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Matrix & Futurebound Feat. Tanya Lacey
Why we feature this artist A forward-looking refrain with a voice strong enough to steer it Don't Look Back pairs Matrix & Futurebound with Tanya Lacey for a particularly focused vocal single. Released in 2014 after Control, the recording puts her firm, melodi…
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Why we feature this artist
A forward-looking refrain with a voice strong enough to steer it
Don't Look Back pairs Matrix & Futurebound with Tanya Lacey for a particularly focused vocal single. Released in 2014 after Control, the recording puts her firm, melodic performance over a fast electronic rhythm that keeps the title's forward motion audible. The result feels purposeful rather than merely hurried.
The lead is more than a pause between instrumental passages
Lacey's vocal gives the song its direction from the outset. The phrasing is clear enough to make the refrain immediately usable as a pop hook, while the performance has enough force to remain present when the production becomes denser. The singer sounds engaged with the rhythm rather than placed decoratively above it.
Matrix & Futurebound balance that lead against the pressure of the drums and bass. The arrangement can make a large transition without losing the melodic thread, allowing the vocal to continue carrying the emotional idea through the busiest passages.
The original campaign keeps the roles clear
Viper's contemporary announcement identifies Lacey as the featured singer and songwriter, with the single following the duo's earlier vocal successes. The official video was directed by Jonathan Irwin in 2014, and its production archive preserves the same featured identity.
The release also received treatments from Artful, Stadiumx, Koncept, APEXX and the producers themselves. Those versions belong to a broader club campaign, while the original keeps a particularly direct relationship between voice and momentum. Lacey supplies a refrain with a clear sense of intention; the production gives that intention speed, weight and a route back to the next chorus.
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Don’t Look Back
The original Matrix & Futurebound single places Tanya Lacey’s strong melodic lead inside the duo’s vocal-led drum-and-bass setting.