Deep electronic grooves and breakbeats rattling out of arcade and PS1 speakers. beatmania 7thMIX dropped in 2002 with a massive tracklist that covers everything from liquid drum and bass to dub to straight-up disco. "LIQUID RAIN" flows with smooth atmospheric breaks, "DISCO DOG" is as fun and ridiculous as the name implies, and "AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL" brings a raw, tribal energy that Bemani heads know on sight.
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The long versions tucked at the end are the real treat. "STEEL CAGE [Long Version]" and "PEACE DREAM [Long Version]" finally let these tracks breathe. That 2002 arcade/PS1 crossover era. Konami still throwing everything at the genre wall and landing most of it.
Put this on if you want an electronic mixtape that never commits to just one subgenre.