True post-punk, classic sound.
Rendez-Vous – Distance
A Short Hike (2019)
Very cute game. It’s such a beautiful representation of a child’s summer vacation and the adventures that happen there. When she sums up her day at the end, that’s the cutest thing ever.
It’s a masterclass game as well. I don’t usually choose hard modes if I get away with something that’s a comfortable challenge, and this was such a sweet spot: never needed a walkthrough but sometimes I felt successful when solving a puzzle or doing a platforming bit. It’s so rewarding to play this game.
The Operator (2024)
So unexpected, so amazing. Fantastic game and game design. It’s an experience that everyone should see, like movie classics.
Mitch Murder – Hurricane
Liquid drum and bass. This music and this album cover is an exceptionally strong mood.
Something something.
Deki Alem – Fluent Stutter
Alt-pop hiphop with occasional drum and bass for beats. Sounds fresh and different.
Traitrs – Rites And Ritual
It’s post-punk, but feels like coldwave indie, very surprisingly coming from Canada.
Bragolin – I Saw Nothing Good So I Left
These guys have one more album besides the one they credit together with Adam Tristar. It’s just as good with beautiful and soft darkwave melodies. I find this album emotionally rich and to go under my skin like good goth music does. Beautiful cover art, too.
Bragolin vs Adam Tristar – Let Out The Noise Inside
I wrote previously about Adam Tristar after I first saw him live. I’ve been going back to his music regularly and since then I’ve realized that his first record is probably my favorite, so this is a nod to that. Darkwave electronic goth stuff.
Angels Of Liberty – Servant Of The Grail
Classic goth rock. Besides the gloom and darkwave, some songs have a great hook, almost having a glam feel to them (like Son of Serpent and The Last Vampire).
Hello Meteor – The Oahu GP 3: Factory Team
It’s the breakbeat I love and remember done now, with some big beat, drum and bass, and video game sound aesthetics. This is such a fun album from the music through the concept to the cover art.