Total Confusion Vs Somnus Corp "Sunset / Sistema De Fe"

In the past, I have personally found Intrinsic to be a bit hit and miss with their releases, never getting into a consistent groove. But with their last massive outing from Christian Cambas on "Coded Love", which received a lot of play from myself, I was expecting a lot more from this release. With "Sistema De Fe" being the stronger of the two tracks, it still does not help bring the release´s overall score up at all.

"Sunset" is certainly the weaker of the two. After setting up a familiar progressive trance bassline, it brings in a melody which has a very airy feel to it and lacks any sense of coherence or direction. After a sloppy breakdown, the track really falls apart as it tries to add more to the already disjoint melody, causing it to become a muddle of small noises wishing they could be classed as a melody. A truly sad moment for Intrinsic.

Thankfully, "Sistema De Fe" makes up for "Sunset" in many ways, and I think that listening to it straight after "Sunset" makes it sound a lot better than it actually is. The strong percussion is complimented by a pulsing bassline to set up some true direction. Some small effects are layered in over this, and some whispering vocals help set up a haunting atmosphere. However there is nothing magnificent about the composition, and it has a slightly underdeveloped feel, leading me to believe that some nice remixing could polish this track up. But unfortunately, the version presented here does nothing for my senses.

I´m not too sure what has gone wrong with this release for Intrinsic, as from their past releases one can definitely prove that they are capable of much more. It´s been about a year since I last got my hands on an Intrinsic release, and after this long break I was hoping they had been working on some gems to make an explosive return. Hopefully their next outing from Sunkissed will put them back on the right track.