Written and produced by Richard, it's an example of music made on intuition, not formula. The Xteriors' newest single, "Find The Strength," releases as a gust of unadulterated originality in the midst of such a music scene filled with buzz-driven tunes and algorithmically friendly sounds. And from the very first beat, you are pulled into a drum groove as meticulously crafted as it is fierce and slaloms through 512ths per beat and an almost imperceptible attention to detail that gives the track its elastic ebb and flow.
Richard's uses several DAW tricks all his own, including methods of playing and recording that extend beyond standard production. The chord progressions refuse to fall into recognized modes, a clue that Justice is deliberately stepping forward into his own musical theory. It's this signature that transforms "Find The Strength" from feeling like music drawn from the ether, which can be thrilling yet ultimately empty, into something with symphonic fingerprints: all his, entirely original.
What you get is music that feels alive, handmade, and nonreplicable. Those in-the-know with complicated, mind-bending sound design can appreciate the masterful craftsmanship at hand, while bedroom warriors who don't know a thing about modular synths can just plain feel it. The Xteriors, hoping for Bandcamp and Facebook exposure, want music fans to experience something different in a time of sameness.
"Find The Strength" is a counterargument to the homogenization of contemporary music, a quiet act of rebellion against the AI-driven boom, and proof that innovation isn't always in the tools you use, but in the ways you refuse to walk along the same path that everybody else seems to be walking. With this new music, The Xteriors are establishing themselves as one of the rare artists making music strictly by their own rules.
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