Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesis pushed to its absolute limit in 2022, because SEGA decided the Mega Drive Mini 2 needed a companion album that sounds like the console never died. Hiro's vocal arrangement of the Space Harrier theme is a wild opener, but the real draw is the massive WING block of tracks.
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"SQUILLA" rides this punchy FM bass with crystalline leads that could make you forget thirty years have passed, while "LAKE SIDE MEMORY" goes soft and reflective in a way the Genesis rarely got to be. "NUCLEAR SHOCK" just tears through with distorted channel abuse.
These are new compositions built on old silicon, and they sound like a parallel timeline where the Mega Drive won everything. Perfect for anyone who thinks FM synthesis peaked too early.