Dark, industrial electronica that barely sounds like a game soundtrack. Gamera 2000 on PS1 went for this heavy, club-influenced sound that feels more like a late-90s techno compilation than a giant turtle game. Shaking Shadow has this jittery, paranoid energy.
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MAN machine pounds with distorted beats that would fit in a warehouse rave. NOTORIOUS GYPSY and HUMANOID push further into experimental territory, all glitchy textures and aggressive synths. The second half shifts into more cinematic pieces with ALERT, BEFORE A TEMPEST, and SENCE OF CRISIS building tension for the kaiju action.
HIKARI appears three times in different takes, faultly and nearly and final, which is a cool look at the recording process. The whole thing is a 1997 time capsule of that era's electronic ambition. If you want PS1 music that sounds absolutely nothing like what you expect from PS1 music, start here.