Breach (Walk Alone)

"Breach (Walk Alone)"
Single by Martin Garrix and Blinders
from the EP Bylaw
Released16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)
GenreElectro house
Length2:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin Garrix
  • Blinders
Martin Garrix singles chronology
"Burn Out"
(2018) 		"Breach (Walk Alone)"
(2018) 		"Yottabyte"
(2018)
Blinders singles chronology
"Leaving"
(2018) 		"Breach (Walk Alone)"
(2018) 		"Fire"
(2018)
Music video
"Breach (Walk Alone)" on YouTube

"Breach (Walk Alone)" is a song by Dutch DJ Martin Garrix and Polish DJ Blinders,[2] The song was written by Garrix, Blinders,Dewain Whitmore and Ilsey Juber, With Juber Performing Uncredited Vocals.[3] It is released via Stmpd label which is exclusively licensed to Epic Amsterdam, a division of Sony Music. and is included in Garrix's five-track Bylaw EP.[4]

Background

Described as a "pulsing, industrial electro-house tune," the song is described as taking Garrix back to his "electro roots".[4] Initially, the song was revealed on a mysterious website that published an artwork detailing songs from the now-released Plus EP.[5] Among the songs was Breach (Walk Alone), that has been released as the first single from the EP and the first of five songs for a series of daily releases that had begun on 14 October 2018.[5] With elements of big room house, the song is composed of a "synth melody rife with tension builds up to a drop" and vocals of a female singer.[5] The song was premiered at the Tomorrowland 2018 festival during Garrix's stage performance.[6]

The song was described as "powered by a lead line that recalls classic hard house, it's an enormous slab of electro house with a sweet female vocal at its core. A serious fist-pumper of a track, it's been one of the most sought-after tracks in the scene since Garrix dropped it on Tomorrowland."[7] Consisting of two builds, it follows with a huge drop with bass sounds and synths.[8]

Music video

In the music video written and directed by Damian Karsznia,[9] Garrix and Blinders make a cameo appearance.[4] The video is noted for its late-nineties "concepts of crypto-apocalypse". It features the main model (Ihor Bliusovych) battling his way through a red and blue "virtual-obsessed" world.[4][9] The credits feature cinematographer Julian Lomaga, script editors Mees Roozen, David Haringsma and Rick Batenburg, and editors Dieko Mirza, Damian Karsznia and Mees Roozen.[9]

The video was noted for having "Scanner Darkly-esque visuals that feature Garrix along with a number of unidentified individuals in what seems to be a drug-fueled nightclub experience."[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Martin Garrix is releasing a new track every day this week: Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Martin Garrix & Blinders' 'Breach (Walk Alone)' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Martin Garrix Shares Blinders Collab, "Breach," from Upcoming EP". EDM.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Martin Garrix drops the first single from his upcoming release spree, 'Breach (Walk Alone)' with Blinders". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Martin Garrix drops new single 'Breach (Walk Alone)' with Blinders". We Rave You. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Martin Garrix Releases New Track with Blinders called 'Breach'". EDMTunes. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Martin Garrix & Blinders - Breach (Walk Alone)". Retrieved 16 October 2018 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Matthew Meadow. "Martin Garrix Drops First Song From This Week's 5-Track EP, "Breach (Walk Alone)" with Blinders". Your EDM. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Martin Garrix and Blinders 'Breach (Walk Alone)' | Plus EP". The Groove Cartel. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.