Synth EP Review: “Searching’’ by Future Analog & Wesley Reid

Future Analog & Wesley Reid’s Searching expresses joy and a sense of potential as it evolves. Besides the original song and the Shady Monk remix, the EP also includes an instrumental version of both tracks.

“Searching” opens as colliding drums erupt and a pumping low end is joined by swelling, irradiating synth chords. The lead synth carries a melody full of growing joy as chimes fill the music with metallic luminosity.

Wesley Reid’s voice erupts with celebratory energy while the brilliant synth reverberates with flashing light. The melody sails out with happy fulfillment as tremulous, shining notes wrap around the exciting tune that draws me into the feeling of joy which permeates the track.

Wesley Reid captures all of the emotion within the lyrics as the echoing synth moves with dynamically varied percussion. Angular notes tumble as the scintillating lead synth spills out a tender melody that feels satisfied and fulfilled.

The chorus flies out with encouragement and freedom while the huge drums pound and the bass throbs. The tumbling low end is joined by computerized notes that ripple between stereo channels as a raised synth flashes into silence.

Our storyteller has been searching for the song’s subject, hoping that one day he’d find them. He adds, “Never thought you would come into my life now,” pointing out that his heart skips a beat each time he sees the other person.

In the chorus, the narrator expresses gratitude for having found the song’s subject after a long search. He adds that he isn’t sure what he would’ve done “if my searching had not led to you.”

After wishing for the song’s subject to come along, our storyteller had been searching “high and low” and wishing for the day he’d “find someone like you.” He asks the other person to have his heart and concludes, “Every day feels like a brand new start.”

Aquatic bubbling opens "Searching (Shady Monk Remix)". As the bubbling continues, resonant bass and effulgent synth move into a brightly celebratory melodic pattern.Wesley Reid’s first-rate vocal performance is kept at the forefront as the reverberating synth adds a sparkling effervescence to the music.

In the remix, angular notes ring with shining dynamism as the vocals slip through the music with an easy familiarity and affectionate positivity. The drums continue to burst as the rippling notes flow to the silken bass glide while Wesley Reid captures the hopeful anticipation within the words. The remix adds a robotic voice as the elastic-sounding synth trembles and the vocals drift through.

A roaming synth with a guitar-like tone carries an encouraging melody as the warm background swells around the vocals. The twisting, caressing synth pours out above the low end heartbeat. Fluting notes move with a tranquil sensation before the song comes to an end.