Making their debut on Coldharbour Recordings, XLYV arrives with Lost & Found, introducing a melodic and emotionally driven take on modern trance. Paired with Amy Moon’s expressive vocal, the track unfolds through soaring themes and a heartfelt breakdown that leans into classic genre sensibilities.
Balancing warmth and momentum, Lost & Found captures a timeless trance spirit while presenting a fresh voice within the Coldharbour catalog.
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Dimitris Kechagias Review:
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"] XLYV feat. Amy Moon’s “Lost & Found” marks an impressive debut on Coldharbour Recordings, delivering a melodic, euphoric trance production that excels across every technical and artistic dimension. At 126 BPM, the track demonstrates flawless rhythm, groove, and drive, maintaining a consistent pulse that makes it highly mixable in both club and festival settings. Its melodic hooks and harmonic layers are meticulously crafted, with soaring synth motifs intertwining seamlessly with Amy Moon’s ethereal vocal, creating an emotional lift that resonates deeply with listeners. The transitions and build-ups are executed with precision, allowing drops to hit with impactful energy while never breaking the momentum of the narrative flow. From a production standpoint, “Lost & Found” boasts exceptional sound design, spatial imaging, and clarity across the frequency spectrum. The dynamic range is balanced, ensuring loudness and punch without sacrificing warmth or detail. Its arrangement exhibits originality and cohesion, telling a story that evolves naturally through intricate layering, subtle effects, and immersive atmospherics. The vocal performance elevates the track’s emotional resonance, and its lyrical impact complements the harmonic progression, enhancing its replay value and catchiness. The intro and outro are intelligently structured for DJs, with cue points and loop potential optimized for seamless integration into live sets, and its energy flow is perfectly calibrated for both peak-time and warm-up scenarios, guaranteeing strong crowd reactions. Beyond its technical excellence, “Lost & Found” carries notable positive effects on mental health, fitness, and wellness experiences. Scientific studies suggest that trance and other forms of rhythmically engaging electronic music can reduce stress, elevate mood, and foster a sense of emotional release (Thoma et al., 2013; Koelsch, 2014). In high-energy group fitness or wellness classes, tracks with stable BPMs and euphoric harmonic structures enhance motivation, synchronize movement, and promote endorphin release (Karageorghis & Priest, 2012). The track’s lush melodic content and immersive spatial design encourage mindfulness and flow states, which have been associated with improved cognitive performance and psychological well-being (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990). By blending technical mastery with emotional depth, XLYV and Amy Moon deliver a composition that is both a sonic journey and a wellness-enhancing tool.
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Suggested Bibliography:
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper & Row.
Karageorghis, C. I., & Priest, D. L. (2012). Music in the exercise domain: A review and synthesis (Part I). International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 5(1), 44-66.
Koelsch, S. (2014). Brain correlates of music-evoked emotions. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 15, 170–180.
Thoma, M. V., Ryf, S., Mohiyeddini, C., Ehlert, U., & Nater, U. M. (2013). Emotion regulation through listening to music in everyday situations. Cognition & Emotion, 27(3), 534–543.
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