Weird, dissonant Sega Saturn synths that sound like a fever dream in a church. Black/Matrix came out in 1999 and its sound collection is genuinely strange, even by late 90s JRPG standards. "Zombie Spray" and "Cockroach" have this unsettling, almost industrial edge buried in Saturn-era synthesis.
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Then "BlackMatrix Theme of Love - Truth" swings into something tender and melancholic like a completely different game. "Praying Mantis Woman" is exactly as bizarre as it sounds. The track names alone tell a story. "54,200 Yen," "Since 1983," "Buchi Freaks."
This is a soundtrack that refuses to be normal and the Saturn hardware gives everything that gritty, textured quality you can not replicate. If you dig obscure 90s JRPGs with soundtracks that feel slightly unhinged, this belongs in your rotation.