Layered synths and traditional motifs building an increasingly dark spiritual atmosphere. Kagura Houshinka is the 2016 entry in the Kagura series, and this soundtrack leans harder into the ominous side than its predecessors.
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"狂乱の大妖" (Frenzy of the Great Demon) is pure chaotic energy, while "電子の世界" (Digital World) takes a sharp left turn into electronic territory that catches you completely off guard. "須波湖のほとり" brings everything back to earth with lakeside stillness.
The contrast with tracks like "大いなる歪み" (The Great Distortion) is wild. Twenty-five tracks covering shrine grounds, catacombs, and corrupted caves. If you've been following the Kagura series and want to hear it at its most ambitious, this is where it peaked.