With bass drops that feel like emotional free falls, Syzy’s debut album, The weight of the world, captures the vertigo of growing up in a way words alone never could.
The breathtaking album has the feel of a bona fide breakout for Syzy, one of today’s most promising producers of dubstep and riddim music.
Whether or not you’re willing to admit it, riddim has sadly grown prosaic, falling victim to repetition and stagnation as artists recycle the same presets and arrangements en masse. Syzy, however, stands out as a contrarian artist infusing the grating genre with an emotional core, producing bitcrushed dreamscapes unburdened by the expectations of others.
That approach is in the bone marrow of The weight of the world, wherein she captures the essence of a generation that wears its emotions like QR codes—instantly scannable yet infinitely complex.
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An undeniable highlight is “HEART123,” which beautifully weaves the growling sounds of dubstep with the raw, melodic undertow of digicore. Syzy’s effervescent production here is a masterclass in tension and release, with glitched-out drops that plummet like a broken elevator, only to be caught by gossamer threads of synth. Meanwhile, kmoe’s quavering vocal delivery teeters between whispered confessions and bold declarations, mirroring the push and pull of a budding romance.
Elsewhere in the album, Syzy shows out with the melodic riddim stunner “Take my energy!.” The SoCal producer kicks off with a hometown callback by sampling an MLB broadcaster’s call of the first career homer hit by Angels legend Mike Trout back in 2011. She then drops a fizzy banger where distorted synths slice through chugging subs.
Syzy’s tenacity comes to a head in the album’s cathartic closer, “Dancing on my own,” a captivating rush of hyperpop that unshackles her from society’s judgmental gaze. The track is a microcosm of the full project, a commentary on shared struggle and resilience in the face of apathy’s fog.
Listen to The weight of the world below and find the new album on streaming platforms here.
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