Aggressive, experimental FM synthesis pushed to the breaking point. BARE KNUCKLE III is the Japanese release of Streets of Rage 3 on Mega Drive, and Koshiro went completely off the rails with this one in 1994. "Fuze" opens with chaotic, abrasive textures that sound more like early IDM than a beat-em-up.
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"Spinning Machine" is frantic and disorienting in the best way. "Crazy Train" lives up to its name. This is the soundtrack that confused people on release. Too weird, too harsh, too far ahead of its time. Tracks like "KAMADECOCO" and "Inga Rasen" feel like Koshiro was channeling Aphex Twin through a Yamaha chip.
Completely unhinged stuff. If you think 16-bit soundtracks all sound the same, this one will rewire your brain.