{"id":5597,"date":"2021-12-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2021-12-24T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T07:00:00","slug":"synchedin-spotlight-christmas-cracker-by-sizzle-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/synchedin-spotlight-christmas-cracker-by-sizzle-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"RouteNote Licensing Spotlight | Christmas Cracker by Sizzle Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filled with excitement this Christmas Eve? Here&#8217;s something energetic to go with that. This week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/\">RouteNote Licensing<\/a> Spotlight is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/track\/christmas-cracker\">Christmas Cracker<\/a> <\/em>by <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/artist\/sizzle-bird\">Sizzle Bird<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Christmas Cracker\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5DA1SzAZMbBfWlI6qXIgDW?si=34c9da752241464c&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s Spotlight number 4 for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/synchedin-spotlight-keep-on-loving-by-sizzle-bird\/\">original RouteNote Licensing Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0artist this week. With such a talented musician and producer, consistently releasing fantastic tracks, it\u2019s not hard to see why. Sizzle Bird, aka Ot Moruno-Bird, has continued his form of releasing predominantly instrumental music, often heavily featuring strings. This comes as no surprise, since the artist has his background in classical music as a violinist himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s Christmas Eve Spotlight takes a rather more electronic approach. If you fancied a break from sleigh bells and chiming glockenspiels, this track is for you. Replacing choirs and brass bands with layers upon layers of synth sounds, <em>Christmas Cracker <\/em>is a liquid drum and bass infused nod to Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twinkling synth opens the track, giving a winter wonderland feel right off the bat. A descending sequence underpins the introduction, as mildly swelling chords lay over the top. A steady, jangly tambourine beat contributes to the initial building energy. Then, we leave any trace of traditional Christmas behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The piano carries through to the next section, jumping about sparsely as a new synth sound interjects sporadically. Tambourine has been exchanged for a building electronic drum beat. This then explodes into full throttle DnB percussion, accompanied by ambient synth pads and that interjecting melodic synth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional sounding piano takes over from the layers of melodic synth and adorning elements, leaving the high octane drums to juxtapose the airy pads. This creates a soaring sense of space and freedom, before we&#8217;re then plunged back into that winter wonderland moment first heard in the intro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A repeating of sections ensures the energy in <em>Christmas Cracker <\/em>never dips. 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