. Above all of the other sonic elements of the track, the flickering synths dance.
I am drawn to the flash and sparkle of this track, balanced against elements that feel tense and nervous.
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