Knife Fight4030/3Fast, tense heavy drums & percussion with disturbing synth pulses, drones & textures builds to dramatic ending2:38
Tension & Drama
PlaylistDramatic, stressful & captivating - On a knife's edge
20 tracks
- Early Warning4076/3Threatening orchestral hybrid with electronic drums, synths, FX, lush strings & brass. Builds to building powerful climax3:26
- Edge Of Jeopardy4077/2String orchestra on a tense mission with spiky staccato cello, percussion & insistent piano in tow3:13
- Fractured Core3823/4Tense orchestral trap hybrid with inquisitive string runs, arpeggiating piano, driving beats, vocal FX & sweeping conclusion2:55
- Steady State4115/5Tense building drama with anxious strings, mysterious guitar motif, dark synths, pulsing bass & percussion3:17
- Tense Situation3812/2Building tension with solo violin, ominous pads, marimba, percussion & piano fx2:30
- Hard Lesson3852/4Tense cinematic hip hop with dark piano melodies, 808s, retro synth pads & guitars2:57
- Mindgames4144/7Dramatic orchestra with driving strings, pounding drums & heroic brass builds from light piano & violin arpeggios opening2:23
- Pulsing Veins4133/7Hypnotic bell loop effect builds with driving rhythmic muted guitar, pensive lead melody, pulsing synths & percussion2:36
- Hudson Yards Break In4118/2Ticking clock tension. Rapid pulsing synths build throughout with percussion & unsettling effects. The fuse is burning2:41
- Gatekeeper4102/5Sinister bottle blowing motif with ominous drones & sparse piano builds to a driving synth & percussion groove3:13
- Frozen River4100/4Hypnotic harp pattern builds to tense ending with dark distorted synths, electric guitars, tubular bells & drums2:57
- Zenith4129/2Hypnotic, dreamy hip hop with deep bass, warm synth pads, hooky synth melody, driving drumline style snares & piano2:12
- Superluminal4096/7Mysterious synths & percussion build throughout to a tense climax with big menacing drums from calm piano opening2:37
- Discrete Probabilities4081/3Menacing distorted bass & arpeggiated synths build with mysterious lead lines & driving strings to a tense climax2:04
- Shimmers4079/1Shimmering, stuttering, atmospheric synths & FX build to climax with industrial drums2:58
- Rebel Roar4068/5Forceful indie rock with dirty distorted riffs, big drums & soaring female backing vocals2:17
- Playful Ghosts 24034/50Tense, dramatic orchestra with driving strings & menacing brass builds from quirkly eerie piano & pizzicato opening2:41
- The Getting4042/4Brooding electronic focussed hip hop with dark synths, 808s & mid-tempo groove with dance drop 2:32
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