Pressure Points4182/1Uneasy strings with pulsing synths, relentless industrial percussion rhythm & dark textures. Tension builds throughout2:09
Album ANW 4182Pressure Points
Amit May Cohen (BMI)A composer and multi-instrumentalist celebrated for her colourful, eclectic film and TV scoring, Amit May Cohen’s dark, uneasy strings and urgent pulsing synths create building tension, drama, suspense and intrigue.
7 tracks
- The Truth As We Know4182/2Dark strings & textures with unsettling percussion & mysterious keyboard melody. Drama, suspense & intrigue2:23
- Your Own Mind4182/3Urgent pulsing synth with insistent industrial percussion rhythm & glistening violins set against lush emotional strings2:23
- Truth Unfolding4182/4Mysterious strings with dark pads & pulsating synth bass over a mechanical electronic drum groove2:15
- Distressed Signals4182/5Brooding low string chords & pads build with synth pulse, drum beats & swirling high strings to a tense mysterious ending2:19
- Prime Suspect4182/6Dark chugging strings, percussion & pulsating synth slowly build to a dramatic climax with fast strings & big melodies2:16
- A World Like This4182/7Shimmering strings with Ebow guitar, insistent synth pulse, reflective keys & electronic percussion. Light sense of dread 2:14
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