Waterlogged dread that never lets you breathe. Dead Island Riptide's 2013 soundtrack is all tension and salt water and things going wrong on open ocean. Sleep of the Hunted puts you on edge immediately, this low drone that tells you nothing safe is coming.
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The Lighthouse Shines Red takes that anxiety and paints it in deep crimson. Treading Blood is maybe the most unsettling track title that also perfectly describes what the music sounds like. Slow, heavy, inevitable. Fever Dreams and Siren Wails blur the line between ambient horror and something almost beautiful.
No Stars closes things out and yeah. That about sums up the mood. Everything stripped down to darkness and survival. If you need background music for staring at the ocean and feeling uneasy about it, this is ideal.