A stacked roster of doujin and arcade music veterans contributing to a visual novel soundtrack that punches way above its weight class. Manabu Namiki, the composer behind Battle Garegga and Mushihimesama, shows up with "Color Trends" and brings this polished electronic style that immediately stands out.
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Sampling Masters MEGA drops "Incoherent disease" which is exactly the kind of frenetic energy you'd expect from someone in the Sampling Masters crew, even in short form. Akihiro Ito and Taishi handle the bulk of the tracklist and their range is impressive.
"Misery of Miserliness" opens with tension, then "Warm Breeze" and "Swaying" pull you into something gentle and melancholic before "Dopeout" snaps you back to something edgier. That kind of emotional whiplash fits the lyrical pop apocalypse vibe the title promises.
Soshi Hosoi's "Red Room" and Raito's "raison d'etre" both appear as short versions that leave you wanting the full cuts. Yack.'s "True Reins" closes things out with a finality that works perfectly as an ending point. This is a deep cut in the doujin VN world, but the composer credits alone make it worth tracking down.