Cold synths, driving beat, danceable loneliness
Sometimes a song strikes the perfect balance between club-friendly energy and melancholic depth. ‘Your Absence’ by Vioflesh from Chile is just such a track – a synth-pop and dark-wave combination that feels like a dark, foggy dancefloor moment.
The sound is characterised by 80s handclaps, technoid laser sounds and a piercing, driving beat. All together, it forms a dark but extremely danceable atmosphere. The vocals are particularly striking – they remind me of the typical witch house aesthetic, but I would have liked fewer effects here. Although the lyrics remain easy to understand, clearer vocals might have given the track even more expression.
Lyrically, ‘Your Absence’ is about the feeling of being lost and the cold emptiness after a break-up. Lines like "Tonight I dance alone" and "So where are you?" get to the heart of these emotions. The track conveys this loneliness not only lyrically but also musically – while the beat whips forward, the overall picture remains cool and abstract.
With ‘Your Absence’, Vioflesh delivers a rousing, modern dark wave track that fits perfectly into dark club sets. If you like danceable melancholy, you will definitely find it here.
Listen to "Vioflesh – Your Absence" on Spotify
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Listen to "Vioflesh – Your Absence" on Spotify
Everything I touch at night
disappears at dawn
All voices are noiseand
tonight I dance alone
why don't I see you?
I can't feel
I can't feel
you said we are eternalI
So where are you?
your absence
it's your absence
your face is blurry
surrounded by abstraction
surrounded by abstraction
You absence, You absence
Everything i touch at night
in the cold nights
disappears at daw
in the cold nights
everything I see at night
in the cold nights
fades in the dawn
in the dawn
you said we are eternal
and tonight I dance alone
So where are you?
So where are you?
So where are you?
Oooh it's your absence
it's your absence
it's your absence
tonight
it's your absence
every night
